Junior Tax Clerk (Tax Season Contract)

You'll keep clients in good standing with SARS at a small tax practice in Krugersdorp. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Krugersdorp (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Keep client tax files complete for five years
• Register clients for income tax, VAT and PAYE
• Prepare and submit ITR12, ITR14 and ITR12T returns on SARS eFiling
• Calculate IRP6 provisional tax for individuals and companies
• Apply for tax clearance and tax compliance status PINs
• Respond to SARS verification letters and upload documents on time
• Advise on deductions such as retirement contributions and home office claims

• Clear writing for SARS letters and objections
• Degree or diploma in accounting or tax
• Registered tax practitioner with a recognised controlling body such as SAIT or SAIPA
• Comfortable handling tax season overtime
• At least 2 years of SARS eFiling experience
• Neat, careful and organised with client documents

• Postgraduate diploma in tax
• Experience with trusts, estates and capital gains tax

• Bonus at the end of filing season
• CPD hours paid by the firm
• Paid controlling body subscription

• Make sure your own tax affairs are up to date, as some firms check your compliance status before they appoint.
• Give an example of a SARS dispute you won or a verification you cleared; firms value real results.