Group & holding company structuring
Designing multi-entity structures that separate risk, simplify reporting, and hold up to CIPC and SARS scrutiny.
Tax & Structuring
Structures that hold up under pressure
A group structure, share scheme, or holding arrangement is only good if it survives a SARS review, a shareholder exit, or an audit. We build for that day, not just for today's tax bill.
What we structure
Services in this practice area
Share incentive schemes
Employee and founder share schemes structured under Section 8C rules to minimise disputes and unexpected tax triggers.
Cross-border and offshore structuring
For South African founders with international revenue or investors, structured within exchange control and SARS reporting requirements.
Family business succession structuring
Trust and shareholding arrangements that move ownership across generations without triggering avoidable tax or family conflict.
Capital raise structuring
Preparing cap tables, SAFE/convertible note structures and shareholder agreements ahead of an investment round.
PBO and NPO tax status
Establishing and maintaining Public Benefit Organisation status for non-profits, including Section 18A donor compliance.
Why founders use us
What good structuring actually buys you
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Fewer surprises at your next SARS verification
Documented, defensible positions from the start.
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A cap table an investor's lawyers won't push back on
Clean, standard structures reduce round friction.
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A clean structure to hand to your successor or buyer
Built for continuity, not just for now.
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Lower total tax exposure across the group, legally
Efficient, compliant, and built to last a review.
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Documentation that survives a shareholder dispute intact
Agreements written for the day they're actually tested.
Grouped by topic
Structuring questions we hear often
No — we work alongside your existing tax practitioner or attorney, handling the structuring strategy while they manage filings and compliance.
A straightforward holding company restructure can be implemented in 6–8 weeks; cross-border structures usually take longer due to exchange control approval.
We can review the underlying structure and support your attorney's response, though formal representation before SARS sits with your registered tax practitioner.
Often yes — even a simple trust-and-company structure can meaningfully reduce estate duty and succession risk for owner-run businesses.