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A Fin24 user was shocked to find out that she owes Sars thousands of rands. She writes:
My personal tax for 2007 was submitted to Sars through a tax consultant I paid to do my taxes at the time.
Another accounting firm took over dong my taxes since 2008 until November 2013 as the previous tax consultant wasn't doing taxes anymore.
In October 2013 I was informed by the accounting firm that I owe R13 924 penalities from 2007 to Sars.
The firm did the e-filing on my behalf and have the login and password, that I have no access to.
I asked the accounting firm twice via e-mail to check if there is any issues or outstanding money for my taxes since I paid them for their services.
I was informed there is no issue or money outstanding.
How does this happen that I submit taxes on time, pay the tax consultant to ensure it is done correctly and pay my tax, but then land in such a serious situation that leads to penalities and legal action going to be taken against me by Sars?
How must I know what my responsibilities are with regards to tax when I pay a tax consultant for their services? I would then do my taxes myself.
The South African Revenue Service responded:
In general terms, we would strongly advise that any taxpayer with such a problem submit a formal complaint to Sars regarding the tax practitioner.
At that point Sars can report them to the relevant professional body. There is a specific form to be filled out for this kind of complaint.
As regards this specific taxpayer's situation, we are looking into the specifics of her case.
But we again want to emphasise that it is the responsibility of taxpayers to ensure that their affairs with Sars are in good order.
- Fin24
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My personal tax for 2007 was submitted to Sars through a tax consultant I paid to do my taxes at the time.
Another accounting firm took over dong my taxes since 2008 until November 2013 as the previous tax consultant wasn't doing taxes anymore.
In October 2013 I was informed by the accounting firm that I owe R13 924 penalities from 2007 to Sars.
The firm did the e-filing on my behalf and have the login and password, that I have no access to.
I asked the accounting firm twice via e-mail to check if there is any issues or outstanding money for my taxes since I paid them for their services.
I was informed there is no issue or money outstanding.
How does this happen that I submit taxes on time, pay the tax consultant to ensure it is done correctly and pay my tax, but then land in such a serious situation that leads to penalities and legal action going to be taken against me by Sars?
How must I know what my responsibilities are with regards to tax when I pay a tax consultant for their services? I would then do my taxes myself.
The South African Revenue Service responded:
In general terms, we would strongly advise that any taxpayer with such a problem submit a formal complaint to Sars regarding the tax practitioner.
At that point Sars can report them to the relevant professional body. There is a specific form to be filled out for this kind of complaint.
As regards this specific taxpayer's situation, we are looking into the specifics of her case.
But we again want to emphasise that it is the responsibility of taxpayers to ensure that their affairs with Sars are in good order.
- Fin24
Something on your mind? Drop us an email and you could get published.
* Disclaimer: All articles and letters published on MyFin24 have been independently written by members of the Fin24 community. The views of users published on Fin24 are therefore their own and do not necessarily represent those of Fin24.
