Prof Pieter van der Zwan
Curriculum Vitae Pieter van der Zwan 1 Personal details 2 Qualifications 3 Academic achievements 4 Employment record and experience 5 Research outputs
1 Personal details Date of birth: 16 May 1983 Identity number: 830516 502 3081 Gender: Marital status: Residential address: Postal address: Male Married 23 Jasmyn Street Grimbeeck Park Potchefstroom 2531 23 Jasmyn Street Grimbeeck Park Potchefstroom 2531 Contact number: 083 417 5904 Email address: Nationality: pieter.vanderzwan@gmail.com South African Language proficiency: Speak Read Write English Excellent Excellent Excellent Afrikaans Excellent Excellent Excellent
2 Qualifications 2.1 Professional qualifications Chartered Accountant (SA) 2.2 Tertiary education 2.2.1 Post-graduate education Degree: Course work component Subjects: Research component Research topic: M Com Taxation degree at the University of Pretoria General principles of Income Tax, Indirect Tax, International Tax and Individual & Corporate Tax Development of mineral royalty legislation in South Africa * Runner-up in the Deneys Reitz Tax Thesis competition in 2010 for this mini-dissertation. Supervisor: Piet Nel (Contact number: (012) 420 5983) Period: Completed in 2009 Degree: Period: 2005 Subjects: B Com Accounting Sciences (Honours) degree with distinction and Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (CTA), both with distinction at the University of Pretoria Financial Accounting, Taxation, Auditing, Financial Management, Applied Accounting
2.2.2 Undergraduate education Degree: B Com Accounting Sciences with distinction at the University of Pretoria * Awarded the medal of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal for outstanding undergraduate achievement Period: 2002 2004 Subjects: Financial Accounting, Taxation, Auditing, Financial Management 2.3 Secondary education School Attended: Hoërskool Centurion Period: 1997-2001 Matriculated with distinctions in the following subjects: Afrikaans First Language HG English Second Language HG Mathematics HG Physical Science HG Economics HG Accounting HG Additional Mathematics HG Computer Studies HG
3 Academic achievements 3.1 Professional qualifications Achieved the first place in the SAICA Qualifying Exam 2006 (First Chartered Accountancy qualifying exam). Achieved the second place in the IRBA Professional Practice Exam 2007(Second Chartered Accountancy qualifying exam). 3.2 Tertiary education 3.2.1 Post-graduate education Received the following awards: PricewaterhouseCoopers award for the best achievement in Financial Management 700 (2005) Ernst & Young award for the best achievement in Financial Accounting 700 (2005) Investec award for the best overall achievement in the subject Financial Accounting in both the undergraduate B Com Accounting Sciences and the B Com (Hons) Accounting Sciences degrees (2005) Ernst & Young award for best achievement in Taxation 700 (2005) Deloitte award for the best achievement in Auditing 700 (2005) BDO Spencer Steward award for the best achievement in CTA (2005) 3.2.2 Undergraduate education Received the following awards: KPMG award for the best achievement in Financial Accounting 300 (2004) LEASK award for the best achievement in Financial Accounting 100,200&300 (2004) Fisher Hoffman award for the best achievement in Financial Management 300 (2004) Deloitte award for best achievement in Taxation 300 (2004) PricewaterhouseCoopers award for the best achievement in Financial Accounting 200 (2003) PricewaterhouseCoopers award for the best achievement in Estate Administration 261 (2003) KPMG award for the best achievement in Financial Management 200 (2003) PricewaterhouseCoopers award for the best achievement in Financial Accounting 100 (2002)
3.3 Secondary education Received the following awards in 2001: Best achievement in Economics Best achievement in Accounting Best achievement in Physical Science Best achievement in Computer Studies Best achievement in Mathematics Best achievement in Additional Mathematics Best achievement in Trade Subjects Best achievement in Nature Sciences Top achiever in Grade 12 for 2001 Academic Student of the year 2001.
4 Employment record and experience 4.1 Employment record 4.1.1 North-West University (2012 present) Associate Professor and Programme Leader for Taxation. Management of the Taxation Programme at the NWU. Involved in lecturing taxation to Masters degree students as well as Chartered Accountancy honours degree students. Most recent student evaluations: - CTA/Honours degree students: 94% (2012) - Masters degree students: 96% (2012) - Received Category A Institutional Teaching Award as well as award for Best Lecturer at the Potchefstroom Campus of the NWU for 2011. Supervising Masters degree dissertations in taxation Students who have completed degrees under supervision: Teresa Calvert (M Com Taxation, Mini-dissertation) with distinction. Anneke Helmbold (MCom Taxation, Mini-disseration). Research and presentation of research at conferences (refer 5 below). 4.1.2 North-West University (2010 2011) Senior Lecturer in Taxation. Involved in lecturing taxation to third year students, honours degree students as well as masters degree students. Supervising Masters degree dissertations in taxation Research and presentation of research at conferences (refer 5 below). 4.1.3 Private tax consultant PvdZ Consulting (Pty) Ltd (2010 present) Regularly presents training in accounting, tax, corporate law and auditing to audit firms and companies (mainly large corporates (including listed companies)). Providing technical tax and financial reporting opinions to audit firms and companies (mainly large corporates (including listed companies)).
