RICHARD PICKUP CA(SA)
Independent Tax Practitioner
11 years experience
I graduated from Rhodes University in 2002 and completed my articles with Deloitte in Durban where I qualified as a chartered accountant. After articles I completed a short-term secondment with Deloitte in Boston, USA.
Apart from two brief stints in commerce and industry (initially Tongaat Hulett and later Illovo Sugar Africa) I have consulted in the tax field since 2007. I first joined the corporate tax team at KPMG in 2007 and thereafter PwC in 2010 where I worked as a senior manager.
I completed my Masters in Taxation through Rhodes University with my thesis being on the deductibility of dual-purpose expenditure.
My experience includes corporate restructurings, international tax consulting, mergers and acquisitions, tax due diligences, large business corporate compliance including the review of income tax and deferred tax computations, and dispute resolution.