Louis van Manen

• Tax Partner
• 24+ years experience

"I am committed to contributing to a high-quality, efficient and well coordinated audit.  I will work closely with the audit team as well as your tax and finance teams to ensure an efficient and high-quality audit engagement.  I commit to the highest standards of technical excellence while maintaining a practical and commercial awareness.

Additionally, I commit to timeous and efficient communication of any potential significant matters."

Louis has over 24 years of experience in providing specialist tax support to external audit teams.  In this role Louis has been responsible for signing off on a significant number of tax reviews on clients in the financial services industries.   These include short- and long-term insurance clients, asset-backed financiers, micro-lenders and asset managers. 

In addition to his experience with tax reviews, Louis consults extensively on tax matters across a variety of industries.   He prides himself with being able to methodically analyse complex matters, transactions and businesses to assess their tax consequences, if any.

Largest Financial Services clients serviced:

• Telesure Group
• Allan Gray
• Munich Re
• Coface Insurance
• Abacus Insurance group
• King Price Life
• 27Four Life
• Emerald Life
• Constantia Insurance
• Relyant Life
• Hollard subsidiaries
• Africa Unity Life

Group / Multinational audit experience

During his career in Tax, Louis has been responsible for tax reviews in support of his external audit colleagues on over 50 JSE listed entities, many including cross border operations and entities.

Qualifications and professional affiliations 

• CA (SA) 
• South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
• IRBA non-attest member
• SAIT member (General Tax Practitioner)
• Professional Certificate in Tax Opinion and Dispute Writing (The Tax Faculty) (2020)