Nirvani Govender Email & Phone Number

Bachelor of Commerce( Accounting) (University of Durban-Westville)Masters of Commerce (Taxation)(University of Durban- Westville)Diploma in Criminal Justice and Forensic Auditing(University of Pretoria)Programme in International Taxation -Professors Lynette Olivier and Michael Honiball(University of Pretoria)Investment Management ( short course) (University of Witwatersrand -WITS)

Listed skills include Tax, International Tax, Policy, Tax Law, and 2 others.

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  Tax Specialist- Transfer Pricing And International Tax

  South African Revenue Service (Sars)

  Aug 2015 - Present

  2003 to 2005 Legal and Policy: Group Tax Manager:Personal Income Tax (PIT) ( analysis and interpretation of employment taxes, fringe benefits: Fourth and Seventh Schedule on employers, employees, directors, Tax Treaties and 7th Schedule and Other Taxes (Regional Services Levies, Skills Development Levy, UIF), - including drafting of Interpretation Notes, review and proposals for legislative amendments, issuing of Tax Rulings and Interpretation of various tax legislation, attendee… Show more 2003 to 2005 Legal and Policy: Group Tax Manager:Personal Income Tax (PIT) ( analysis and interpretation of employment taxes, fringe benefits: Fourth and Seventh Schedule on employers, employees, directors, Tax Treaties and 7th Schedule and Other Taxes (Regional Services Levies, Skills Development Levy, UIF), - including drafting of Interpretation Notes, review and proposals for legislative amendments, issuing of Tax Rulings and Interpretation of various tax legislation, attendee at National Appeals Committee.2007 to 2015Large Business Centre: International Tax Specialist: Legal analysis and Opinions provided to supports the sectors within Large Business, conducting audits: Review of Controlled foreign companies (CFCs) in terms of the provisions of section 9D inclusions and exemptions, Place of Effective Management (POEM) audits determination of tax resident status of Individuals and Companies in terms of relevant Double Taxation Treaty (DTA), analysis and interpretation of relevant articles in DTAs for example Treaty Shopping / Beneficial Ownership/ interpretation and in- depth analysis of section 9D, section 6quat, section 24I, section 64C, Eighth Schedule to the Income Tax Act No.58. Tax Treaty interpretation on Royalties, Dividends, Permanent Establishments, Services, Elimination of Double Taxation, Resident etc. Consideration of Tax planning structures and proposals for amendments to Legal and Policy 2015 to current: Large Business Centre: Specialist: Transfer Pricing Transfer Pricing and International Tax Audits 2019,and 2020: OECD: Nominated by SARS to represent South Africa at the OECD in 2019 and 2020 at the Working Party 6 (Taxation of Multinational Enterprises) meetings and Joint meeting of Working Party 11 and WP6 on Country by Country Reporting (CbCR), in Paris. Attendee at the BEPS Forum on Harmful Tax Practices in 2014.Current attendee - OECD - Tax Force on the Digital Economy Show less