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  • UP Taxation experts present workshop at University of Limpopo

    Posted on August 19, 2024

    Academics from the Department of Taxation at UP volunteered their time and expertise to conduct a research workshop at the University of Limpopo, aimed at guiding participants through the essential steps of successful research publication.

  • UP academic collaborates on taxation reform conference paper

    Posted on August 19, 2024

    Karen Stark, a senior lecturer in the Department of Taxation, collaborated with Australian academics, on a paper for the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) Academic Tax Conference.

  • Balancing the books with Prof Anculien Schoeman

    Posted on August 19, 2024

    Researcher and lecturer, Professor Anculien Schoeman of the Department of Taxation in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) recalls playing ‘school-school’ with the neighbours’ kids. Today, she’s fulfilled her dream of...

  • Meet Monicca Mokgapa, a passionate administrator in the Department of Taxation

    Posted on August 16, 2024

    Monicca Mokgapa is passionate about contributing to the smooth and efficient operation of the Department of Taxation in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP). She has served as departmental administrator for many years and is proud of the exposure...

  • Tax lecturer presents climate change mitigation research

    Posted on July 30, 2024

    Kgalalelo Makamela, an emerging researcher and taxation lecturer at UP, presented her latest research at the International Conference of Accounting and Business.

  • Academic achievers honoured at EMS Dean’s List ceremony

    Posted on June 27, 2024

    Forty alumni from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were honoured during the EMS Dean’s List ceremony. This annual event is hosted to celebrate the achievements of students who have maintained a high level of academic performance throughout their studies.

  • EMS staff rewarded for their excellence

    Posted on June 27, 2024

    On 20 June 2024, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria hosted its annual EMS Staff Awards to honour staff members who demonstrated outstanding excellence in teaching and learning, research and media engagements during the 2023 academic year.

  • UP students attend SAIT Tax Student Conference

    Posted on May 31, 2024

    UP students attended the South African Institute of Taxation student conference themed ‘Pioneering Tax Professionals of Tomorrow’.

  • Tax honours farm trip

    Posted on May 30, 2024

    The BCom Honours (Taxation) students visited a private game farm to learn more about the topic of taxation on farmers.

  • Outstanding academics shine at EMS Awards

    Posted on October 04, 2023

    The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) recently hosted its annual EMS Awards to celebrate the excellence of outstanding academic staff. The awards, which were held at the EMS Research Hub on the Hatfield Campus, honoured the academic excellence of staff in three categories, namely...

  • Blunt tool or sharp scalpel? Taxation as a means to achieve justice on gender equality

    Posted on September 18, 2023

    The Department of Taxation at the University of Pretoria hosted an international taxation conference with the theme: ‘Distributive Tax Justice in the Global Economy’ on 2 and 3 August 2023. On the first day, there was a panel session titled: ‘Taxation as a Means to Achieving...

  • UNVEILING THE HIDDEN UNPAID CARE ECONOMY: Envisioning a better tax landscape for women

    Posted on September 18, 2023

    It is the eve of South African Women’s Day 2023. My phone chimes, signaling the commencement of the customary Women’s Day platitudes. “Treat the special women in your life to a service for a sparkling home. Shower her with love and more ‘her’ time.”

  • 21 years of excellence: A night to remember at the Department of Taxation’s celebratory Gala Dinner

    Posted on August 31, 2023

    The Department of Taxation gathered to commemorate its 21st anniversary with a resplendent Gala Dinner. The event served as a grand finale to the first day of the International Conference on Taxation, themed "Distributive tax justice in a global economy".

  • Celebrating knowledge and cooperation at the International Conference on Taxation

    Posted on August 31, 2023

    The Department of Taxation at the University of Pretoria hosted the successful International Conference on Taxation on 2 and 3 August 2023. Themed "Distributive tax justice in a global economy", the conference provided ground-breaking insights and shared visions, while uniting tax experts,...

  • Financial sciences departments celebrate outstanding students

    Posted on June 28, 2023

    The departments of Accounting, Auditing, Financial Management and Taxation in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted the annual Financial Sciences Awards to recognise the academic excellence of postgraduate and undergraduate students in the financial sciences division.

  • EMS celebrates its shining stars

    Posted on November 18, 2022

    Academics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently honoured at the annual EMS awards ceremony, which recognises excellence in teaching and learning, research and media engagements.

  • UP Taxation Dept academics predict Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on government’s COVID-19 tobacco ban

    Posted on July 04, 2022

    Professor Teresa Pidduck and Sumarie Swanepoel predicted the case’s eventual outcome in a paper titled ‘Sobering up in South Africa: The Sin Tax Consequences of a Pandemic’ and published in December 2021.

  • EMS students restore dignity of school girls with pad donation

    Posted on June 28, 2022

    The lack of access to sanitary pads for underprivileged school girls at Tswaing Secondary School in Winterveld, Pretoria, touched the hearts of students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) and prompted them to step in and assist by donating over 400 packs of sanitary pads to...

  • Financial Sciences achievers awarded

    Posted on June 23, 2022

    The 2022 Financial Sciences Annual Awards Function was held on 24 May 2022 where awards were presented to 46 students in both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from the four financial sciences departments, Taxation, Accounting, Financial Management, and Auditing.

  • #UPGraduation2022: UP confers honorary doctorate on public finance and taxation specialist Prof Sijbren Cnossen

    Posted on May 16, 2022

    Professor Sijbren Cnossen is recognised as an international authority in the field of public finance and taxation, and previously held the position of extraordinary professor at UP's African Tax Institute.

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