Treasury director Yanga Mputa appointed as the new Tax Ombud
The ombud’s office is a crucial mechanism for ensuring fairness, accountability, and transparency in the tax system, finance ministry says.
Office of the Tax Ombud
People’s expenses change in retirement. Shouldn’t their income too?
Conventional wisdom says that living expenses rise uniformly with inflation, so many financial plans are based simply on that. But analysing the spending patterns of retirees shows us that the data tells a different story.
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Sars is falling far short of timeframe for resolving taxpayers’ complaints
Office of the Tax Ombud says it has escalated the matter to the senior leadership of the revenue authority.
Judge Bernard Ngoepe ends his nine-year tenure as Tax Ombud
CEO Thabo Legwaila named as the acting ombud for three months.
Taxpayers are losing out in disputes with Sars by not going to the Tax Ombud sooner
The imbalance between the South African Revenue Service (Sars) and taxpayers, particularly when it comes to the dispute resolution process, remains a major concern for the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO). Some […]
Sars defends its handling of VAT refunds and taxpayer disputes
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has defended the way it handles VAT audits after this issue, as well as the time taken to resolve disputes, was raised by the Tax Ombud in […]
Finance MPs want action on Tax Ombud’s independence
Parliament’s finance committees have resolved that their respective chairpersons will engage directly with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on legislation to make the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) “more clearly” financially and operationally […]
Tax ombud publishes summary of taxpayers’ rights and obligations
The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has published a draft “Compendium of taxpayer rights, entitlements and obligations” for public comment. It is not an enforceable “bill of rights” but a compilation of […]
