Key Duties and Responsibilities – Key Performance Indicators :
- Completion and submission of income tax returns for Companies, Trusts and Individuals.
- Reviewing of income tax assessments for Companies, Trusts, and Individuals.
- Preparation, completion, and submission of notice of objections and appeals when required.
- Application for reduced assessments in terms of the Tax Administration Act.
- Requesting SARS to remit various penalties for various entities and tax types.
- Submission and follow up of requests for reasons when SARS issues assessments without clarification.
- Attending to various registrations - Income tax, VAT, PAYE, Customs (import and export), NPO, PBO, Turnover Tax, Estates, Body Corporates and Homeowners’ Associations.
- Re-registrations - Income Tax, VAT, PAYE.
- Manage request for dormant companies.
- Preparation of tax computations for individuals and trusts.
- Calculation, completion, and submission of provisional, income and dividend tax returns.
- Application for tax clearance certificates.
- Application for various tax directives.
- Preparation and requesting of relevant supporting documents required including attending to mandatory SARS appointment.
- Preparation and requesting of relevant supporting documents to appoint or update the public officer.
- Attending to various SARS correspondence/queries/verifications.
- Manage SARS applications relating to Application to SARS when an individual has ceased to be a SA tax resident, attending to SARS’ queries and calculation of possible deemed CGT.
- Attend to e-mail and telephone queries to and from clients.
- Administration of e-Filing and attending to the upkeep of clients' e-filing profiles.
- Preparation, completion, and submission of IRP5 reconciliations.
- Upkeeping of tax database.
- Tax invoicing.
- Perform new client take on procedures.
Academic Qualifications Required:
- Tertiary qualification (BCom/ BTech in Taxation)
Skills, Competencies and Experience Required:
- Registered tax practitioner (advantageous)
- 3 - 5 years' related experience
- Previous experience working within an audit/accounting firm (advantageous)
- Computer Literate (MS Office; SARS EFiling; GreatSoft Tax)
- Good Communication Skills
- Bilingual (Afrikaans and English)