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751 FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2008
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Net Staff Turnover Rate per Race
04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09
African 4,91% 15,66% 0,00% 9,40% 8,16%
Coloured 2,79% 9,21% 0,00% 1,94% 4,59%
Indian 8,11% 7,16% 0,00% 1,87% 2,37%
White -3,41% -5,01% 0,00% -2,77% -1,23%
(b)(iii) Total staff turnover per gender in the past five years:
Net Staff Turnover Rate per Gender
04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09
Female 1,54% 6,25% 0,63% 2,17% 2,71%
Male 0,79% 5,27% -1,02% 6,62% 6,93%
Note: Net Staff Turnover: Calculated as the
year-to-date figure of new appointments less
the year-to-date figure of total attritions
(exits) as a percentage of the average head
count for the reporting period.
(1) (c)(i)(iii) The executive management of
SARS has various relevant degrees and
diplomas with a wide range of experience
in both the public as well as the
private sector such as Banking, Production,
ICT, Information and Communication,
Technology, Education and
Public Administration. SARS strive to
have an Executive Management team
that not only have expertise in their
specialised area of work but have crosscutting
experience within the
organisation.
(ii) The below table provides the salaries
of the top management in
SARS as at the end of March 2008
as reflected in the SARS 2007-08
Annual report:
SARS Executive Management 2008
R’000
Commissioner for SARS 1 928
GM: Strategy, Modernisation and 1 841
Technology
GM: Corporate Services 1 484
GM: Risk Management 1 004
Deputy Chief Operations Officer 817
GM: Enforcement and Risk 1 084
SARS Executive Management 2008
R’000
GM: Enforcement 760
GM: Finance 779
GM: Legal and Policy 1 156
Chief Operations Officer 1 627
Deputy Chief Operations Officer 990
GM: Large Business Centre 1 411
Chief Information Officer
(2008: 6 Months)
752
GM: Office of the Commissioner 680
GM: Corporate Relations 990
(2) No, this company has not undertaken
any evaluation of service. SARS conducts
its own evaluations, bench-
(3)
marking against other administrations
and OECD standards. In addition a
major diagnostic was undertaken in the
past on the tax services and another in
respect of customs by the WCO.
(a) and (b) Tax Season 2008 is going
well. For the first time this year, the
annual Tax Season campaign comprised
two elements: The first part was
in respect of employers who were
required to submit their PAYE reconciliation
declaration and copies of all
employee tax certificates (IRP5/IT3(a))
within a 60-day period between 1 July
and 29 August. The second part is in
respect of the submission of income tax
returns by individuals, corporates,