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Four men from Bloemfontein who are involved in the management teams of two different businesses are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Regional Court on 9 and 22 May regarding allegations of contravention of tax legislation.
Three of these men, aged 42, 45, and 48 years, are expected to appear on 9 May; while the other, a 49-year-old, is expected to appear on the latter date.
They were served with summons for alleged contravention of the Tax Administration Act.
The tax evasion matter being brought against the men follows investigations by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team.
Col. Zweli Mohobeleli, provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, said an investigation had been launched following the discovery of discrepancies by the South African Revenue Service (Sars).
He said summons were then served to the three men, on 16 and 25 April, after completion of the investigations by this unit that specialises in organised crime, economic crime, corruption, and other serious crime.
“A preliminary probe by Sars uncovered the suspects’ alleged false submission of tax returns and failure to declare taxes, which resulted in Sars losing more than R1,9 million. The incident took place between 2016 and 2018,” said Mohobeleli.
This pertains to the first three suspects.
The alleged tax evasion by the 49-year-old is in reference to the period between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2022, which resulted in the revenue service suffering a loss of R64 132,65.
– Teboho Setena
