Lucky Montana disputes owing SARS R55 million, saying, 'Not even a cent.'
TAX DISPUTE
There are no indications that the conflict between the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and former PRASA CEO Lucky Montana will end.
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Lucky Montana, the former CEO of PRASA, denied he owed the South African Revenue Service (SARS) any money, stating, "I do not owe SARS even a cent." The dispute between the two agencies is still going strong.
Montana's tax debt of over R55 million and the R5.4 million settlement offer he made last month were both revealed by the revenue service, which fulfilled its promise to reveal Montana's tax affairs, according to an IOL report.
This came after SARS warned the former PRASA boss to retract his allegations of fraud within 24 hours or face public disclosure of his confidential tax information.
"Recently, on August 8, 2025, Mr Montana submitted a compromise offer to SARS, offering the sum of approximately R5.4 million to satisfy the total tax debt outstanding, which currently stands at R55,133,282.94," the revenue service revealed.
"A prerequisite in terms of the Tax Administration Act for SARS to consider a compromise offer is that the tax debt may not be disputed. In other words, the taxpayer must accept that the tax is due and payable."
The revenue service also outlined the timeline of non-compliance, which included Montana’s alleged failure to submit tax returns for multiple years and to provide relevant material during the audit process.
Despite being afforded several extensions, SARS said Montana’s responses were “limited” and failed to address the audit findings.
However, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Montana hit back, saying he does not owe SARS even a cent and will address all the issues raised by the revenue service in a press briefing on Monday.