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
- MBA: 2009