Question NW1017 to the Minister of Finance
19 April 2018 - NW1017
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Finance
(a) What positions has a certain person (name furnished) held since he was appointed to the SA Revenue Service, (b) what is the date of appointment to each position, (c) what are the details of each position and (d) what were the responsibilities did each position entailed?
Reply:
(a)(b) Mr. Kingon has held the following positions for the specified duration since his appointment to Inland Revenue/ the South African Revenue Service (SARS): The dates are approximate dates
- Cash Office Clerk – 1984 to 1986,
- Assessor on Salary, Partnership and other cases – 1986 to 1990,
- Tax Officer Policy and Law Application: Direct Taxes – 1/4/1990 to 30/11/1990,
- Secretariat of Tax Advisory Committee – 1/12/1990 to 30/11/1991,
- Various Roles: Policy and Law Application: Direct Taxes – 1/12/1991 to 31/12/1998,
- Manager: Special Taxes – 1/1/1999 to 31/12/2001,
- Enforcement Assistant General Manager: Legal and Policy –2002 to 2007,
- Group Executive: Business Systems – 2007 to 2008,
- Group Executive: Operational Service Escalations and Support – 2009 to 2016,
- Group Executive: Relationship Management – 2016 to 2018
- Acting Chief Officer Business and Individual Tax (BAIT) – 15 March 2018 to 18 March 2018
- Acting Commissioner – 19 March 2018 to date
(c)(d) These positions included the following responsibilities:
- Branch Office:
- Daily activities of Cash Office such as processing of Royalty Taxes and Non-residents Tax on Dividends and Interest
- Assessing of taxpayers such as Salary earners, Partnership and other cases
- Legal and Policy:
- Policy and Law Application on Direct Taxes
- Managing the daily operations and staff of the Special Taxes unit
- Enforcement
- Heading up the Legal and Corporate Services division that includes direction setting, daily operations and staff management
- Tax Advisory Committee:
- Perform Secretariat duties for the Committee
- Group Executive:
- Manage and give strategic direction to the Business Systems, Service Escalations and Support and Relationship Management divisions during respective times served
- Liaison with strategic stakeholders
- Facilitation of technical discussions with professional bodies
- Dealing with policy matters including technical inputs on development of forms, guides, business specifications and procedures
- Representing the organization in the media on topical specific technical matters
- Providing input and guidance on proposed law amendments, direction setting and guidance on law application and interpretation and other technical aspects