{"id":59663,"date":"2021-11-24T11:53:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=59663"},"modified":"2021-11-24T11:54:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:54:35","slug":"amabhungane-win-war-against-sars-for-zumas-tax-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/amabhungane-win-war-against-sars-for-zumas-tax-records\/","title":{"rendered":"AmaBhungane Win War Against SARS For Zuma\u2019s Tax Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Umamah Bakharia<\/p>\n

The High Court ruled that former president Jacob Zuma hand over tax information has prompted a public debate, arguing that the taxpayer\u2019s confidentiality has been overlooked.<\/p>\n

The Pretoria High Court granted amaBhungane and Financial Mail an application to access Zuma’s records for 2010 to 2018.<\/p>\n

amaBhungane\u2019s advocacy coordinator and attorney, Cherese Thakur says there is a misconception on the judgement and issue of confidentiality.<\/p>\n

In the case of Zuma, allegations were made by Jacques Pauw, author of \u2018The Presidents Keeper\u2019 that the former president had failed to submit tax returns and was receiving a second income while he was president. This prompted an investigation into he\u2019s tax records.<\/p>\n

SARS argued that there is an unwritten rule of full disclosure between the taxpayer and SARS.<\/p>\n

However, the court found that access to information for public interest outweighs the<\/p>\n

taxpayer\u2019s confidentiality.<\/p>\n

Cherese says a legal test was done to determine if the confidentiality was indeed infringed which concluded that it is in the interest of public safety and public interest.<\/p>\n