The One Session Every Tax Professional, Accountant, and Business Owner Cannot Afford to Miss
SARS’ behaviour has changed—and not for the better.
Taxpayers are being hit with aggressive collections, inflated estimates, wrongful bank debits, invalid objections, delayed refunds, and decisions that simply ignore the law. Most people feel powerless… and SARS is counting on that.
This event gives you the exact knowledge and legal weapons you need to fight back—properly, confidently, and with results. Whether you’re dealing with bank account deductions, unfair assessments, disputes that go nowhere, or endless system issues, this session shows you how to stop SARS in its tracks.
If your business or clients depend on tax compliance—and you’re tired of SARS overreach—this session will change everything for you.
Event Details:
Date: 12 March 2026
Time: 09:00 – 13:00
Virutal Workshop – Microsoft Teams
Break-away Sessions
During the session breaks, we will also be offering private break-away consultations with our expert team. These short, focused sessions give attendees the opportunity to ask questions confidentially, discuss specific SARS matters, and receive personalised guidance tailored to their individual circumstances. This ensures you not only gain powerful knowledge from the main presentation, but also walk away with clarity on your own unique challenges.
Program
- Introductions and welcoming
- Understanding the different forums you can use to “stand up to SARS”
- How to differentiate between the two main forums
- Drafting a section 11(4) notice – discussing the template
- Drafting a rule 56(1) notice – discussing the template
- Case study/studies provided, and delegates briefed
- Case Study feedback and draft notice discussed
About the presenter
The workshop will be presented by Unicus Tax Specialist SA Managing Director, Nico Theron.
Nico Theron (BCom Law (cum laude), LLM (Tax Law); BCom Honours Taxation; MCom Taxation (SA and International Tax)) is a tax dispute resolution expert and lead author of Lexis Nexis’s Practical Guide To Handling Tax Disputes. His firm has a 100% success rate in resolving disputes against SARS and has saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of rands in taxes, penalties and interest. He is also a guest lecturer on the topic of tax dispute resolution at the University of Pretoria for their CA Honours students, Tax Honours students, and Master of Laws students. In addition, Nico is the lead presenter and co-founder of the Professional Certificate in Tax Dispute Resolution offered by The Tax Faculty and assists the University of South Africa with the development of their postgraduate diploma in Taxation on the topic of Tax Administration.
What you will be getting
- Clarity on when SARS is acting unlawfully
- Confidence in choosing the right forum
- The ability to overturn SARS decisions—properly
- Real, actionable templates to use immediately
- A rule 56(1) notice MS Word template (soft copy)
- A section 11(4) notice MS Word template (soft copy)
Additional Information
Copies of The Practical Guide to Handling Tax Disputes are available to purchase in hard copy form Lexis Nexis.
