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Jerome Brink

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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. 

+27 (0)11 562 1484+27 (0)82 947 0851
jerome.brink@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg
Jerome Brink

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)

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

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)

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

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

Better late, or better never? Government wants to tighten rules on taxpayers incurring losses
Tax & Exchange Control

Better late, or better never? Government wants to tighten rules on taxpayers incurring losses

Expenditure and losses incurred by individual taxpayers are generally deductible against their income under section 11(a) of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (ITA), read with section...
Understanding wealth tax: Viability and implications in South Africa
Firm News

Understanding wealth tax: Viability and implications in South Africa

“ Eat the rich ” might sound like a radical slogan, but its origins are more philosophical than we may think. The phrase is often attributed to the 18th-century French philosopher...
Leveraging innovation to stave off financial decline and promote growth
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Leveraging innovation to stave off financial decline and promote growth

South Africa, the 24 th largest country by population and 25 th by land area, has immense untapped potential. Our large labour market and significant immigrant population, combined...
Keep abreast: reform to the employment tax incentive
Tax & Exchange Control

Keep abreast: reform to the employment tax incentive

The Employment Tax Incentive Act 26 of 2013 (ETI Act) has undergone a variety of changes since its enactment, some of which have been primarily geared towards curbing perceived abuses...
Funding options and challenges for the NHI
Tax & Exchange Control

Funding options and challenges for the NHI

On 15 May 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Health Insurance Bill (National Health Insurance Act 20 of 2023 (NHI Act)) into law.

All articles by Jerome
The South African Business Rescue, restructuring (turnaround) and Liquidation profession is strictly regulated by legislation. Where does tax fit in?
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

The South African Business Rescue, restructuring (turnaround) and Liquidation profession is strictly regulated by legislation. Where does tax fit in?

Vincent Manko, Director in the Dispute Resolution practice, Jerome Brink, Director, and Varusha Moodaley, Senior Associate in the Tax & Exchange Control practice joined Jonathan Faurie...
Mentorship and Sponsorship: How men can support women in tax careers
Tax & Exchange Control

Mentorship and Sponsorship: How men can support women in tax careers
WEBINAR | Buyer power and price discrimination under The Competition Act, related income tax incentives and BEE considerations

WEBINAR | Buyer power and price discrimination under The Competition Act, related income tax incentives and BEE considerations

Our experts hosted an informative webinar on Buyer Power and Price Discrimination under the Competition Act, related Income Tax incentives and BEE considerations.

All videos by Jerome
Listen to Jerome Brink and Puleng Mothabeng as they discuss mentorship and sponsorship
Tax & Exchange Control

Listen to Jerome Brink and Puleng Mothabeng as they discuss mentorship and sponsorship

In this insightful interview, Puleng Mothabeng, Associate in our Tax & Exchange Control practice, sits down with Director, Jerome Brink to discuss the evolving gender dynamics within...
Key points of the 2023 Budget Speech
Tax & Exchange Control

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
Tax & Exchange Control

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
Tax & Exchange Control

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
Tax & Exchange Control

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...

All podcasts by Jerome

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2024 - 2025 ranked Jerome Brink as and “Up & Coming” tax lawyer.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2023-2025 recommended Jerome as a Next Generation Lawyer for tax.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 recommended him for tax.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2024 - 2025 ranked Jerome Brink as and “Up & Coming” tax lawyer.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2023-2025 recommended Jerome as a Next Generation Lawyer for tax.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 recommended him for tax.

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