Shauwn Mkhize Faces R38 Million Tax Bill: SARS Seeks Seizure of High-End Vehicles

• KZN businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize reportedly owes SA Revenue Service almost R38 million in outstanding taxes
• The revenue collector submitted a writ of execution application to the Pietermaritzburg High Court, seeking to attach 13 high-end vehicles
• Four years ago, SARS attained a liquidation order against her cleaning company, which owed more than R200,000 in taxes

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered accidents and current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.

Shauwn Mkhize reportedly owes the South African Revenue Services almost R38 million in unpaid taxes.

SARS seeks to attach Mamkhize's luxury cars

According to the City Press, the revenue collector submitted a writ of execution application to the Pietermaritzburg High Court on 9 May 2024, seeking to attach 13 high-end vehicles, including a Lamborghini and a Rolls Royce owned by Shandi Trust and Royal AM, companies in which she is the major shareholder. The SARS was reportedly trying to recoup R37 915 549.

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This is not the first time the businesswoman and soccer boss has been accused of failing to pay her taxes. In 2020, SARS obtained a liquidation order against her cleaning company, which owed over R200,000 in outstanding taxes.

According to EWN, Mkhize accumulated her fortune through numerous government tenders to build low-cost housing in Kwazulu-Natal; however, her wealth and probed into her businesses by the NPA and revenue service dated back to 2013.

South Africans weighed in on Mamkhize’s woes

Netizens shared varying views on Mkhize’s ongoing tax saga.

@StHonorable wondered:

“What kind of chartered account is she? How come she can't balance her books? Maybe her qualification needs to be investigated shame. It can't be like this.”

@SibusisoThabede said:

“Msunduzi municipality will pay for this! No need for the Princess of football to even raise a sweat.”

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@AnnikaEvershine added:

“This women can get away with anything, God will judge her!”

@AparryW asked:

“By a show of hands, how many others out there have been allowed to accumulate tax arrears of anywhere close to R37 million? What kind of system do we have here?”

@tthatomokhele stated:

“She's the daughter of a prominent figure in the ANC; hence, she can be a chartered accountant that dodges tax.”

Mzansi woman finds out she owes SARS R60k

Briefly News reported that a South African woman named Samleigh Ritchie shared a video on social media expressing her stress about discovering an R60 000 tax bill from SARS.

Ritchie explained she was a provisional taxpayer and hadn't saved enough throughout the year.

The video resonated with other viewers who shared their tax struggles and offered her advice.

Source: Briefly News