Pieter van der Zwan
& Associates
We specialize in South African tax and IFRS advice. Our clients get high-quality advice from an advisor with whom they can build a close long-term personal working relationship.
Services
We offer tailored South African tax solutions to our clients. Our clients can expect solutions that combine technical excellence and practical insight with the personal touch of a trusted advisor.
Corporate Tax Computations
We assist corporate taxpayers to prepare or review their income tax and deferred tax computations.
Tax Reviews
Proactive management and monitoring of your tax affairs avoids disputes and leakages. We perform reviews for corporates and high net-worth taxpayers.
Tax Disputes
We assist taxpayers and their accountants to successfully navigate the tax dispute process from responding to audit findings to appeals.
Tax Opinions
We provide clients with balanced and well-researched opinions on South African tax matters (including section 223(3) opinions).
Structuring and Advice
We assist taxpayers and advisors to assess the tax implications and risks of various alternatives for transactions and structures to ultimately find a tailored solution.
Correspondence with SARS
We assist taxpayers to obtain advance tax rulings, opinions, and directives from SARS.
Expertise
We advise on a wide range of South African tax matters.
Our areas of experience and expertise include:
Acquisition of businesses
Sale of shares or businesses
Corporate reorganisations
Financing arrangements
Investment funds
Wealth structures
Clients
We aim to build a long-term working relationship with each client. Our regular clients are:
SMEs and their owners
Corporates
International groups
Investment funds
High-net worth individuals
Family trusts
Accountants and auditors
Law firms
Financial planners
Prof Pieter van der Zwan
Pieter is a chartered accountant (CA(SA)) who holds a master’s degree in tax. He is an associate professor at a South African university where he is responsible for a master’s degree in tax. He is the author of chapters in various textbooks, peer-reviewed articles, and articles in industry publications. He has been practicing as an independent tax and technical accounting advisor since 2010. He serves on technical committees of various professional bodies.
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Articles
Input tax: Holding companies
Vendors may deduct input tax on goods or services acquired for purposes of making taxable supplies in the course of furtherance of their enterprise. This article considers a recent tax court judgment (case 1922) that dealt with input tax deducted by a...
Income tax verification: Assessed losses
SARS did away with the IT14 supplementary declaration for companies (IT14SD) in September 2022. It replaced that declaration with a letter that requests supporting documents based on the reason for the verification. This article considers a recurring request to...
Budget 2023: Tax proposals
The Budget 2023 sets out the National Treasury’s proposals for tax amendments in the 2023 legislative cycle. This article briefly considers a selection of proposals. Energy incentives The Budget Review proposes two incentives to encourage private energy...
Intra-group loans: Tax complexities
Interpretation note on intra-group loans SARS recently published Interpretation Note 127 (‘IN127’). It mainly deals with applying the arm’s length principle to intra-group loans, as the transfer pricing rules require. This complex area requires consideration of,...
The MLI comes into effect for South Africa
Action 15 of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (‘BEPS’) required the development of a multilateral instrument (‘MLI’). This instrument allows countries to modify existing bilateral tax treaties synchronously and efficiently to...
New tax rules for returns of capital
The National Treasury published the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill for 2022 on 26 October 2022. Amongst others, this bill includes an amendment that affects returns of capital. This is the outcome of a process that started in 2021. Principles of returns of capital When...
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We regularly advise and assist clients with South African tax matters. Do you need an opinion on the South African tax implications of a transaction or arrangement? Do you require assistance to resolve a tax dispute?