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Prof. Daniel N. Erasmus

Senior International Tax Attorney & Advisor

Practicing Attorney, Republic of South Africa, admitted 1989

Enrolled Agent in US, Federal Tax Advisor, Preparer & Representative before IRS for taxpayers in all 50 US States, admitted 2010

US Tax Court Practitioner in all 50 US States, admitted May 18, 2011

Master Tax Practitioner (South African Institute of Tax Practitioners)
Adjunct Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, CA, USA & www.theIITF.org

Contact: +1.561.568.7115 | +27.11.83.458.8422
e-mail: daniel@dnerasmus.com

Daniel N. Erasmus has just been appointed an Adjunct Professor in International Tax Planning & Tax Risk Management at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California & as Professor for www.theIITF.org based out od South Africa (affiliated to TJSL). He has been invited to teach in his field of expertise this fall, in an American Bar Association approved LLM course, via the Internet, real time online. His expertise and reputation has gained recognition in Africa and the USA.

He has also recently become a member of the US National Association of Enrolled Agents and the US National Association of Tax Practitioners (#30048847).

Quick View

  • US National Association of Tax Practitioners (#30048847)
  • US National Association of Enrolled Agents;
  • EA – US Federal Tax Advisor, Preparer & Representative before the IRS;
  • US Tax Court Practitioner;
  • Bachelor of Arts (Politics & Law), University of the Witwatersrand;
  • Bachelor Procurationes (Law), University of South Africa;
  • Higher Diploma in Tax Law, University of the Witwatersrand;
  • Candidate for PhD. University of KwaZulu-Natal;
  • Admitted to practice as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa;
  • Master Tax Practitioner (SA);
  • adjunct Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law – Immigration & International Estate Planning (AAFM Certification);
  • Professor at www.theIITF.org (affiliated to TJSL);
  • Tax Executives Institute 2009 International Tax Course;
  • Tax Training at Deloitte.

In some detail

Chairman of TRM Services, Prof Daniel N. Erasmus pioneered the advancement of taxpayers’ rights in matters of taxation, ultimately developing a system of tax risk management to circumvent the adversarial nature of tax controversies with tax authorities. He is a world-wide leader in knowledge and skills in this area of taxation, having taught thousands of delegates at workshops the principles of tax risk management, and how to implement these principles in MNE’s.

Daniel started his tax career in the mid 1980′s at Deloitte & Touche. Shortly thereafter he joined the tax department of Hofmeyr Attorneys, where he was soon appointed at that stage as the youngest equity director of that firm. After a number of years, he left to form his own tax law firm, attracting various multinational clients, and later headed the tax department of former 100 year old law firm Moss Morris. He was the chairman of the Law Society of South Africa’s Tax Matters Committee for more than seven years, and still is a member of that committee after it merged with the exchange control committee (serving as chairman and member for more than 10 years). He is co-founder and former lecturer of the University of Johannesburg’s Diploma in Tax Practice program, and co-authored VAT for Lawyers: A Guideline; CGT: A Guideline, Lexis Nexis Butterworth’s Exchange Control & Income Tax Amnesty Handbook; The 7 Habitual Tax Mistakes, Lexis Nexis (available on amazon.com); Tax Intelligence (available on amazon.com); Matthew Bender, Tax Guide to South Africa Chapter (co-authored); Lexis Nexis, Company Guide to South Africa(co-authored); Tax Risk Management: South Africa Chapter (co-authored)(available from www.ibfd.org).

Daniel was on a sub-committee on the Katz Commission of Inquiry into Taxation in South Africa, and has been a member of the VAT technical committee for SARS. He is also the founder of the dedicated tax website: http://www.taxtalk.co.za and lectures extensively on various specialist subjects in the field of taxation in South Africa, US and abroad.

As a result of his courses he has guided and also consulted many leading MNE’s, including SABMiller plc – in South Africa, Africa, East Europe and has been approached to assist in Western Europe, Old Mutual plc, Accenture, Nampak Ltd, AECI Ltd, Sasol Ltd, WBHO Ltd, Anglo American plc, Barloworld Ltd, The SA Post Office Ltd, Group 5 Ltd, Vodacom Ltd, Tsogo Sun Group, ABSA (part of the Barclays Group), Edcon, Xstrata, MTN and other prominent companies.

Bar Admissions

  • Practicing attorney admitted to practice as an attorney in the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal, South Africa, 1989.
  • US Tax Court Practitioner, 2011.

Court Admissions

  • Former presiding officer of the Tax Board for hearing Tax Appeals, 1993 – 1998;
  • Tax Court, South Africa;
  • High Court;
  • Supreme Court of Appeal;
  • US Tax Court.

Practice Areas

  • Immigration/Emigration and International Tax;
  • Tax Audits, Controversy & Litigation;
  • Tax Risk Management for MNE’s internationally;
  • Corporate: Tax Planning & Compliance;
  • International Tax;
  • Transfer Pricing;
  • Sales & Use Tax, and Value Added Tax;
  • Capital Gains Tax;
  • Exchange Control & Tax Amnesties;
  • Constitutional Law & Tax;
  • Structured Finance;
  • Mergers & Acquisitions;
  • Venture Capital;
  • International Mutual & Hedge Funds;
  • Restructuring Businesses.

Professional Memberships

  • Associate Member of American Bar Association (Tax & Admin Law Chapters);
  • Member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents in the US;
  • US National Association of Tax Practitioners (#30048847);
  • Law Societies of South Africa (LAWSA);
  • Law Society of the Northern Provinces;
  • Registered Tax Practitioner with the South African Revenue Services;
  • LAWSA Ad Hoc Exchange Control & Tax Matters Committee (former chairperson for 7 years);
  • Registered as a Tax Practitioner with SARS;
  • South African Institute of Tax Practitioners, Master Tax Practitioner;
  • previously Tax Executives Institute;

Publications

Daniel has authored (or co-authored) the following books, research papers, articles and academic programs:

Books

White Papers

Articles

Academic Programs

Other books