Jerome Brink
Jerome Brink is a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice. He specialises in corporate tax, international tax and tax dispute resolution. He provides tax advice (and fiscal statute interpretation and application) on a wide variety of commercial transactions and business activities, including financing, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, disposals and acquisitions, empowerment transactions, projects and energy, and share incentive schemes. With reference to international tax, Jerome advises various clients on inward/ outward investments, tax residency, controlled foreign company rules, double tax treaties, transfer pricing and other cross-border tax issues. Jerome's specialisation includes tax controversy / tax dispute resolution and he also advises clients on tax incentives, taxation of REITs / property, employees’ tax (PAYE), value-added tax (VAT) and the taxation of trusts.
About Jerome
About Jerome
Jerome began his career in 2012 as a Candidate Attorney in the Tax Department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc. (ENSafrica) where he was appointed as a tax Associate in 2014. Jerome joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate in the Tax and Exchange Control practice in 2016 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2018. In 2020, Jerome was promoted to Director.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BCom, Rhodes University
- LLB, Rhodes University
- LLM (Tax Law) cum laude, University of the Witwatersrand
- Certificate of Competence in Advanced Company Law I and II, University of the Witwatersrand
- Year of Admission as an Attorney: 2014
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Membership
- South African Branch Chair of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) - Young IFA Network (YIN)
About Jerome
Jerome began his career in 2012 as a Candidate Attorney in the Tax Department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc. (ENSafrica) where he was appointed as a tax Associate in 2014. Jerome joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate in the Tax and Exchange Control practice in 2016 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2018. In 2020, Jerome was promoted to Director.
Credentials
Education
- BCom, Rhodes University
- LLB, Rhodes University
- LLM (Tax Law) cum laude, University of the Witwatersrand
- Certificate of Competence in Advanced Company Law I and II, University of the Witwatersrand
- Year of Admission as an Attorney: 2014
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Membership
- South African Branch Chair of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) - Young IFA Network (YIN)
Experience
Domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions
Advised various taxpayers in relation to disposals, mergers and acquisitions of assets including both domestic and cross-border transactions.
Tax treaties
Advised various taxpayers on the interpretation and application of various pieces of fiscal legislation including double tax treaties in relation to a wide variety of commercial transactions and business activities.
Share incentive schemes
Assisted various taxpayers with the establishment and implementation of share incentive schemes including in relation to notional vendor funding.
Commercial agreements
Advised various clients on the implementation of a range of commercial transactions including commenting on commercial agreements from a tax perspective.
Tax structuring and advice
Assisted and provided tax structuring and advice regarding various listed and unlisted entities in respect of their South African operations, cross-border transactions and inward/outward investment. This includes advice on corporate restructurings and reorganisations.
Investment fund formations
Provided tax advice pertaining to investment fund formations as well as the establishment and implementation of various section 12J venture capital companies.
BEE empowerment transactions
Assisted with providing tax advice to several JSE listed companies regarding the structure and implementation of black economic empowerment transactions involving, amongst others, group reorganisations, financing and funding issues as well as the establishment of share incentive schemes.
Tax ruling applications
Assisted with the preparation, submission and implementation of various advance tax ruling applications to the South African Revenue Service pertaining to, amongst others, structured investment products, share incentive schemes and insurance products.
Property tax and REITs
Provided advice to various listed REITs and unlisted property companies regarding relevant special taxation regimes.
Projects & energy
Provided advice to a wide variety of clients in the energy sector (especially renewable energy) in relation to their participation in projects in South Africa including in relation to the various energy tax incentives.
Technology and intellectual property tax
Provided advice to a wide variety of clients in the technology and intellectual property sector in relation to (amongst others) intellectual property tax, tax structuring, transfer pricing, share incentive schemes, disposals and acquisitions and research and development tax incentives.
Audits and disputes with SARS
Assisted a wide variety of taxpayers across sectors in relation to audits and disputes with the South African Revenue Service including disputes relating to certain technical interpretational aspects of South African fiscal legislation.
Transfer pricing disputes
Jerome has advised various multinationals on transfer pricing disputes with SARS.
National Treasury and SARS
Assisted with and made submissions to National Treasury and SARS in relation to amendments to fiscal legislation and issues in respect of interpretation.
News
New proposed draft legislation published by SARS and National Treasury for public comment
After taxpayers waited patiently, National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published the 2023 Draft Tax Bills and Regulations on 31 July 2023. In particular,...
The Legal500 - Renewable Energy Comparative Guide
The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the law and practice of renewable energy across a variety of jurisdictions.
Flipping the script: When is a tax debt actually established?
Can the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS) set off a company’s tax liability against its value-added tax (VAT) refunds due to that company, in circumstances...
South African shareholders in businesses with offshore operations beware
A few weeks ago, in the case of CSARS v Coronation Investment Management SA (Pty) Ltd (1269/2021) ZASCA 10 (07 February 2023), SARS continued its winning streak in the Supreme Court...
The lights are still not on, but someone has finally come home
Every South African is currently faced with the ongoing negative effects of rolling electricity blackouts, which Government euphemistically refers to as “ loadshedding ”. It affects...
Key points of the 2023 Budget Speech
Following Minister Godongwana's 2023 Budget Speech, Jerome Brink, Director in our Tax & Exchange Control Practice discussed the key points with Channel Africa.
SARS and Spur legal battle
Recently, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and Spur have been at loggerheads regarding the restaurant group's R48 million share scheme incentive. Jerome Brink, Director in...
Smile FM - Constitutional Court - Landmark Clicks case with SARS
Jerome Brink, Director in the Tax and Exchange Control practice joined Smile FM, to discuss the landmark Constitutional Court ruling of an appeal by Clicks Retailers against a refusal...
Cape Talk - Landmark ruling Clicks Retailers and SARS - Section 24C of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962
Jerome Brink, Director in the Tax and Exchange Control practice joined Cape Talk, to discuss the landmark Constitutional Court ruling of an appeal by Clicks Retailers against a refusal...
Jerome Brink spoke to Cape Talk's Pippa Hudson about sugar tax
Tax & Exchange Control Senior Associate Jerome Brink spoke to Cape Talk's Pippa Hudson about sugar tax.
Market recognition
- In 2023, the Legal 500 EMEA recognised Jerome as a “Next Generation Partner” for Tax Law in South Africa.
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2023 recommended Jerome for Tax.
Market recognition
- In 2023, the Legal 500 EMEA recognised Jerome as a “Next Generation Partner” for Tax Law in South Africa.
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2023 recommended Jerome for Tax.
Expertise
Tax & Exchange Control
Our experienced tax lawyers have in-depth understanding of the tax landscapes in South Africa and Kenya.
Private Equity
Experts from across our specialist practice areas advise on private equity matters.
Projects & Energy
We have an excellent understanding of the sector and use this to help clients maximise value and mitigate their risk.
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Delivering practical legal advice and commercial solutions.