Business Insider SA reports that the SA Revenue Service (SARS) has advertised 370 jobs as part of its plans to improve its tech capabilities and widen its crackdown on people who are evading tax, especially big earners.
In this year’s national budget, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that SARS would establish a dedicated unit to improve compliance of wealthy taxpayers, and gave SARS an extra R3 billion allocation to expand its specialised audit and investigative skills, as well as to boost use of data analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities. Among the positions on offer include a chief data scientist, a chief technology and innovation officer as well as specialists in trust practice, regulatory compliance and leveraged legal products. SARS is also looking for 200 young graduates in the tax, legal and auditing fields, as well as criminal investigators and forensic auditors. The agency also advertised for SAP specialists, developers, data base administrators and IT security engineers.
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