Jo-Paula Roman is a Senior Associate at ENS in the Tax practice. She specialises in domestic and international corporate income tax matters, with a particular interest in value-added tax (“VAT”).

She has acted for a variety of clients in the retail, banking and financial services industries, as well as for clients providing various platform services.

Jo-Paula’s experience includes advising on the tax aspects of corporate restructuring, such as unbundling and M&A transactions, as well as on the VAT aspects of cross-border supplies and financial services. She also assists clients with their tax planning matters, and has particular experience in the establishment of trusts with a view to obtaining tax exemption status under the public benefit organisation dispensation of the South African Income Tax Act, 1962.

In addition, Jo-Paula’s experience includes advising on exchange control, and the application thereof to transactions involving cryptoassets.

• South African Crypto Asset Regulatory Framework Proposed

  By Jo-Paula Roman |April 2020

• South Africa: Tax Considerations Arising from the Impact of COVID-19 on Contractual Obligations

  By Jo-Paula Roman |April 2020

• South Africa: COVID-19 tax relief measures

  By Jo-Paula Roman |March 2020