A Lifeline To Companies In Business Rescue

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In this 2nd episode, Bowmans tax experts discuss how a company in business rescue may soon be able to rely on temporary relief from tax debt in order to trade back to financial health.

CASE LAW:
Henque 3935 CC t/a PQ Clothing Outlet v Commissioner for SARS (2020/35790) [2023] ZAGPJHC 186; and
The Commissioner for SARS v Dr Christoffel Hendrik Wiese and Others [2022] JOL 55368 (WCC).

ABOUT THE EXPERTS:
Tobie Jordaan is a partner in Bowmans’ Johannesburg office Restructuring Practice. He specialises in business rescue, restructuring and insolvency and represents a range of business rescue practitioners, lenders and corporate clients. His experience covers a broad range of industry sectors, including energy, mining and commodities, retail, real estate, telecommunications and agriculture. He has BCom and LLB degrees from the University of Stellenbosch and has also completed an Advanced Diploma in Insolvency Law at the University of Pretoria and an Advanced Short Course in Business Rescue Practice through Unisa.

Julia Choate is a partner in Bowmans’ Cape Town office Tax Practice. She specialises in tax dispute resolution and has litigated and settled several large income tax and customs and excise disputes. She regularly advises both South African and multinational groups on a wide range of corporate tax issues, including the establishment of a business presence in South Africa and opinions on the tax implications of various domestic and cross-border corporate transactions. She has an LLB, a Postgraduate Diploma in Tax (with distinction) and a PhD in Tax Law (specialising in Tax Administration) from the University of Cape Town.
20 May English South Africa Business

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