Professional Tax Technician (SA)

SAIPA has a Centre of Tax Excellence (CoTE) for tax practitioners who wish to specialise in the field of taxation and obtain higher standards of distinction.

Services that can be performed by a Professional Tax Technician (SA) include:

• Register with SARS as a Tax Practitioner in terms of the new Tax Administration Act
• Register Individuals for Income Tax purposes
• Prepare and file Income Tax returns through SARS e-filing
• Do VAT registrations
• Do PAYE registrations
• Prepare Basic VAT returns
• Prepare Basic PAYE returns
• Basic notice of objections for all tax types
• All tax registrations
• Applying for TCCs Check Tax Compliance Status (TCS) for taxpayers
• Attend to SMEs without complex transactions
• Attend to enquiries as support for Tax Professionals

What do I need to qualify?

• National Diploma in Taxation, or passed second year of a Commerce degree with Taxation as a major and at least Accounting 3;
• 18 Months or more of verifiable practical experience in a tax environment; and
• CoTE Professional Tax Examination

Or

• Four years of verifiable practical experience in a tax environment (apply for the Recognition of Prior Learning RPL); and
• CoTE Professional Tax Examination