The South African Revenue Service (Sars) aims to collect R2 trillion in tax revenue, aided by its high-tech system that uses ...

Home » AI News » SARS Supercharges Tax Collection With AI Muscle and R7.5 Billion Boost. ... and other data sources – SARS can automate tax assessments and flag underreported income like a pro.

Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter vows to ramp up tax collection, tackling R800 billion in uncollected revenue. Using AI, Sars has identified over 30 000 unregistered taxpayers and will intensify ...

Any ‘heavy-handedness’ in driving compliance should be focused on ‘tax evaders’ rather than compliant taxpayers, says Saica.

Sars' R4 billion debt collection drive: ... 1,000 dedicated debt collectors is hired by the organisation as it simultaneously ramps up its use of data analytics and AI to pursue outstanding tax debt.

The data publication, which began in June 2025, will be updated monthly and made accessible to the public, government ...

Sars leverages third-party data to streamline 2024 tax season Sars’s AI-enhanced audit capabilities wreaking havoc on taxpayers. Taxpayers who find themselves at the mercy of Sars’s collection ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are assisting the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to weed out criminality and non-compliance. This, as the tax authority’s compliance ...

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has welcomed plans by the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to use big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI ...

It’s a signal that SARS, under Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, is getting its groove back after having been gutted during the Zuma era. SARS tax collection exceeds expectations for 2023/24 ...

To meet the challenge posed by the revised estimate of R1.85-trillion, Sars will continue to sharpen its approach to tax collection, which involves enhancing compliance measures.