SARS warns taxpayers of refund scam

Taxpayers should be wary of a scam using the SA Revenue Services (SARS) logo to defraud people, an official warned. “Members of the public are randomly emailed with false spoofed emails made to look as if these emails were sent from SARS, but are in fact fraudulent emails aimed at enticing unsuspecting taxpayers to part with personal information, such as bank account details,”  SARS spokesperson Marike Muller said. Muller said in a statement some of the emails from returns@sars.co.za or refunds@sars.co.za , indicating that taxpayers were eligible to receive tax refunds. The subject of some of the emails was “Your payment from SARS” and the wording was “Dear Taxpayer, accept your refund here from the Refund Section”. Others had a link which read: “You have an important message from SARS eFilling”. People have contacted us to check with us if these emails were genuine or not,” she said. The emails contained links to false forms websites for people to enter their personal information, such as bank account details. She said taxpayers not to open emails from unknown sources.  The emails were sent in January. “SARS will not request your banking details over the phone, or via email or websites.”

New tax collection powers for SARS

Johannesburg -  The SA Revenue Services (SARS) has acquired new powers to gather intelligence on taxpayers and collect revenue. People and companies, such as lawyers, estate and medical aid funds, now had a duty to submit information about their clients to SARS, the Times reported.  The powers were reportedly gazetted last month and followed provisions of last year’s Tax Administration Act, Which allows certain high-ranking SARS officials to authorise searches without warrants.  “Ask anyone in the industry and they will tell you SARS is much more aggressive, “ SA Institute of Professional Accountants national tax committee chairperson Ettiene Retief told the newspaper.  One of the biggest changes in the new Tax Administration Act was the broadening of the scope of the information SARS could request, he said.  SARS spokesperson Adrian Lackay reportedly confirmed the new regulations “SARS can request any information from a bank account of a taxpayer as part of its third-party data verification, “he told the Times.It was increasingly using intelligence gathered through more than half a decade of e-filing “to aggressively patch the holes in the tax net,” SA Institute of Tax Practitioners CEO Stiaan Klue told the newspaper.

Agricultural Diesel Refund System

See SARS letter d.d. 13 February 2013 attached.

Annual Returns – CIPC

The Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property are busy deregistering business that have not yet paid their annual returns.  All our clients have been notified that annual returns are due.  CIPC deducts the lodgement fee immediately from Brits Accountants account once the return is lodge.  If Brits Accountants does not receive the prescribed fee your return will not be lodge and the registrar may deregister your company.  Please pay immediately to avoid unnecessary charges to activate your company at CIPC, please email proof of payment to Sonja at  admin@britsaccountants.co.za

PAYE Deadline

PAYE 2013 Reconciliations Deadline 31^st May 2013

Our offices will be closed for a  Sabbatical week

As in previous years we are once again blessed in taking a sabbatical.  This year our offices will be closed from the 8^th July – 12^thJuly 2013.     Please make sure that you read all correspondence from our office to ensure that you submit all documentation in time.  We will inform you of what will be needed in due course

PAYE Deadline for June 2013 is 5^th July 2013 Please submit all salary information on or before 21^st June 2013.  Should you need any assistance please feel free to speak to Cecilia Körner.

Payments to SARS

Cheques must be made out to South African Revenue Services – written out in full NO ABBREVIATIONS will be accepted.  SARS do not accept cash.

Payments to us

Please ensure that your payment is made out to

CJ Brits Finansiële Dienste BK

Standard Bank Nigel 012 242

Account number 031 527 949

Reference number:  Please use your invoice number as reference to avoid unnecessary enquiries.

Please ensure that you send proof of payment to accounts@britsaccountants.co.za stipulating the invoices you have paid.  Unclear payments will  be matched from the oldest invoices to the newest.

If you need to make an appointment with Mr Christo Brits please hold on for Sonja at Reception I will gladly assist you.

If you have any questions that you want us to answer personally please send it to admin@britsaccountants.co.za and Sonja will forward it to the person responsible.

WCA

All employers must be registered with the WCA.  This is an utmost importance since registration with the commissioner will eliminate needless headaches if a worker is injured on duty.  Please contact us or visit www.labour.gov.za

Changing and updating of contact details

Clients are requested to update contact details constantly so that we can be able to stay in contact at anytime with our valued clients. If any details have change please inform us immediately so that no misunderstanding can arise.

Last but not Least

Dear Beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of these witnesses, to join Chantel Celestino and Giovanni D’Arrigo in matrimony ……………………………………

He slipped the ring on her finger, a promise made for life.  Congratulations to Chantel that got married in April 2013, may you and Giovanni be blessed ]]> https://britsaccountants.co.za/?feed=rss2&p=211 0