Gustav Strassberger

I am a proactive professional who has been consistently praised as hard-working by my co-workers and management. I have 7 years experience in a tax environment and invite you to review my detailed achievements and skills in my resume.

I'm a highly organized, detail orientated and dependable professional who has the ability to apply my experience to a diverse range of financial issues.

I have been working as a Tax Consultant for six and a half years and more recently, as a Tax Administrator.

I am honest, hardworking and place high value on ethics and integrity when it comes to my work. I work well in a team as well as on my own. I am also willing to work overtime
if needed.

In my free time I enjoy spending time with friends, swimming, walking and being in nature.

2015/06 - 2021/12 

Tax Consultant
at AVTax (Pty) Ltd

2022/03 - Current 

Tax Administrator
at IGrow Chartered Accountants

DUTIES AT CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

• Ensure tax compliance for clients (Companies, Trusts & Individuals)
• Maintaining client E-filing profiles
• Updating of registered representative details (Companies & Trusts)
• Individual & trust tax registrations

DUTIES AT AVTAX (Pty) Ltd

Individual Tax Returns (Provisional & Normal Tax)

• Telephonic as well as email correspondence with clients with the aim of assisting them with their tax returns, making recommendations and requesting the relevant documentation needed to prepare their tax returns.
• Calculating tax liability for clients based on the tax certificates & additional information gathered.
  Completion of tax returns on Efiling for review by the practitioner before submission.
• Reporting to clients on the outcome of tax submissions, requesting additional supporting documents from
  clients in the event of an audit.
• Preparation of supporting documents in the event of an audit for review by the
  practitioner before submission.
• Following up with SARS to determine the reason for delays in the finalization of audits,
  objections, complaints and appeals.
• Preparation of Notice of Objection Forms / supporting documents for review by the
  practitioner before submission.
• Preparation of Notice of Appeal forms / supporting documents on Efiling for review by the practitioner
  before submission.
• Preparation of Complaint Forms / supporting documents for review by the practitioner before submission.
• Preparation of Tax Ombud forms / supporting documents for review by the practitioner before submission.

Company / CC Tax Returns

• Monthly write-up of transactions from bank statements as well as invoices for preparation of yearly
  financial reporting.
• Preparation of yearly income tax returns on Efiling for review by the practitioner before submission.
• Monthly write-up of VAT transactions from company bank statements and preparation of VAT returns on Efiling for review by the practitioner before submission.
• Preparation of supporting documents in the event of an audit for review by the practitioner before
  submission.
• Preparation of supporting documents in the event of a VAT audit for review by the practitioner before
  submission.
• Preparation of Notice of Objection Forms / supporting documents for review by the practitioner before
  submission.
• Preparation of Notice of Appeal forms / supporting documents on Efiling for review by the practitioner
  before submission.
• Preparation of Complaint Forms / supporting documents for review by the practitioner before submission.
• Preparation of Tax Ombud forms / supporting documents for review by the practitioner before submission

2021 - Current

Occupational Certificate: Tax Professional

Tertiary: Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2010-2012)

Higher Certificate in Accounting (NHC: Accountancy)

Year 1:
Cost Accounting 1 (KBR112S)
Commercial Law for Accountants 1 (CLA110S)
Communication 1 (KOI114S)
Entrepreneurial Skills 1 (ENS111S)
Financial Accounting 1 (FIA113S)
Business Information Systems 1 (BFS111S)
Economics 1 (ECS105S)

Year 2: 
Taxation 1 (TAX111S)
Business calculations 1 (BUC110S)
Financial accounting 2 (FIA213S)
Cost accounting 2 (KBR212S)
Commercial law for accountants 2 (CLA211S)
Auditing 2 (AUD221S)

National Diploma in Cost & Management Accounting (ND: CMA)

Year 3:
Corporate Procedures 2 (LCC200S)
Business Statistics 2 (BNS200S)
Financial Accounting 3 (FIA302S)
Management Accounting 3 (AMA302S)
Organisational Management 3 (POM300S)
Taxation 2 (TAX202S)