The SA Revenue Service has over the past financial year achieved a 92% conviction rate in cases it had handed over for prosecution, including tax and customs-related crimes. There were 256 individuals or entities convicted in cases involving R196-million, with fines totalling R9.6-million issued in 2014-2015, SARS said.An effective 555 years of prison terms, 258 months of correctional supervision and 2480 hours of community service were handed down during this period.There were 32 convictions for VAT fraud, 73 for income tax fraud, eight for tobacco-related crimes and nine involving the construction industry."These convictions illustrate that SARS has the capability to investigate tax crimes effectively despite recent speculation that its enforcement capability has been diminished," it said.SARS has seen an exodus of senior staff since late last year, mainly due to the fallout from revelations linked to the "rogue unit". ..