South Africa Investigates Tax Compliance by Religious Institutions

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued a media release on Jan 26, 2018 (published on the SARS Web site) indicating that after a preliminary investigation and meetings with the Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL), it would examine religious instituti...

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Published in:Journal of International Taxation 2018-05, Vol.29 (5), p.12-12
Main Authors: Mattern, Silke, Olaogun, Dele A, Shipalane, Jacob, Ngwa, Elvis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compliance
Fines & penalties
Government agencies
Income taxes
International taxation
Investigations
Noncompliance
Pan-Africanism
Press releases
Religion
Religious organizations
Tax evasion
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Summary:The South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued a media release on Jan 26, 2018 (published on the SARS Web site) indicating that after a preliminary investigation and meetings with the Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL), it would examine religious institutions to further investigate tax compliance by these entities. SARS will be looking at these institutions and their employees to determine whether there is any noncompliance or possible tax evasion. According to SARS, the initial investigation revealed that some religious institutions and leaders are not in compliance with tax laws, and are further not declaring all of their income as required under tax legislation.
ISSN:1049-6378