SARS Request of Suspension of unauthorised debit Order's

As per telephone conversation confirmed with Mrs Refilwe Mogashwa, Team Member from SARS debt Management Department this morning, Wildlife Security Consultants paid R6 000 towards our outstanding debt, yesterday the 28th of July 2021 as per arrangement from April 2021 this year. It was only in July that Mrs Mogashwa decided to decline our payment instalments arrangement to SARS, after we heard no answer from SARS in 3 months, we assumed our payment installment arrangement was accepted , while payments have been made to SARS monthly. Mrs Mogashwa authorised above the payment already made another unauthorised debit order on our business account, this is the second time, which resulted our bank balance to go into overdraft. No communication has been received giving us notice of a debit order and the amount to make preparations that our account does not go in overdraft or to decline your request to debit our account.

Dispute has been logged with SARS ***** department. Pending the investigation it is within our right as a taxpayer to request:

In terms of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011 (“the TAA”), whereby a taxpayer may request that a payment be suspended pending the lodging of a dispute.

We have ask Mrs Mogashwa to forward our request to a Senior SARS official to re-consider, considering the strain that the economy is currently under as a result of the lockdown regulations imposed. We are in a position to do monthly instalments to SARS as agreed to the amount of R6000, until our debt is settled, but Mrs Mogashwa insists that she will carry on taking money from our business account, when she pleases.

Unauthorised debit orders imposed is not in our budget and if this carries on, we will be forced into a position to have to retrench our staff members.

The question arises as to how does Mrs Mogashwa know, when and what amount to debit from our bank account?

I have information on other companies that do not submit any monthly returns or payments and they are not being penalties in any way nor does SARS ask them to submit their outstanding returns.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Many Thanks

Kindest Regards

Mrs Refilwe Mogashwa contact details: *** Email: ***