South Africa

August 17 2018

Elle-Sarah Rossato
	Associate Director: Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution PwC: South Africa Johannesburg +27 (0) 11 797 4938 elle-sarah.rossato@pwc.com www.pwc.com Languages: English, Afrikaans Bar admissions: Admitted Attorney by High Court (South Africa) Biography Elle-Sarah spent 14 years with SARS where she managed an Enforcement Division focusing on High Profile investigations (locally and abroad) and now leads the Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution function for PwC South Africa where she assists clients on a daily basis to escalate, manage and resolve complicated disputes with SARS. Recent matter highlights Assisted clients to release R220m VAT refund in less than three months (pending seven-month SARS audit) via an urgent High Court application. Assisted client in circumventing R6billion add back of deductions by proactively engaging as SARS had not followed due administration process. Assisted mining client with a tax dispute in achieving settlement that saved them R36million. Practice areas Corporate taxes, Audit defence, Dispute resolution, MAPs/ADRs, Litigation, Controversy management Association memberships Master Tax Practitioner (SAIT), Law Society of South Africa & member of SARIPA Academic qualifications BCom (Law), 1999; LLB, 2001; LLM (Corporate Law), 2002; MCom(Tax), 2006 and MBA: 2009

Elle-Sarah Rossato

Associate Director: Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution

PwC: South Africa

Johannesburg

+27 (0) 11 797 4938

elle-sarah.rossato@pwc.com

www.pwc.com

Languages: English, Afrikaans

Bar admissions: Admitted Attorney by High Court (South Africa)

Biography

Elle-Sarah spent 14 years with SARS where she managed an Enforcement Division focusing on High Profile investigations (locally and abroad) and now leads the Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution function for PwC South Africa where she assists clients on a daily basis to escalate, manage and resolve complicated disputes with SARS.

Recent matter highlights

Assisted clients to release R220m VAT refund in less than three months (pending seven-month SARS audit) via an urgent High Court application.
Assisted client in circumventing R6billion add back of deductions by proactively engaging as SARS had not followed due administration process.
Assisted mining client with a tax dispute in achieving settlement that saved them R36million.