Generally recognised accounting practice : a critical evaluation of the impact of grap 23 on administrative tax legislation and recommendations

dc.contributor.advisorCronje, M.en
dc.contributor.emailgdevos1@sars.gov.zaen
dc.contributor.postgraduateDe Vos, Gerhard Johannesen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-06T16:06:15Z
dc.date.available2010-04-09en
dc.date.available2013-09-06T16:06:15Z
dc.date.created2009-09-01en
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.date.submitted2010-04-09en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2009.en
dc.description.abstractThe application of accrual accounting principles is a challenge for public sectors internationally and increases the level of transparency and accountability of management. Taxation authorities are governed by legislation and have to be supported by a sound legislative framework to enable effective administration of taxes and the proper application of the accrual accounting principles. The recent issuing of the accounting standard for taxes and developments relating to the subsequent measurement of tax receivables highlights the ineffectiveness of current administrative tax legislation relating to penalties and interest which does not allow SARS to effectively apply accrual accounting principles. The receipt of taxpayer returns and payments as required by legislation are critical in order to allow the recording of taxes owed in the financial records of SARS. These taxpayer actions can only be effectively influenced by an effective penalty regime. Similarly, the current interest regimes on tax receivables and payables need to be adjusted in order to allow efficiencies and be comparative to market rates and calculation methods. International comparisons of penalty and interest regimes did not indicate a specific standard regime that should be applied, but the United Kingdom identified sound design principles for penalty and interest regimes. A simple standardised penalty and interest regime for all taxes administered by SARS is recommended which meets the identified design principles and supports the accrual accounting principles. The move to accrual accounting is an additional driver for administrative legislative reform which supports the effective management of taxation authorities. Copyrighten
dc.description.availabilityunrestricteden
dc.description.departmentTaxationen
dc.identifier.citationDe Vos, GJ 2009, Generally recognised accounting practice : a critical evaluation of the impact of grap 23 on administrative tax legislation and recommendations, MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23893 >en
dc.identifier.otherF10/192/gmen
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04092010-153000/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/23893
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectReturnsen
dc.subjectTaxationen
dc.subjectSouth africaen
dc.subjectSarsen
dc.subjectTaxpayersen
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleGenerally recognised accounting practice : a critical evaluation of the impact of grap 23 on administrative tax legislation and recommendationsen
dc.typeDissertationen

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