JOHANNESBURG - We’ve heard of car hijacking and identity fraud but have you ever heard of tax hijacking?
Well, the Tax Ombud has received approval from the Minister of Finance to conduct a review of possible systemic and emerging issues related to alleged e-filing profile hijacking.
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This, after complaints and queries received from taxpayers around this issue.
Yanga Mputa, the tax ombus unpacks what this is and what the office of the ombudsman will be doing about it.