SARS Compliance Cannons Target Undisclosed Secondary Income

In South Africa, resident taxpayers with secondary income streams are legally obligated to disclose all their income sources. Failing to do so can lead to significant consequences, including criminal prosecution.

Under section 234 of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011, containing a laundry list of criminal offences under a tax act, you could find yourself behind bars for anything from submission of a false statement, to issuing an erroneous or incomplete document to SARS.