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Public service and administration minister Senzo Mchunu said the R85m figure excludes a number of departments and two entire provinces which failed to provide the numbers.Image: Jackie Clausen
DA MP LEON SCHREIBER

Taxpayers pay R85m to suspended state workers who are sitting at home

Taxpayers have paid more than R85m in salaries to suspended employees who are sitting at home waiting for their cases to be concluded. A whopping R74m of the amount was spent by provincial governments, while national departments spent…

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Sars’ auto-assessment system allows it to collect income data on behalf of taxpayers.Image: istock.
AUTO ASSESSMENT

Sars auto-assessment: how it works and why you should be careful

The SA Revenue Service (Sars) recently introduced an auto-assessment which allows Sars to file income tax on behalf of taxpayers. It was rolled out on August 1 in response to social distancing protocols because of the Covid-19 pandemic.…

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