Sars appoints leading firms to enhance tax compliance

THE South African Revenue Service (Sars) has appointed 32 of the country’s leading tax, forensic, risk management, and business advisory firms to a panel of experts who will bring specialised skills to enhance tax compliance and support Sars in achieving the 2025/26 revenue target of R1.986 trillion.

- RIANA DE LANGE

The panel's expertise will be utilised across the three key areas of Forensic Investigations, Valuation Advice, and Debt Management.

This development is a clear signal that Sars is intensifying its efforts to enhance efficient revenue collection, clamp down on tax noncompliance, and close the tax gap by leveraging the technical and legal expertise available in the private sector.

Among the firms appointed to the panel are:

Bowman Gilfillan

BDO

Tax Consulting South Africa

PwC

Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo Grant Thornton Advisory Services

Deloitte

Forvis Mazars

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Savage Jooste & Adams

While Sars has published the list of successful and unsuccessful bidders on its website, it has not disclosed which firm will be responsible for which service area.

Among the unsuccessful bidders are Nolands Capital Proprietary Limited, KNM Internal Audit and Forensics, and Dredin Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

A strategic use of private sector expertise