Surgeon performs 12 free ops to avoid jail for not submitting tax returns

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A Cape Town doctor who failed to submit his income tax returns has performed 12 operations to avoid jail.

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“There was then confusion among them as to who was responsible to submit the returns. Because of the accused's own dereliction, he never followed up with the accountant to confirm if the returns were submitted,” said Mabiya.

Moosa made representations to the prosecution’s specialised tax unit. Ntabazalila said Adv Kevin Rossouw, head of the unit in the Western Cape, and Mabiya “agreed that the facts of the case were such that it would not only be a suitable case for diversion”. “Being aware of the shortage in resources at state-funded hospitals and the resulting long waiting lists for operations patients at state hospitals have to endure, Adv Rossouw suggested to the defence that the prosecution would be willing to divert the case if Dr Moosa would agree to conduct 12 operations free of charge on patients identified from the Groote Schuur Hospital waiting list. The parties agreed.

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Skelms amandiya

So those who aren’t surgeons will basically go to jail.

Funny kind of justice. More reason to set up an independent enquiry on the prsosecuting authority and the justice system as a whole on these dubious decisions.

Is this arrangement available to all tax payers?

The law is bent for the privilege few.

It must be nice😒

Ok, but looking at how much it costs to book a theater, pay scrub nurses and perform those operations it probably does cover his debt. This is good, we can’t think of jail as punishment for everything. He better have been the one to cover all costs and pay the anaesthetist too.

I'm not submitting mine this year-I'd rather wash some dishes at SARS in order to avoid jail time.

Kuba ingumlungu

An he looks like Jamnandas' cousin

I hope sarstax will afford everyone this privilege JUST TO AVOID JAIL.

Will this be for everyone who failed to submit correct income tax returns?

White privileged at play!!!!

Awesome! Can I also stop submitting and offer my marketing expertise instead, to avoid jail?

Who paid for the facility and equipment he used to 'pay back' his criminal act.

How noble of the man

White privilege

Is this punishment reserved for doctors only? If I’m qualified in business administration can I go do admin at sars for a few months to pay off my tax returns? What about washing dishes?

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