There are a number of corporate actions that a company (listed and private) may effect that have direct tax consequences for both the company and it's shareholders. The current economic downturn has caused some companies to liquidate and this has direct tax consequences for the companies and their shareholders. This full day seminar is aimed at providing user-friendly tax information to any person involved in corporate transaction. Our aim is that attendees have a greater working knowledge of the following areas in order to facilitate a familiarity with the basic tax consequences of the relevant transactions.
COURSE CONTENT:
Company Distributions
When a distribution to a shareholder constitutes a dividend
The new dividend definition
Capital distributions
Tainted capital
STC
The general tax consequences, including CGT, of relevant corporate actions for both the company and the shareholder
Going-concern distributions
Liquidation distributions
Share buy backs
Rights offers
Capitalisation issues
Acquisitions and disposals of assets
Issues of shares for cash
Conversion of shares
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Corporate financiers and persons involved in financial planning and advisory services
Tax specialists
Practising accountants and lawyers
In-house tax managers and advisors
Financial directors, managers and business owners
PRESENTER/S:
Diane Seccombe (BCom, LLB, LLM(Taxation) Di Seccombe has been involved in tax for the past 10 years. She is an admitted attorney with a Masters degree in taxation. Di is currently a senior tax manager with Mazars in Cape Town and lectures on the CTA and DipAc taxation component of the UNISA programme for the National School of Accounting (NSoA) on the NSoA UNISA student support programme. Di started her tax career as a full time academic with the University of KwaZulu-Natal before moving into practice. She has presented numerous tax seminars with great success and is a popular lecturer amongst her students, as her primary focus in any presentation is that attendees find the material presented in an understandable and accessible manner.
CPD:
Attendance at this seminar will secure 7 hours verifiable CPD points
including other professional bodies (SAICA, SAIPA, SAIBA, ACCA, IAC, ICB, FPI, ACIS, LSSA, FISA)
