SARS - Preparing for battle

We are getting ready to ONCE AGAIN visit SARS - this time to do battle! There is a problem with my personal tax returns for the year 2009 which we have been trying to sort out for the past 2 years. I'm a provisional tax payer which means that I submit PAYE tax returns on a six months basis. In 2009, my accountant omitted the 6 monthly returns for some reason or another and only submitted the PAYE tax returns for the entire 12 month period. We became aware of the problem in 2013 and have ever since been trying to sort this out with SARS.

Their answer is simple; "Get your accountant to e-file the 6 monthly tax returns. Wait for our assessment and then pay the outstanding taxes." But this is easier said than done! These six monthly returns were submitted to SARS in June/July 2013 already. But SARS never allocated the returns and never did the assessment either. Further visits to SARS all led to the same answer; "Get your accountant to e-file the 6 monthly tax ........ But this is impossible as their own damn system does not allow one (nor SARS themselves) to file these returns. With other words, it is IMPOSSIBLE to file these returns as their system refuses to accept it. In desperation and with time running out, we take the returns in paper format to SARS - THEY THEMSELVES CAN'T EVEN FILE THE INFORMATION!!!

So we are held hostage!
We can't file these outstanding tax returns, they can't file the tax returns either as it is impossible. In the meantime, we have to pay monthly penalties. Worst of all is that we can't get a SARS clearance to leave the country! Now believe this or not! This shit has been going on for the past 18 months with no resolution in sight. So we are going to SARS today! This hostage situation we find ourselves in and SARS' unwillingness to fix the THEIR OWN problem must be resolved - today!

If all else fail, I'll do it the houtkop way - squatting! So watch the news tonight! If there is any mention of somebody squatting and refusing to leave the SARS offices - know that it is me. I will need support, so please send a sleeping bag, pillows, food, portable TV, some lekka books, etc. to ease my pains whilst Im squatting in their offices.

SARS - So much for my squatting!
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