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The sentence entailed the option of either paying a fine of R300 000 or three years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The well-known, award-winning creative entrepreneur Smith, also known as Candy, was sentenced on Friday, 2 February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her sentencing is the culmination of an investigation by the Bloemfontein Hawks\u2019 Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team and the South African Revenue Service (Sars).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSmith was found guilty and sentenced for fraud and contravention of the Tax Administration Act. An investigation revealed that she submitted false returns for the tax period 2019 to 2020, resulting in Sars suffering a loss of about R472 701. She was also ordered to repay the remaining amount by 2029,\u201d said Zweli Mohobeleli, provincial spokesperson for the Hawks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the sentence was wholly suspended for five years with the condition Smith was not found guilty of a similar offence during the period in question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohobeleli said the revenue service reported the matter in January last year with Smith making her first court appearance in October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Free State Fashion Week, held annually in Bloemfontein. She founded the glamourous fashion project in 2016 and has successfully hosted a series of events showcasing fashion trends. The event provides a platform for emerging designers from sidelined small towns in the Free State. Her creative ability has seen her successfully transform the project into a reputable brand over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smith has joined a list of prominent businesspersons charged for tax offence. In September last year, businessman Ntsane Cecerion Mopeli (67) and his company, M2T Systems CC, were sentenced for offences committed between 2014 and 2017. He was convicted of 23 counts of fraud and four counts of contravention of the Tax Administration Act. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>His sentencing was the result of probing by the Hawks after the revenue service\u2019s discovery of tax fraud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the evidence presented before the court, Mopeli submitted three false Company Income Tax returns and 20 false VAT returns between 2014 and 2017. He misrepresented the trade activities of the company, causing a total prejudice to the Sars of over R27 million. 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