Aakifah C Lewaak (Louw)

DATE OF CALL – 04/12/2019

Qualifications: LL.B, Higher Diploma in Tax Law, Mining Tax Certificate, Masters in Tax Law
Aakifah was admitted as an attorney on 27 October 2013 and was converted to the roll of advocates on 17 October 2019. She became a member of the Johannesburg Bar on 4 December 2019. 

Aakifah is a tax specialist and registered tax practitioner with particular experience in the following tax types:

Corporate tax advisory
Customs & excise taxes (including diesel rebates)
Employees’ tax
International tax (double tax agreements, permanent establishment analysis, place of
effective management, controlled foreign companies, withholding taxes, mutual
assistance programme)
M&A tax (corporate rollover relief rules, debt vs equity funding)
Private equity tax (partnership structures, section 8C issues, venture capital
companies)
Mining tax
Transfer pricing and related issues
VAT

Aakifah also has experience in litigation of general commercial matters as well as administrative justice cases. She has an interest in media law and alternative dispute resolution.