Sars advised of the promulgation on 14 December 2011 of the Taxation Laws Second Amendment Act (Act No. 25 of 2011) (the Act). The amendment, with respect to the Customs and Excise Act relates, amongst others, to making additional provision for the disclosure of information. Information could, once the Act has becomes effective, be disclosed to the Chief Commissioner of the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac), the Director of the Financial Intelligence Centre, or the head of any organ of State. If you are interested in learning more about any of the articles in this week’s column, please send us an emai, with the headline of the article in the title.