Overview

Resolving disputes with SARS often takes up ever-increasing amounts of time. Managing the process as efficiently as possible requires a good knowledge of the rules of the game. This webinar provides practical, useful guidance on how to navigate the process and effectively manage SARS queries, audits and the dispute resolution process.

The Tax Administration Act is very technical and specific. It is essential for every tax professional or business person responsible for managing tax risk, to have a good understanding of the rules and processes. This webinar explains, in understandable language and with a very practical focus, the steps to be followed and the responsibilities of the taxpayer/tax practitioner.

The course content will cover:

• The audit process.
• Handling SARS queries.
• Managing the dispute resolution process, including:
  • Requests for reasons for an assessment.
  • Lodging an objection and the process thereafter.
  • What to do when there is a problem with the objection process.
  • The pay-now-argue-later principle and applying for a suspension of payment.

Presenter

Professor Jackie Arendse 

PhD MTP(SA) Chartered Accountant (SA)

After completing her training at Deloitte and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Jackie was Group Financial Accountant for a top-100 listed company before moving to academia where she has authored, lectured and researched on all aspects of tax for more than 20 years.

She served as Project Director: Tax at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) between 2004 and 2006, managing relationships with key stakeholders (especially SARS and National Treasury), enhancing SAICA members’ tax competence and representing SAICA in discussions with Government on tax policy and legislation.

Jackie was Head of the School of Accountancy at Wits University from 2009 until 2013 and has been Head of the Department of Accounting at Rhodes University since July 2014.

Jackie has presented tax seminars and webinars to tax practitioners and businesses around the country for many years and has authored numerous books, articles and publications in the field of taxation including Silke on South African Income Tax. She is the managing author of Silke on Tax Administration, published by LexisNexis and updated annually.

She is involved in an exciting new collaboration with The Tax Faculty to digitise tax training materials.

CPD

This event and successful completion of the online assessment will secure 4 hours verifiable output Tax CPD points.