Overview   

Last year net personal income tax contributed R488.6 billion or 39.1% of the R1 250.2 billion revenue that was collected by SARS! This contribution was the largest source of revenue for 2020/2021. Being a good citizen demands that every person pays their taxes when required by the revenue collector - SARS. 

Join Carmen Westermeyer (SA) on 16 March 2021 from 09:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for a detailed 4-hour discussion on tax issues affecting the individual taxpayer relating to Accountants.  

Learning objectives  

Competencies developed in this CPD webinar: 

• An understanding of current topical tax issues affecting the individual taxpayer. 

• An understanding of how the individual taxpayer has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

• Know how to handle disputes with SARS. 

• Be aware of recent legislative changes affecting personal income tax. 

Content 

• Recent common law and legislative changes affecting individual taxpayers. 

• Status of the individual taxpayer's burden. 

• Residence for tax purposes. 

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

• Travel allowance deductions. 

• How to handle disputes with SARS. 

• Other common issues relevant to individual taxpayers. 

Obtaining your CPD certificate 

This webinar qualifies for 4 CPD hours with your professional body including: ACCA, SAICA, AAT, SAIPA, SAIBA, IAC, CIS, LSSA, and the IBA. The SAAA CPD policy is compliant with IFAC IES7 and is recognised by all relevant professional bodies. 

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile. 

About the presenter 

Carmen Westermeyer CA(SA) 

Carmen Westermeyer graduated in 2001 from the University of Natal, Durban (now UKZN), with a BCom Honours degree in Accounting and completed her articles with PwC in 2004. She has been a member of SAICA since then. 

Carmen stayed with PwC for a year as Assistant Manager, venturing into the world of commerce in 2006. In 2008, she was appointed as a lecturer at UKZN and coordinated the Taxation 300 course until December 2010. From 1 January 2010, Carmen took over the role of Academic Leader for the Taxation Department, as well as the coordination of the Postgraduate Taxation Programme. During her time as Academic Leader she had numerous opportunities to liase with SAICA on issues relating to the ITC, as well as being a member of the Tax Committee. 

In December 2012 she started running ad hoc training courses for members of the profession. From December 2013, she moved into commercial training and consulting on a full-time basis. She has been involved in various training activities, such as the SAICA SMP training in 2014 and the FASSET Budget and Tax Update in 2015 and 2016. 

Who should attend? 

  The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Practising bookkeepers. 

• Tax practitioners.  

• Accounting officers. 

• Accountants including: CA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), BAP(SA), FCCA, BA(SA) AGA(SA), and ACCA. 

• Trainee accountants. 

• Accounting department support staff.   

Price               

• Individual Booking: R575.00  

• Company Booking: 

  • R699.00 - Group Price 1 (Maximum of 5 attendees). 

  • R1 850.00 - Group Price 2 (Maximum of 10 attendees) 

  • R2 650.00 - Group Price 3 (Maximum of 15 attendees) 

Steps to register for the event:  

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar. 

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar. 

Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series). 

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options. 

Additional material 

  By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

• Summarised slide presentation. 

• Reference documents and/or course material where available. 

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to me the presenter after the webinar.