Tax Compliance Officer, Port Elizabeth

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)