Tom Moyane

Tom Moyane is a South African development economist and suspended commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Moyane was appointed chief tax collector in September 2014.[1] He had previous served as national commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services and chief executive of the Government Printing Works,[2] and had been an advisor to the State Information Technology Agency.[3] While in exile from South Africa during Apartheid he had worked for government departments in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.[4][5]

Moyane has been heavily criticised for his financial management of SARS[6] and his treatment of a controversial investigation that saw the departure of 55 senior staff and managers from the organisation.[7]

2017 book The President's Keepers claimed that Moyane's predecessor had begged South African President Jacob Zuma to submit tax returns before Zuma appointed Moyane, and described Moyane as a crony of Zuma.[8] SARS rejected allegations in the book and threatened to sue its author[9] and lay criminal charges on the disclosure of confidential taxpayer information.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Zuma appoints new Sars boss | IOL Business Report". Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  2. ↑ "Moyane takes over the hot seat at Sars | IOL Business Report". Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Jacob Zuma appoints Tom Moyane new SARS commissioner - The Presidency - Subscribe | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  4. ↑ "Jacob Zuma appoints Thomas Moyane as Sars commissioner". News24. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  5. ↑ "Tom Moyane". www.sars.gov.za. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  6. ↑ "SCORPIO: Tom Moyane's payment of Exco bonuses 'grounds for dismissal or suspension' | Daily Maverick". www.dailymaverick.co.za. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  7. ↑ "Tom Moyane And The Disemboweling Of SARS". Huffington Post South Africa. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  8. ↑ "'Former SARS deputy commissioner begged Zuma to submit tax returns': author". Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  9. ↑ "Sars denies Commissioner Moyane helped Zuma avoid paying tax | IOL Business Report". Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  10. ↑ "'The President's Keepers': SARS to consider laying charges over exposé". Retrieved 2017-11-18.
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