3 lifelines to help you avoid trouble with SARS

[BusinessTech]

3 lifelines to help you avoid trouble with SARS

South African taxpayers who are worried about the taxman's bite have three ways to soften the blow if they get caught in the SARS web.

 

[epah]

Stop paying taxes, SARS is not God. Eat your money alone and enjoy life.

 

[rh1]

Tell Sars to go 50:50
Call a friend
Ask random people to vote on the issue

 

[rh1]

Stop paying taxes, SARS is not God. Eat your money alone and enjoy life.

PAYE!

 

[epah]

PAYE!

Quit and be an independent contractor.

 

[chrisc]

Why not make SARS more accessible?

On the one hand they want everyone to pay their share
But getting info from them is difficult - 3 hour wait times, call back sometimes the next day, often none at all. Virtual appointments 3 weeks delay, office visits 9 weeks
No wonder people just give up

Still awaiting a reply for a penalty assessed for a late submission due to not receiving a promised call back. This in October 2023