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Reuben Pretorius

Associate | Johannesburg

Reuben-Pretorius

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Contact

T: +27 11 669 9655

E: reuben.pretorius@bowmanslaw.com

Overview

Reuben Pretorius has experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, customs and excise, corporate tax and exchange control matters. Additionally, Reuben has experience in various tax disputes and has been involved in litigating several large income tax, tax administration and customs and excise disputes.

Experience

Jurisdictions worked in: South Africa
Languages fluent in: English

Reuben has advised:

  • Multinational enterprises on obtaining tariff determinations in terms of the Customs and Excise Act, 91 of 1964.
  • Multinational enterprises in customs and excise disputes with the South African Revenue Service.
  • On the exchange control implications of both outbound and inbound investments.
  • On the corporate tax consequences of various corporate restructures.
  • On general income tax disputes with SARS.
  • Clients in diesel rebate and refined petroleum product disputes.
  • On trust structuring for tax efficiency and compliance.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Qualifications

Education

  • BCom LLB degree from Varsity College.
  • Post-graduate LLB degree from the University of Stellenbosch.
  • Reuben is currently pursuing his Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), specialising in Taxation, at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Professional Memberships

  • Admitted Attorney of the Republic of South Africa (Law Society of South Africa).

Overview

Reuben Pretorius has experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, customs and excise, corporate tax and exchange control matters. Additionally, Reuben has experience in various tax disputes and has been involved in litigating several large income tax, tax administration and customs and excise disputes.

Experience

Jurisdictions worked in: South Africa
Languages fluent in: English

Reuben has advised:

  • Multinational enterprises on obtaining tariff determinations in terms of the Customs and Excise Act, 91 of 1964.
  • Multinational enterprises in customs and excise disputes with the South African Revenue Service.
  • On the exchange control implications of both outbound and inbound investments.
  • On the corporate tax consequences of various corporate restructures.
  • On general income tax disputes with SARS.
  • Clients in diesel rebate and refined petroleum product disputes.
  • On trust structuring for tax efficiency and compliance.

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