You and SARS are entitled to have a difference of opinion
YOU’VE GOT your tax return in on time, and your tax practitioner told you that you could expect a nice little refund in time for Christmas. But we’re now in January, and no refund has been forthcoming. What’s going on?
So you log into e-filing, download your assessment, and find—horror of horrors—that instead of money coming your way, SARS actually wants you to pay money over to them!
Many people’s natural inclination is to reach for the razor blade, and then when discretion becomes the better part of valour (once you have realised that your life policy doesn’t cover suicide), you reluctantly reach towards your keyboard, about to log into your bank in order to “render unto Caesar” once again.
Stop!
The people who work at SARS are also human, and they do make mistakes. Having said that, there are also situations where you have an honest difference of opinion….
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