Founder of
Unicus Tax Specialists SA
Who is Nico Theron?
Nico Theron is a Chartered Tax Adviser with a passion for complex and technical intensive tax situations.
In the complex landscape of taxation, where regulations evolve rapidly and compliance is paramount, having an expert adviser can make all the difference.
Clients trust him not only for his expertise but also for his unwavering dedication to their best interests. He approaches each engagement with professionalism, ensuring that every recommendation is grounded in sound principles and tailored to achieved optimal and practical outcomes.
Education
Commerce Degree
Bcom Law
Law Degree
LLM (Tax Law)
Nico’s journey toward becoming a tax specialists began with a solid academic foundation.
Obtaining degrees in both commerce and law laid a unique foundation for a comprehensive understanding of legal and financial aspects of taxation.
Armed with the degrees in these disciplines, he embarked on a career dedicated to unravelling the complexities of taxation and guiding individuals and businesses towards financial success.
Commerce Degree
Bcom Honours Taxation
Commerce Degree
Mcom Taxation (South African and International Tax)
The Start To His Career
Nico Theron started his tax career at a small accounting firm in Midrand. Nico, soon realised that if he wants to be an expert tax adviser, he will need to find employment with a professional services firm with more challenging client engagements and with the opportunity to learn from industry-respected tax professionals. In pursuance of this goal, he took an opportunity to be a corporate tax compliance consultant at an audit firm based in Sandton with the aim of working his way into the consulting division.
After just a couple of months, he was promoted to the consulting division and later manager where he remained employed for a couple of years. After having gained valuable tax experience in the audit environment, he deemed it crucial for his career to move into a consulting role with a more legally orientated approach to tax consulting. Some 4 years after having joined the audit firm, he took an opportunity to join a consulting firm where he was later promoted to partner.
During his just short of three-year tenure there he assisted the managing partner to strategically place the firm on the map as a respectable tax firm, building up a team of lawyers to defend taxpayers against SARS and providing a wide range of tax consulting services.
Career Advance
In April 2017, Nico Theron started his own tax practice operating under the name Unicus Tax Specialists SA – a niche tax advisory firm with a key focus on tax dispute resolution and voluntary disclosure programmes. Details of this firm, our services and more can be accessed at www.unicustax.co.za. Nico also, from time to time, trains other tax professionals across South Africa at the request of The South African Institute for Tax Professionals and lectures on tax dispute resolution at the University of Pretoria and the University of Witwatersrand on postgraduate level. He serves on SAIT’s Tax Administration Technical Work Group. Nico Theron, a Chartered Tax Adviser (SA), and has an impeccable track record with resolving tax-related problems with his pragmatic and strategic solutions.
Practical Guide to Handling Tax disputes
Nico Theron is also the author of the first edition of Practical Guide to Handling Tax Disputes, a book published by Lexis Nexis regarding all the remedies available to taxpayers to challenge SARS’ assessments and decisions. Nico co-authored the second version with Cornelius Louw a Senior Advocate, specialising in tax litigation.
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