Magda Snyckers
Executive - Tax
Cape Town
Summary
25 years of experience in providing tax advice.
Deep tax technical expertise in the financial services sector.
Valuable contacts at the South African Revenue Service in particular in the policy division.
Recognised as a leading and/or recommended lawyer by:
- Best Lawyers® 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 – Tax (South Africa) ; 2023 – Private Funds (South Africa)
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 – Investment Funds (South Africa).
Presents at tax seminars, webinars and training.
Team leader, resilient and enjoy challenges.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director
ENS
09.2002 - Current
- Executive in ENS’s tax practice. Provides South African tax and exchange control advice to corporates, trusts and funds. Specific focus on financial services sector. Clients include local and foreign asset managers, banks, life companies and pension funds.
- Areas of specialisation include: income tax, capital gains tax, dividends tax, withholding tax on interest, international tax (including double taxation relief and global minimum tax rules), securities transfer tax, fund formation, dispute resolution and exchange controls.
- Provides Namibian income tax advice. Clients include the Namibia Savings and Investment Association.
- Managing a team of 4 tax professionals. Day to day duties include work generation, skill transfers, quality control, ensuring adherence to financial disciplines, firm culture and providing mentoring to juniors.
- Regularly present on tax topics both internally and externally via seminars, webinars and client or industry specific sessions). For example often invited to present/attend panel discussions at the South African Securities Lending Association's annual conference
Manager - Tax
KPMG
06.2002 - 08.2002
- Provide international tax and exchange control advice to corporates, trusts and individuals.
- Regularly presented at tax seminars and tax training.
- Assisted clients with SARS queries and dispute resolution
- Delegating to and mentoring juniors.
Manager - Tax
Andersen
01.1998 - 06.2002
- Provide international tax, transfer pricing and exchange control advice to corporates, trusts and individuals.
- Regularly presented at tax seminars and tax training.
- Regularly attended international training sessions.
- Assisted clients with SARS queries and dispute resolution
- Delegating to and mentoring juniors.
Candidate Attorney
Weavind & Weavind
01.1995 - 12.1997
- Attending to consulting with clients in the conveyancing department
- Attending to various motions in the Magistrate's Court
- Assisting with High Court litigation
- Doing legal research
- Writing of opinions
Education
BLC -
University of Pretoria
Pretoria 01.1990 - 12.1992
LLB - Law
University of Pretoria
Pretorai 01.1993 - 12.1994
LLM (Tax) - Law
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa 01.1996 - 12.1998
Skills
Deep tax technical experience
Specific focus on the financial services area
Team leader
Effective Communicator
Timeline
Director
ENS
09.2002 - Current
Manager - Tax
KPMG
06.2002 - 08.2002
Manager - Tax
Andersen
01.1998 - 06.2002
LLM (Tax) - Law
University of Pretoria
01.1996 - 12.1998
Candidate Attorney
Weavind & Weavind
01.1995 - 12.1997
LLB - Law
University of Pretoria
01.1993 - 12.1994
BLC -
University of Pretoria
01.1990 - 12.1992
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