Bellville business owner fined R96,000 for failing to submit tax returns

The Bellville Magistrate's Court has fined a businessman for failure to submit income tax returns, Value Added Tax (VAT) returns, and Pay as You Earn (PAYE) returns.

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Eric Ntabazalila, said Ismail Mayet, 62, was fined R96 000. 

"Mayet was the sole member of A and Y Wholesale Retail Enterprise CC, which traded as a wholesale retail enterprise trading under the name and style of Plastipak.

"The company was registered for Income Tax, VAT, PAYE (EMP 201) and PAYE (EMP 501).

"Mayet was the representative VAT vendor, representative employer, and the public officer of the company at the time of the commission of the offences.

"He failed to submit Income Tax, VAT, PAYE (EMP 201) and PAYE (EMP 501) returns when they were due.

"The offences were committed over several years: VAT returns for a year, PAYE (EMP 201) for two years and PAYE (EMP 501) for five years," Ntabazalila said. 

"The returns remained outstanding until they were submitted on May 27, 2024.

"The accused and his company were convicted on an Income Tax return on behalf of A and Y Wholesale Retail Enterprise CC, two counts of failure to submit VAT returns, five counts of failure to submit PAYE (EMP 201) returns and eight counts of failure to submit PAYE (EMP 501) returns."

Ntabazalila said the case follows that of JW Lubbe and Jacor Transport Holding, who were fined R148 000 on June 11, and HL van der Westhuizen and Tempo Konstruksie CC, who were fined R126 000 on May 30 for failure to submit tax returns.

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