To provide for the effective and efficient collection of tax; to provide for the alignment of the administration provisions of tax Acts and the consolidation of the provisions into one piece of legislation to the extent practically possible; to determine the powers and duties of the South African Revenue Service and officials; to provide for the delegation of powers by the Commissioner; to provide for the authority to act in legal proceedings; to determine the powers and duties of the Minister of Finance; to provide for the establishment of the office of the Tax Ombud; to determine the powers and duties of the Tax Ombud; to provide for registration requirements; to provide for the submission of returns and the duty to keep records; to provide for reportable arrangements; to provide for the request for information; to provide for the carrying out of an audit or investigation by the South African Revenue Service; to provide for inquiries; to provide for powers of the South African Revenue Service to carry out searches and seizures; to provide for the confidentiality of information; to provide for the South African Revenue Service to issue advance rulings; to make provision in respect of tax assessments; to provide for dispute resolution; to make provision for the payment of tax; to provide for the recovery of tax; to provide for the South African Revenue Service to recover interest on outstanding tax debts; to provide for the refund of excess payments; to provide for the write-off and compromise of tax debts; to provide for the imposition and remittance of administrative non-compliance penalties; to provide for the imposition of understatement penalties; to provide for a voluntary disclosure programme; to provide for criminal offences and sanctions; to provide for the reporting of unprofessional conduct by tax practitioners; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:—