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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

South Africa Spotlight on the Revenue Services

Does the South African Revenue Services

(SARS) have a secret unit that enables the use of undesirable power to discredit honest, hardworking, reliable people? In South Africa it would appear that SARS is following the same surreptitious and dishonest ways as most government institutions employ.

State resources are used to find ignominy on people or a company that can or may be a threat to the government. No matter how trivial a threat is, SARS will discredit anybody in a direct attempt to remain the powerful

controlling state entity. Using state resources are not the only option, it is the leaking of information to the press, to misinform the public that can plot the downfall of either individuals or companies.

South African taxpayers are often habituated to reports of deceitful, dubious dealings and corruption within government departments. South Africans are swayed to believe the worst of politicians, including senior and middle management government employees. The continual suspension of workers and redeployment of allies into top positions gives rise to deception. South Africans have limited access to the continuous denials that often confirm the truth of suchlike accusations.

Tom Moyane was appointed to the Commission for SARS by President Jacob Zuma in September 2014. Moyane, formally served as the National Commissioner of Correctional Services and worked as Chief Executive Officer of Government Printing Works.

Tom Moyane appears to be running SARS autonomously. This is an unusual and unacceptable practice for someone without experience. South Africa should rely on the current leadership, and not Moyane.

Allegations that Moyane lied about a report can only be surmised that there was not enough evidence from certain people who were uncovering the truth about a possible tax evasion scheme by Zuma. Tax on Nkandla and customs duty on African National Congress (ANC) t-shirts are listed as a fraction of the tax evasion investigation. Should Zuma not pay the monies, there will be the liability of tax on benefits and SARS will implement penalties and interest on outstanding amounts owed and this can amount to a hefty amount of money.

The question of whether the suspension of Ivan Pillay and Peter Richer by SARS is a move to protect Zuma could be a possibility. Both Pillay and Richer are upfront and known as honest officials, and possibly have the power

to sink Zuma.

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NOW READ A TRUE STORY ABOUT A COMPANY BATTLING WITH SARS TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AND HOW THE CONTROLLING UNIT OF SARS WILL UNDERTAKE TO SHUT DOWN ANYBODY OR ANY BUSINESS NOT COMPLIANT WITH THEIR RULES.

Letter to SARS

Dear Sir

Your reference to a civil matter refers.

Armscor was the complainant; your actions have been throughout malicious.

What don’t you understand in English?

SARS has been a part of the malicious, thieves and corrupt wrangling of the Military establishment.

We have addressed all your aspects as raised.

When it is stated that we do not know what you are talking about, it is simply because we do not know what you are talking about.

I must point out that you and your team will be held personally liable for all civil matters due to damages arising from your actions.

These actions are but nothing else but criminality cloaked in legalese. The fact that SARS is a tool in the hands of the corrupt elements of the Military establishment is a fact.

SARS has become de facto a criminal institution, despite us pointing such out; the view always has that you continue in a set fashion in order to close us down and steal our business.

This has also been shown in newspaper reports.

Are we dealing with imbeciles at SARS/ in our relations with SARS we had found that it actually transpires that people do act in such a fashion, under instruction from higher ups?

Therefore, we now would like to know as to who your direct supervisor is as well as to who your supervisor’s supervisor is.

Meanwhile due to the gravity of the whole situation, we shall report such as well to the USA Department of Homeland Security.

For reasons of clarity, we insist on a reply within the next 24 hours.

Yours faithfully

Johan Erasmus

Reply from SARS

Receipt of your mail of 27 November 2014 below, the content of which is duly noted, is hereby acknowledged.

This Office does not intend to respond to the allegations made therein, but failure not to do so should not be construed as an admission that we agree with the content thereof. This Office, therefore, reserves the right to respond thereto in an appropriate forum if the need should arise. This Office still held the same view as expressed in its letter of 25 November 2014 addressed to you.

Regards

CUSTOMS SPECIALIST
TAX AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS:

NATIONAL PROJECTS

Another letter to SARS

Attn: Mr. Francois Smit

We do not intend to answer to your averments in detail, and it must not be construed as malicious or intent on following a vindictive path.

SARS has been part of a conspiracy to defraud us and to close our business down. This plot was launched from Brig Genl Maphanwya at SA Special Forces and his friend Brig Genl Modise at Defense Intelligence (DI). In this regard, they and Armscor were the chief culprits.

We have been cooperating with SARS, whence we found that SARS was not interested in hearing our side. It appears clear that either SARS is inhibited with incompetent, malicious peoples. Despite us referring to Case Law, no regard is had to such.

The views as held forth by yourself and your office will be placed before the TAX Ombudsman. Not only do we reserve our rights in this matter but we shall also include this whole episode and all the personnel along with the criminal charges being brought at the International Criminal Court from a foreign country.

In this whole fracas, we have not had once had the fortune to view all the docs on which you so-called relied. Neither have you at any stage disclosed as to who your bosses are in order for us to ascertain as to where these allegations were launched from.

Concisely the whole SARS strategy was to steal our money. The SASF and DI strategy was to intimidate our suppliers -”: Erasmus sal nooit weer ‘n doppie in hierdie land invoer nie.” This was said to Military personnel by unknown persons. Unknown persons also accosted Military staff and threatened them with their careers

Should they persist in having contact with ourselves?

All and any allegations and averments from SARS stems from a mala fides action. Armscor is the complainant in this matter of the situation, which they had created, and they scripted in order to steal our business.

They had set out to destroy us by abusing the State and its resources. They have intercepted our communications, in all formats. Not only this, they had actively interfered in our business, - like real gangsters.

No wonder South Africa has become a failed state. The news exposure re SARS in the Sunday Papers bear us out.

It is mind boggling that you persist in your views, despite what we had presented, the only conclusion we could reach is that you are being intimidated in this regards.

However, it has been your decision.

Yours faithfully

Johan Erasmus