Quarterly Report – Client Survey The South African Revenue Service (Sars) issued a letter titled “Quarterly Report Feed-back in respect of Customer Satisfaction – 01 July to 30 September 2009”. According to Sars for the said period only five surveys were submitted electronically by its clients. The responses received were one for Durban International Airport, and four for the Cape Town Customs branch office. If you would like to participate in the survey, simply visit the following address https://commerce. sars.gov.za/CQS/CustSatFeed Survey.aspx Comments Due – Reminder • The preliminary determination in the investigation into the alleged dumping of picks originating in or imported from India. Comments are due by 19 March 2010. • The proposed increase in the rate of customs duty on pigments and preparations based on chrome oxide green, lead chromate, zinc chromate, barium chromate or strontium chromate, inorganic pigments; and (ii) possible re-instatement of Rebate Items, which existed prior to the reduction of tariff subheading 3206.20.10. Comment is due by 26 March 2010. Transfer Pricing – Documents and Disputes The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will run a one-day seminar on 28 April titled “Transfer Pricing Documentation and Dispute Resolution: Making or Breaking the Corporate Tax”. While most transfer pricing conferences tend to focus on methods, the ICC seminar will examine the practical issue of transfer pricing documentation and its role in dispute resolution. “The often conflicting documentation requirements have become a significant challenge for international business,” remarked ICC Taxation Commission chair Robert Couzin. “Enterprises and governments should be working together to find practical and manageable solutions.” According to the ICC the seminar will examine how the documentation burden in transfer pricing has grown in volume and spread across the globe and how conflicting and cumulative requirements have become a significant challenge for international business.