4.1.3. South African Revenue Services accounting member of the panel of the Tax Court (in the process of being appointed) 4.1.4. KPMG Inc (2006 2010) Areas of experience Academic articles at the University of Pretoria (2006) Duties included lecturing FRK 700 and FRK 300, presenting tutorial classes, marking papers and assisting in setting exam papers. Audit experience in a diverse range of industries including banking sector, mining sector, information technology sector and the government (2007 2008) Achieved the best rating in terms of the KPMG rating scale on each audit performed throughout this period. Training experience Accredited as a KPMG Learning & Development Trainer (2007). Presented audit and soft skills training during 2008. KPMG Technical Accounting department (2009) Providing written and verbal accounting advice to audit teams. Providing accounting advice and written accounting opinions to clients. Technical research and presenting papers at KPMG technical topic teams and panel meetings. Presented technical accounting training in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Angola. Achieved the best rating in terms of the KPMG performance rating scale throughout the period in the Technical Accounting department. Lecturer at the KPMG Academy (part time from March 2009 to September 2010) Preparation of lecturing material and student support material. Presenting Financial Accounting lectures to UNISA CTA students. Setting internal exam papers. Consultation with KPMG Academy students. Appointed as Tax lecturer at the KPMG Academy for 2010.
5 Research outputs 5.1. Publications and conferences Publications in accredited journals Van der Zwan, P., Nel, P. 2010. The impact of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act on the South African Mining industry: A critical analysis. Meditari. 18(2) Van der Zwan, P., Stiglingh, M. 2011. The deductibility of value added tax on costs incurred to raise share capital: A critical analysis of the ITC 1744 case. De Jure. 2011(2). Van der Zwan, P. 2011. An analysis of compensation collected on Angola s oil resources. Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences. 2012(1). Van der Zwan, P. 2013. A Post-Implementation Analysis Of The South African Mineral Royalty Regime. Journal of Applied Business Research. Accepted to be published April/May issue in 2013. Publications in double blind peer-reviewed international journals that are not accredited by the South African Department of Education Van der Zwan, P. 2011. A methodology for an evaluation of the impact of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act on the South African mining industry. The Business Review, Cambridge. Vol. 17 Num. 2 Summer 2011. Work in progress submitted to the South African Journal of Accounting Research in January 2012 Van der Zwan, P., Van der Merwe, N. The message conveyed by IFRS compliant financial statements: A South African perspective. Publications in popular scientific journals Van der Zwan, P. 2013. Tax & Penalties: The perspective of a tax practitioner. TaxTalk Professional. March/April 2013. Van der Zwan, P. 2013. A taxpayer s right to manage its exposure. Tax Talk Professional. January/February 2013.
Van der Zwan, P. Viviers, H. 2012. Liquidation of a company: A simple matter from a tax perspective? Professional Accountant. Quarter 4, 2012. Van der Zwan, P. Huisman, B. 2012. Shedding light on the concealed tax consequences of the new Companies Act. Professional Accountant. Quarter 1, 2012. Van der Zwan, P. Viviers, H. 2012. Sections 8E & 8F: Hybrid mismatch, or tax relief. SAICA Tax Suite Journal. November 2012. Van der Zwan, P. Fouche, J. 2012. The impact of dividends tax on shareholder value. SAICA Tax Suite Journal. August 2012. Van der Zwan, P. 2012. Returns of capital a favourable amendment from the perspective of shareholders? SAICA Tax Suite Journal. May 2012. Van der Zwan, P. 2010. Pushing fair value accounting to its limits?. Accountancy SA. Accountancy SA. February 2011. Van der Zwan, P., Van der Merwe, N. 2010. Does IFRS 9 simplify financial instrument accounting for non-banking entities? Accountancy SA. November 2010. Van der Zwan, P. 2010. Getting to the bottom of South Africa s new mining royalties. Accountancy SA. April 2010.
Papers presented at international conferences Van der Zwan, P. 2012. A Post-Implementation Evaluation Of The Mineral And Petroleum Resources Royalty Act From The Perspectives Of The Relevant Stakeholders. 2012 Mediterranean Cruise Conference. * Received award for best paper during the session Van der Zwan, P. 2011. A methodology for an evaluation of the impact of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act on the South African mining industry. The Global Business, Economics & Finance Research Conference in London (July 2011). * Received award for best presenter at the conference Van der Zwan, P., Stiglingh, M. 2011. Reconsidering the deductibility of input tax on share issue costs. SAAA conference in George, 2011 (June 2011). Van der Zwan, P. 2010. Addressing Africa s resource curse: A critical analysis of compensation collected on Angola s oil resources. Presented at the IBFR Global Conference in Las Vegas, United States of America (January 2011) * Received award for outstanding research Van der Zwan, P., Van der Merwe, N. 2010. The message conveyed to users by IFRS compliant financial information: A South African perspective. Presented at the IBC 2010 conference in Zambia (October 2010). Papers presented at national/regional conferences Van der Zwan, P. 2012. A Post-Implementation Evaluation Of The Mineral And Petroleum Resources Royalty Act From The Perspectives Of The Relevant Stakeholders. SAAA Central Region Conference, Bloemfontein. Van der Zwan, P., Stiglingh, M. 2011. Reconsidering the deductibility of input tax on share issue costs. SAAA conference in George, 2011. Van der Zwan, P. 2010. Addressing Africa s resource curse: A critical analysis of compensation collected on Africa s oil resources. Presented at the SAAA conference in Johannesburg, South Africa (September 2010). * Received awarded for best abstract at the conference
Calvert, T., Van der Zwan, P., Visser, S. 2010. A critical analysis of the 2006 amendments to the General Anti-Avoidance Rules Presented at the SAAA conference in Johannesburg, South Africa (September 2010). Van der Zwan, P. 2010. The impact of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act on the South African Mining industry: A critical analysis. Presented at the Value 2010 conference in Kempton Park, South Africa (August 2010). Contributions in books Assisted the authors of Descriptive Accounting during the process of improving the publication in 2007. Co-author of the Tax Workbook 2012 and 2013 (contributed 2 chapters). Contributed to 7 chapters in Silke: South African Income Tax 2012.