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Niel Pretorius
Wealth Director - Head of Cross Border and Technical
Niel grew up in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. After being admitted as an attorney in 1999, he spent nine years practising in family law, estate planning as well as litigation.
His career in finance began in 2008 after qualifying and specialising in offshore financial services. Prior to joining Sable International, he worked in Cape Town and Zambia as consultant and country manager for a large international financial consultancy.
Niel specialises in offshore structuring and planning, with cross-border trust, tax and succession planning being his speciality.
He enjoys being outdoors in the African bush and in the ocean.
CGT considerations for UK and South African expats leavin...
Expats who build up substantial savings and assets while working in the Gulf States must restructure their financial affairs when they leave t...
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Leaving the Gulf States? A tax guide for expats
Foreigners from around the world flock to the Gulf States for tax-free salaries, year-round sunshine and a high standard of living. But when y...
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What the UK’s new non-dom changes mean for you
In her first budget as UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced a series of tax changes totalling £40 billion, aimed at addressing what she desc...
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Summary of UK Budget announcement on non-domicile regime ...
In this year’s Spring Budget on 6 March 2024, the Chancellor announced changes to the non-domicile regime, as well as the remittance basis of ...
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South African exit tax: A tale of four brothers
Sometimes, changing a single circumstance can lead to wildly different outcomes, especially in the world of taxation.
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UK tax: Understanding non-domiciled status
There has been a lot of chatter in the news recently regarding UK non-domiciled (or "non-dom") status due to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife cla...
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Taxation in the UK: Our guide to tax residency and domici...
We take a look at what it means to be UK tax resident or domiciled and how this may affect your tax payments.
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Crypto tax: How the UK regulates crypto assets
Moving to the UK? Own crypto? With crypto assets becoming part of more investors’ portfolios, and with international mobility on the rise, it ...
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SARS proposal on the taxation of retirement funds of non-...
As part of the 2022 budget, Treasury has made a proposal to tax pension funds irrespective of treaty provisions contained in numerous tax trea...
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