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Thulaganyo Selokela

Senior Associate
Lawyer

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Thulaganyo Selokela

Senior Associate
Lawyer

Contact
CMS RM Partners
82 Maude Street
3rd Floor
Sandton
2196 Sandton
Johannesburg
South Africa
Languages English

Thulaganyo is a Tax and Exchange Control Attorney based in CMS South Africa.

She has experience in providing legal advisory services on aspects dealing with administrative, constitutional and tax law. Her experience includes instituting and opposing tax disputes and general litigation on behalf of a broad client base from telecommunications, public, manufacturing, construction and engineering, media and entertainment sectors.

As an extension to her dispute resolution experience, Thulaganyo has been involved in the conducting of forensic investigations for state-owned entities and municipalities. 

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Relevant experience

  • Revenue authority – opposing court applications brought under the Customs and Excise act (RSA), involving either non-payment of value-added tax and duty or the underpayment of duty and value-added tax (vat) –  the consignments average over ZAR130million. 
  • Revenue authority – providing advise and appearing to oppose a dispute involving the interpretation of section 24C of the Income Tax Act (RSA).
  • Private equity company – in the course of an acquisition transaction provided advise on the value-added tax (VAT) status and compliance of a company operating (target company) in South Africa and is part of multijurisdictional consortium.
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Memberships & Roles

  • Legal Practice Council, Gauteng
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Awards & Rankings

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Publications

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Education

  • 2023 - LLM (Tax Law), University of Pretoria, South Africa (in progress)
  • 2013 - LLM (Local Government Law), University of the Western Cape, South Africa
  • 2012 - LLB, University of the Western Cape, South Africa 
  • 2009 - B. Com (Law), University of the Western Cape, South Africa 
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Expertise

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26/01/2024
CMS Expert Guide to Mastering OECD's Pillar Two in South Africa
1. Has there been a formal indication of the intention to implement Pillar Two/GloBE rules? Yes. 2. What is the implementation status of Pillar Two/GloBE rules? Not yet initiated. 3. Have your tax authorities...
Expert Guide
Comparable
11/12/2023
How continuous development contributes to good mental health and productivity
Chances are you have seen a fair number of articles over the years arguing that businesses must continuously develop their employees’ skill sets. Typically, these articles point out that in a time of...
Publication
30/01/2023
Can the damage to SA Inc caused by rolling blackouts be repaired?
The extent of the damage to SA’s finances will largely depend on how and when the blackouts cease. The incessant interruptions in SA’s power supply over the past 15-plus years have severely constrained...
Publication
21/12/2022
More blackouts, less revenue for the government
It is shocking that the South African government seems not to regard the now regular power blackouts lasting four hours at a time as the single biggest risk to South Africa’s economic growth and to...
Publication
15/08/2022
Timing is right to extend fuel rebates to other businesses
Eskom has the privilege of being able to claim a tax rebate on every litre of fossil fuel it buys to manage the baseload energy crisis in the country by burning diesel in its open-cycle gas turbines...
Publication
17/05/2022
Red tape blocks tax incentives for research and development
Complex application process discourages businesses, especially start-ups and SMEs  As the world hurtles towards becoming a digital and knowledge-based society, meeting the challenge to ensure that SA...
Publication
06/12/2021
Climate change taxation reforms and incentives in South Africa
1. Has your country ratified the Paris Agreement? Yes, on 1 November 2016. 2. Has your country introduced environmental taxes?  Yes. 2.1 Energy taxes Electric filament lamps: Electric filament lamps...
Expert Guide Tax
23/11/2021
The taxman wants his bit of your cryptocurrency profits
Perhaps the greatest disruptor in the investment field, cryptocurrencies have attracted significant interest from both small private investors and from governments. But, because of their nature, it’s...
Publication
22/11/2021
Your small business is doomed to fail without proper tax compliance
Starting a business can be a daunting task for anyone, especially first time owners. For the youth month and Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, we'd like to put together an article for young...
Law-Now
29/06/2021
Your small business is doomed to fail without proper tax compliance
Starting a business can be a daunting task for anyone, especially first time owners. For the youth month and Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, we'd like to put together an article for young...
Publication
24/11/2020
Law and regulation of Covid-19 tax relief in South Africa
Value Added Tax Import of Covid-19 “essential goods” are exempted from VAT Corporate Income Tax Small business will get relief on provisional income tax payments (i.e. a reduction of amounts due or...
Expert Guide Tax
Comparable
30/07/2020
How to avoid paying double tax on your offshore investments
Many South Africans have acquired foreign property, often residential, either for investment purposes or with the intention of eventually relocating to that foreign country, often the United Kingdom.A...
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