Articles about Edward Kieswetter

SARS commissioner wins govt tech leader award

This year’s SITA GovTech Digital Public Service Awards recognise SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter’s tech leadership.

SARS comes after social media influencers

The taxman calls on influencers to declare their earnings, warning that income received in cash, products or services is taxable under the Income Tax Act.

SARS pays out R10.6bn in refunds as AI upgrades bear fruit

SARS’s AI-powered systems enabled it to auto-assess millions of taxpayers and pay out R10.6 billion in refunds ahead of the manual filing season.

Common governmental digital identity platform in the works

Home affairs turns to the South African Revenue Service to deal with evolving challenges in digital identification and fraud detection.

SARS receives additional R4bn to continue modernisation

The boost brings the South African Revenue Service’s budget to R7.5 billion over the medium-term to modernise and enhance taxpayer services.

SARS boss calls for Presidency digital vision, leadership

Government is “not organised to win” and needs a unified vision underpinned by technology to realise its digital ambitions, says commissioner Edward Kieswetter.

SARS cracks whip on ‘wilful’ crypto non-compliance

The burgeoning crypto sector leads the taxman to enforce tax compliance, as some taxpayers fail to declare these assets and trades on their returns.

SA online shoppers dismayed at import duties

As the taxman officially announces a start date to impose higher import taxes on smaller clothing items, the majority of surveyed South Africans oppose the move.

Taxpayers turn to digital channels as filing season begins

The South African Revenue Service has already recorded over 16 million digital exchanges with taxpayers this filing season.

SARS doubles down on AI, machine learning after revenue gains

The taxman’s artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms boost compliance, adding R294 billion to net tax revenue for the 2023/24 fiscal year.

SARS’s digital platforms up tax compliance

The revenue service reveals 88% of non-provisional personal income tax returns were made through eFiling and the MobiApp.

SARS maintains strong cyber security stance

The taxman reports zero ICT security breaches for the 2022/23 financial year, despite being targeted by cyber criminals.