Company Director summoned to court for tax fraud

The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (SCCI) team based in Germiston served a 64-year-old suspect with summons (J175) to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court on a charge of contravening the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011.

The suspect, who is the director of a clothing line company, allegedly submitted fraudulent VAT 201 returns with the intent to defraud the South African Revenue Services (SARS) in 2013.

Further investigation revealed that (SARS) suffered a loss of approximately R360 500 after paying out the money into the company’s bank account.

Internal investigations were conducted, a case was opened and transferred to the Hawks for further probing. The suspect will appear in court on Monday, 28 August 2023 to face allegations of fraud.

Source: South African Police Service