PIETERSE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Tax Consultant
- SENIOR TAX ADVISOR
Eddie bolsters the strength of our team by applying his 23 years of experience in the tax industry. He rose through the ranks of the Collections Department at SARS, gaining valuable insights that provide practical solutions for our clients at Pieterse Sellner Erasmus TRM Tax Attorneys. Eddie is a registered Tax Practitioner and is particularly skilled in the nuances of tax debt negotiation, which includes payment arrangements, compromise offers, penalty waivers and remittance applications, suspension of payment and the acquisition of tax clearance certificates. He is also well versed in tax disputes, Tax Board and Tax Court matters. Eddie also currently lectures in tax law at IITF.
Job Titles:
- Client Relations and Operations Executive
Job Titles:
- Cape Town Practice Manager
Prof. Dr. Daniel N. Erasmus is renowned and respected as an international expert in tax law. His 35 years of experience includes all aspects of income tax planning, Revenue Service administrative proceedings and tax litigation. He appears as lead Counsel and advocate in the USA and various African countries, representing large multi-national corporations in their tax disputes. As an international tax and transfer pricing adjunct professor, and author of numerous textbooks on tax risk management, his vast experience encompasses complex domestic and international issues with a particular emphasis on procedural defects, domestic tax issues, and international tax; transfer pricing issues for multinational corporations and various international structures; and trusts in various jurisdictions that include the USA, South Africa and other African countries.
Schalk is a co-founder and co-owner at Pieterse Sellner Erasmus TRM Tax Attorneys, where he holds the position of Managing Director. With a seasoned team of tax attorneys and professionals under his guidance, Schalk excels in strategizing and navigating intricate tax law disputes, especially where they intertwine administrative law and constitutional law matters.
As a dedicated and accomplished Tax Attorney, Schalk specializes in tax controversy and adeptly handles tax court and high court litigation. Notably, he is studying for his PhD in tax and constitutional law, and co-authoring a book on the Tax Administration Act alongside esteemed international tax expert, Dr. Daniel Erasmus.
Schalk passionately shares his knowledge as a tax law lecturer at IITF, and an affiliated educator of SAIT.
Outside the realm of law, Schalk finds joy in his passions, including an attempt at golf, `running`, and enjoying cherished moments with friends. Above all, he treasures the time with his beautiful girls; his wife Landi and daughters Amika and Anabelle.
The firm is a merging of two leading minds in tax law; South African attorney, Schalk Pieterse, and Dr Daniel Erasmus, who brings a wealth of international experience and an outstanding industry reputation. Whether serving individuals, SMEs, or global corporations, we solve our clients' problems with assertiveness and strategic wisdom that is based on proven results.
Pieterse Sellner Erasmus TRM Tax Attorneys have their head office in Cape Town with branch offices in Gqeberha (PE), Johannesburg and Rustenburg; as well as international satellite offices in Mauritius and the United States of America.