Greater Sydney Area
Tax Manager at Ventia Services Australia (current); Registered Chartered Tax Adviser (The Tax Institute, Australia) (current); Occupational Certificate: Tax Professional (South Africa, NQF Level: 8)(2018); BCom LLB (Tax & Accounting)(2016).
Secondment to the Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) at KPMG Japan participating in inbound investments in Japan (Real Estate, Energy, PE, corporates).
Savannah is a trainee tax consultant in KPMG's Corporate Tax Practice, which specialises in corporate taxation and dispute resolution in South Africa. From a domestic income tax perspective, Savannah has been involved in the following services provided by the KPMG Corporate Tax team to its clients: - Providing tailored advisory solutions, including M&A tax advice and transaction structuring, group restructuring/rationalization assistance and tax due diligence services. - Issuing tax technical opinions in the financial services sector, mining and waste management sector. - Providing specialist tax dispute resolution advice to clients both pre-assessment (audit and investigation and Voluntary Disclosure Programme applications) and post assessment (requests for reasons for SARS decisions, objections, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Appeal). - Income Tax returns and compliance-related matters. Savannah is currently completing her Tax Professional Qualification with the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT).
A student society responsible for the professional development of Taxation Students at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Events hosted by Tax@Tuks include networking events, professional development seminars, outreach and community development, and academic achievement dinners.