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Overview
Tax avoidance vs tax evasion, advance tax rulings, and substance over form legislation. These are some of the topics our expert presenter, Johan Heydenrych, will cover in this 2-hour webinar on “Strategies for Effective Tax Planning and Administration”.
During this presentation, Johan will discuss the academic principles of legal and ethical tax planning and provide practical examples from an Income Tax, VAT and PAYE perspective. New developments in technology will also be unpacked as well as advance tax rulings to assist in making the process of tax planning a smooth and seamless operation.
Webinar Content
The content of the webinar is as follows:
- What is ethical and responsible tax planning?
- Reduction of risk.
- Making use of opportunities.
- Increase tax certainty.
- Tax opinions and levels of assurance provided.
- What is the role of Tax Risk Management in tax planning.
- Tax avoidance vs Tax evasion.
- Advance Tax Rulings.
- Substance over form legislation.
- Illusionary transactions.
- Reportable arrangements.
- Practical examples
- Income tax e.g.
- Corporate reorganisations, mergers, acquisitions, deregistration, liquidation.
- Accrual of revenue.
- Fixed assets.
- Incurral of expenses.
- Anti avoidance legislation vs substance over form.
- Value-added Tax e.g.
- Apportionment of VAT
- Principal vs Agent
- Employment tax e.g.
- International tax e.g.
- Foreign investor and CTC
- CFC legislation.
- Effective management
- Transfer pricing.
- Technology and tax planning.
Competencies Development
After this webinar participants will be equipped to:
- Understand the basic principles of tax planning
- Able to think laterally in finding solutions for tax problems faced by their clients and employers
- Understand the framework of ethical and responsible tax planning to uphold a sustainable tax system without abuse from either the Tax Administrators or the Taxpayers
Presenter
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Johan Heydenrych CA(SA)
Johan has specialised in taxation since 1991. He was a tax partner in KPMG from 1997 to 2020 and is currently a partner in the Kreston SA network specialising in taxation. He provides a wide range of tax services to various clients across industries. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advice on tax risk management and tax governance.
- Tax compliance services including but not limited to ITR14 and IT14SD.
- Dealing with tax disputes including representing clients at alternative dispute resolution (ADR) hearings.
- Submission of documentation and revised returns under the voluntary disclosure programme.
- Issuing of tax technical opinions on income tax, value-added tax (VAT) and PAYE. This includes preparing briefs to senior counsel and submissions of requests for binding opinions from SARS.
- Audit support services including normal tax and deferred tax disclosure and disclosure of uncertain tax positions.
- Assistance with implementation of tax reporting for new accounting standards such as IFRIC 23, IFRS 9, IFRS 15 and IFRS 16.
- Facilitation of tax diagnostic sessions with existing and prospective clients.
- Advice on mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations.
- Tax due diligences
- Advice on tax implications of recapitalization transactions, debt restructures, liquidations, and de-registrations.
Johan has been a regular presenter for The Tax Faculty over the past five years. In 2020, he presented webinars on tax risk management, Covid-19 relief, ITR14 preparation, dispute resolution, value-added tax and tax and business rescue. He also prepared several practical case studies for the Professional Certificate in Tax Opinion and Dispute Writing course presented by the Tax Faculty.
Education and qualifications
- BCom (Accounting), Cum Laude.
- BCom (Accounting Hons), Cum Laude (Award: Best student in Audit 700).
- Certificate in the Theory of Accounting.
- MCom (Taxation), Cum Laude, (Award: Best MCom [Tax] student).
- Chartered Accountant (specialising in taxation).
- Member of SAICA.
- Registered tax practitioner.
CPD
Attending this webinar and the successful completion of the online assessment will secure a certificate of completion for 2 hours of Tax CPD.
Event Investment
Free for Tax Technician, Tax Practitioner, Tax Accountant CPD subscribers and Practice Packages. Not a CPD subscriber yet? Click here to register now.
- Regular price: R460.00
- Special rate for SAIT members: R368.00
- Group booking discounts available when you register for a group.
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