(a)(b) Mr. Kingon has held the following positions for the specified duration since his appointment to Inland Revenue/ the South African Revenue Service (SARS): The dates are approximate dates
- Cash Office Clerk – 1984 to 1986,
- Assessor on Salary, Partnership and other cases – 1986 to 1990,
- Tax Officer Policy and Law Application: Direct Taxes – 1/4/1990 to 30/11/1990,
- Secretariat of Tax Advisory Committee – 1/12/1990 to 30/11/1991,
- Various Roles: Policy and Law Application: Direct Taxes – 1/12/1991 to 31/12/1998,
- Manager: Special Taxes – 1/1/1999 to 31/12/2001,
- Enforcement Assistant General Manager: Legal and Policy –2002 to 2007,
- Group Executive: Business Systems – 2007 to 2008,
- Group Executive: Operational Service Escalations and Support – 2009 to 2016,
- Group Executive: Relationship Management – 2016 to 2018
- Acting Chief Officer Business and Individual Tax (BAIT) – 15 March 2018 to 18 March 2018
- Acting Commissioner – 19 March 2018 to date
(c)(d) These positions included the following responsibilities:
- Branch Office:
- Daily activities of Cash Office such as processing of Royalty Taxes and Non-residents Tax on Dividends and Interest
- Assessing of taxpayers such as Salary earners, Partnership and other cases
- Legal and Policy:
- Policy and Law Application on Direct Taxes
- Managing the daily operations and staff of the Special Taxes unit
- Enforcement
- Heading up the Legal and Corporate Services division that includes direction setting, daily operations and staff management
- Tax Advisory Committee:
- Perform Secretariat duties for the Committee
- Group Executive:
- Manage and give strategic direction to the Business Systems, Service Escalations and Support and Relationship Management divisions during respective times served
- Liaison with strategic stakeholders
- Facilitation of technical discussions with professional bodies
- Dealing with policy matters including technical inputs on development of forms, guides, business specifications and procedures
- Representing the organization in the media on topical specific technical matters
- Providing input and guidance on proposed law amendments, direction setting and guidance on law application and interpretation and other technical aspects