A businessman who contravened the Tax Administration Act law was sentenced to eight years direct imprisonment for fraud.
Henry Samuel Hewitt (51) and his company Pavati Trading (Pty) Ltd appeared before the Bloemfontein Regional Court today, where he was convicted and sentenced.
A Preliminary probe by the South African Revenue Services (SARS) uncovered Hewitt’ s fraudulent activities that cost the tax collecting agency in excess of more than R2 million between the period of 2016 and 2020.
The matter was reported to the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team based in Bloemfontein.
Hewitt was served with summons on 24 May, and after he appeared in court on several occasion culminating in his recent conviction.
The court sentenced Hewitt to imprisonment, with suspension of five years on condition that he repay Sars the amount of R2 million on a monthly instalment of R30 000 until the whole amount is fully paid.
The company was fined R3 million and is barred from operating for a period of five years.
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