Services

We deal with a variety of local and international matters including:

• Drafting of tax opinions with regard to the interpretation of tax law and efficient tax structuring.

• Efficient establishment or restructuring of local or foreign entities whilst accounting for the pertinent commercial, tax and exchange control issues.

• Efficient tax structuring of various sale and acquisition of business transactions.

• Dispute resolution with the South African Revenue Service, including regularisation of tax defaults and the coordination of the objection, appeal and settlement processes.

• Dispute resolution with the South African Reserve Bank, including regularisation of contraventions of exchange control.

• Drafting of exchange control applications to the South African Reserve Bank for various commercial matters such as foreign direct investment and loan transactions.

• Management of the tax affairs of visiting artistes and sportspersons, with regard to appearances and performances in South Africa.

• Working with wealth management companies to structure the creation and settlement of local and foreign trusts as part of diversified investment and estate planning strategies, including advising on subsequent distributions to beneficiaries.

• Immigration and emigration services to assist clients with the relevant tax and exchange control aspects of moving to South Africa or relocating to a foreign jurisdiction.

• Tax compliance services, including the preparation and submission of corporate, trust and individual tax returns, and obtaining tax clearance certificates.