The Tax Residency of a Legal Person During the World Health Pandemic
| dc.contributor.author | Mhlongo, Nomsa Patience | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Zijl, Wayne van | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Cerbone, Dannielle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-10T09:16:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-06-10T09:16:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06-30 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce (Specialising in Taxation) to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, School of Accountancy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | It is common for directors to travel from their home jurisdiction to another jurisdiction to attend board meetings. At these Board meetings, the company’s tactical and operational decisions are made, resulting in the latter jurisdiction being the Place of Effective Management. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a lack of certainty t regarding the possible changes in the Place of Effective Management of a company due to the incapacity of the board members or senior executives to travel abroad given stringent travel restrictions. Numerous countries around the world have reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic with exceptional lockdowns, extremely limiting economic activity and the personal movement of their citizens. The concern may affect the company’s residence under domestic laws and influence the company’s tax jurisdictions. It is not out of the ordinary for foreign companies to have one or more board members who reside in South Africa, particularly if the foreign companies are subsidiaries of a group headquartered in South Africa. In case SARS were to require the eye that managerial decisions taken in South Africa during the lockdown by a CEO or other Board members of a foreign company have caused the foreign company to become a South African tax resident, at that point it be at risk of being taxed here as well as in the country where it is normally tax resident. | |
| dc.description.submitter | MM2024 | |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mhlongo, Nomsa Patience. (2022). The Tax Residency of a Legal Person During the World Health Pandemic [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38618 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38618 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.rights | © 2022 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. | |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.school | School of Accountancy | |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.subject | Place of effective management | |
| dc.subject | Interpretation note 6 | |
| dc.subject | The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ‘‘OECD’‘ | |
| dc.subject | Model Tax Convention | |
| dc.subject | Central management and control | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-3: Good health and well-being | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-8: Decent work and economic growth | |
| dc.title | The Tax Residency of a Legal Person During the World Health Pandemic | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |