2021 volume 1 p 136

Published date22 July 2021
Date22 July 2021
https://doi.org/10.47348/TSAR/2021/i1a8
TSAR 2021
. 1 [ISSN 0257 – 7747]
136LEGWAILA
THIRD-PARTY APPOINTMENTS – MAY THE TAX COLLECTOR
PLEASE COMPLY?
SAMEVATTING
DERDEPARTYAANSTELLINGS – KAN DIE BELASTINGGAARDER ASSEBLIEF AAN
DIE WET VOLDOEN?
Ten einde die effektiewe invordering van belasting te bewerkstelling, stel die Wet op
Belastingad ministrasie 28 van 2011 die kommissa ris van die Suid-Afrika anse inkomstediens i n staat
om derdepar tyaanstell ings te maak. So ’n aan stelling bring me e dat ’n persoon geld wat die per soon hou
namens die bela stingbetaler, sku ld of sal hou of sal skuld, moet oor betaal aan die in komstediens om die
belastingbet aler se uitstaan de belastingskuld t e delg. In 2015 is die wet gewysig met d ie insluiting van
nuwe vereistes waa raan voldoen moet word alvorens die bela stinggaarder so ’n derdepa rtyaanstellin g
kan maak. Die inkomstediens mag slegs so ’n aanstelling maak as da ar ’n uitstaande belastingskuld
is en die in komstediens ’n nale aanman ing aan die belast ingbetaler gerig h et ten minste t ien
besigheidsdae voor die derdepartyaanstelling. Hierdie aanmaningskrywe moet die verhalingstappe
wat die inkomstediens tot sy beskikking het indien die belastingbetaler nie betaal nie asook die
skuldverligt ingsmeganismes kr agtens die wet uiteen sit.
Indien die inkomste diens nie aan hierdie vereistes voldoe n nie is die derdepa rtyaanstell ing nietig.
In te n minste twee geva lle in 2020 het die inkomst ediens derd epartyaanst ellings gedo en sonder dat
daar voldoen is aan hier die addisionele vereistes. In die twee sa ke, wat in die Gautengse hooggeregshof
beslis is, het die de rdepartye op gron d van die derdepart yaanstellings opge tree, wat duidelik tot na deel
van die belasti ngbetalers was. Dit is kom merwekkend dat die d erdepartyaa nstelling in die t weede saak
gemaak is nad at die eerste saak reeds b eslis is. Ten spyte daarvan d at die gebreke in die tweede saak
ooreenstem me t die gebreke in die eerste sa ak, het die inkomst ediens gemeen dat dit ste eds die tweede
saak kon wen.
In beide sake het die in komstediens se verteenwoordigers nie die waarheid vermeld oor of die
lewering van die nale aanmaningskrywes na die posadresse van die belastingbetalers gestuur is nie.
Verder kon die de ponente, wat name ns die inkomst ediens eedsverk larings afgelê het , nie verklaar dat
hul persoonlike kennis gehad het of die skrywes gelewer is by wyse van e-ling nie. Daar was ook
geen eedsverklarings aangeheg by die beantwoordende eedsverklaring van enige amptenaar van die
inkomsted iens wat persoonlike ken nis gedra het van lewering by w yse van e-ling nie. Die hof het in
beide sake kostebevele t een die inkomstedie ns gemaak. Die outeur m een dat die hof die contra scum-
reël verkeerd toege pas het aangesien daar geen dubbelsi nnigheid was in die uit lê van die relevan te
statutêre b epalings nie.
1 Introduction
The administration of a tax system covers an enormous and diverse number of
rules. In South Afr ica, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is responsible
for the administration of the tax system under the control and direction of the
commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (the commissioner). Part of
the administration of the tax system is the collecting of taxes. The collection of
taxes is carr ied out using many varied for ms and systems, often with the assistance
of persons who are not liable for the tax being collected. Examples of these include
(1) the pay-as-you-earn syste m, in terms of which an employer calculates, withholds
and pays over the tax due by an employee to SARS; (2) the withholding of taxes on
interest, dividends, and royalties, where the tax is calculated and withheld by the
payer of the amount and paid to SARS on behalf of the payee; (3) securities tr ansfer
tax that is calculated a nd paid by a broker or participant who facilitates the transfer
of the securities and claims the amount equal to the tax paid from the person to
whom the securities are transferred and (4) third-party appointments, where the
person who owes or holds any moneys to another is instructed to pay such moneys
to SARS. This note considers recent developments, with a particular focus on how
SARS has applied the thi rd-party appointments provisions.
2021 TSAR 136
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