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Accountancy SA, May 2008 by Dieusaert, Annelies

WHAT'S NEW AT SARS?

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JOINT SUBMISSION

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) made a joint submission to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) regarding the body known as the 'South African Institute of Tax Practitioners' (SAIT). The submission requests SARS views relating to the following:

4.1 The lawfulness and fairness of the new name of the SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF TAX PRAQIONERS.

4.2 The perceived endorsement of the SAIT.

4.3 The effect of such name on other existing professional bodies, their members and the accounting profession in general.

4.4 The exclusive right of the impending Regulatory Board for Tax Practitioners to the use of the words Tax Practitioners'.

A copy of the submission is available on the SAICA website.

Edited By: Annelies Dieusoert

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