The Professional Tax Practitioner (SA) designation is offered by the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA). [internal link]
A Professional Tax Practitioner (SA) is able to register with SARS as a Tax Practitioner and can offer all the services offered by a Professional Tax Technician (SA). In addition, they can register all tax types, prepare and file income tax returns for individuals and any business as well as preparing and filing of PAYE and VAT returns. This designation requires a minimum NQF level 7 qualification [internal link], such as the Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting [internal link]. UJ Online [external partner link] offers an online Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy [partner link] degree.
Admission requirements:
- Academic: Bachelor degree with Tax as a major subject, and at least Accounting 3 (NQF level 7)
- Practical: Three years’ of verifiable practical experience in a tax environment
- Exams: Write and pass the CoTE Professional Tax Examination
- Total 40 CPD hours, 20 of which can be unstructured. For structured hours, they must complete 10 hours of tax, 4 hours of Financial Reporting, 2 hours of ethics, and 4 hours of other CPD.
Read more on the SAIPA site: Professional Tax Practitioner (SA). [external link with no follow]
To view more professional accounting designations offered by other accounting organisations that require the same level of qualification, please see our Designations requiring NQF level 7 [internal link] page.
To view all the professional designations offered by SAIPA [internal link], please view the SAIPA professional accounting designations [internal link] page.