Audit and Tax Investigation in Botswana (ATIB) – Event Speakers

Meet our experts

Jonathan Hore, with 24+ years in Tax/Customs across Canada, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, authored 11 books and led 80+ seminars.

Jonathan Hore has over 24 years practical experience in Tax and Customs matters acquired from working in Canada, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Of the 22 years, 9 were spent with KPMG, 6 with Aupracon Tax Specialists and the rest as a Tax & Customs Specialist. Jonathan is the Managing Consultant of Aupracon Tax Specialists, a local Tax Specialist services provider. He holds various Tax-related qualifications. He facilitated around 80 tax webinars/seminars in Botswana and writes weekly Tax articles for The Business Weekly & Review and the Botswana Gazette newspapers. He authored 11 books on Taxation, 9 of which are on Botswana Tax. He also presented as a guest speaker at the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 FNB Budget Review forums as well as at the ACCA 2020 Budget symposium.

Meet Marvellous, a tax expert with over 20 years’ experience, author of six tax books, and advisor on Zimbabwean tax laws.

Marvellous has extensive experience in the field of taxation and accounting spanning over 20 years and has broad knowledge of the Zimbabwean and international tax laws. He has practical tax experience in respect of Mining, Insurance, Telecommunication, Manufacturing and Agriculture sectors and a broad overall experience in all other sectors of the economy. He was previously engaged as a consultant by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in crafting the insurance tax legislation which is awaiting for being gazette into law. In 2017 he was engaged by Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to train the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority on taxation of specialised sectors (Mining, Insurance and Telecommunication sectors). He authored six books on taxation law in Zimbabwe which are a key resource aimed mostly at investors and covering essential information applicable to managing tax compliance in Zimbabwe. Marvellous holds a MBA (UZ), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Certified Tax Accountants (ICTA) and Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (CIS). He is a registered Tax Practitioner with the Public Accountant and Auditors Board (PAAB).

Omphemetse Chimbombi specializes in finance, tax auditing, Transfer Pricing, consultancy, and multinational training services.

Omphemetse Chimbombi has over 21 years work experience in the field of Finance, Accounting, Audit and Taxation 10 years were spent at Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) on tax auditing and Transfer Pricing. 1year as a Tax Manager at one of the Big Four Firms in Botswana where she facilitated in client seminars and workshops on Transfer Pricing. While at BURS, she got an accreditation as a basic Transfer Pricing Trainer by the partnership between the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF). Mrs Chimbombi holds a Master of Finance and Control (MFC) from Amity University, Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from University of Botswana and an Advanced Taxation Course from Botswana Accountancy College. She started private consultancy and training for Multinational companies in 2019 to date.

Tumelo Rannau, a Chartered Accountant, specializes in taxation, advisory, dispute resolution, training, and awareness initiatives.

Tumelo Rannau is a Chartered Accountant specializing in taxation for over a decade. He has worked in both private and public entities assisting them with tax advisory matters. His experience ranges from tax dispute resolution, tax compliance and advisory matters. Tumelo is an author of two books, The Farmer’s Tax Handbook (2020) and Taxation of Not-for-Profit Organizations (2017). He has also reviewed four (4) books, Tax Planning in Botswana (2021), Inheritance and Donations Tax (2020), Fixed Property Taxes (2018) and Income Tax in Botswana (2016), all written by Jonathan Hore.

Tumelo also has a podcast on YouTube and TikTok, The Tax Platform and provides tax awareness matters in relation to various tax matters affecting individuals and corporates. He has contributed articles to the WeekendPost Newspaper from 2018 to 2020 as part of his tax awareness efforts. He has worked with entities in Botswana and Kenya to provide training in different tax issues such as Corporate Tax, Value Added Tax, and other taxes.

He holds a BA Hons degree in Accounting and Finance and a member of Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA). He also sits in the BICA Tax Committee.

Solomon Choge specializes in international tax, Transfer Pricing, advisory, training, policy documentation, and regulatory advocacy.

Solomon also has over 17 years of experience in transfer Pricing and Tax Advisory offering services at a senior level in a number of countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He is a leading International tax expert in comparability studies and transfer pricing databases.

Solomon has also experience in tax restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, business setups and structuring, offshore entity setups, tax reviews and Value Added Tax (VAT) refund audits. He has vast experience working with revenue authorities, government agencies and major players in key industries in the countries that he has worked in. These include oil and gas, tourism, manufacturing, banking, telecommunication, shipping and logistics, agriculture among others.

Solomon has worked with one of the big four global firms in the East African region serving its key clientele in the region. Solomon has been involved at a senior level in Transfer Pricing consulting (Benchmarking) and training Revenue Authorities and Tax Consultants across Africa. Further, he has spearheaded capacity building in the use of databases for research in Governments and private sector clients. Solomon has also assisted various clients and potential clients in the use various software solutions and databases. One of his key achievements include establishing new relationships and revenue streams with over 18 Governments and Revenue Authorities in Africa and all the big 4 audit firms

Solomon has been involved in transfer pricing policy documentation for multinational enterprises and national enterprises in countries like Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Rwanda and Nigeria. He has advised multinational enterprises on domestication of their global transfer pricing policies in line with the local jurisdictions’ transfer pricing regulations. He has facilitated a number of trainings in areas of transfer pricing, local taxes, international taxation to various industries and in various countries including Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Nigeria.

Solomon has extremely good relationships in the tax industry including key regulatory agencies. He has vast experience dealing with tax authorities and very good at arguing clients’ positions and presentations. He has represented clients in meetings with various regulatory agencies in a number of countries.

Solomon is also a trustee of Nanga Organization, a non-profit based in Kenya where he provides key legal and general advisory services on a pro bono basis. He is also a member of the Law Society of Kenya, Institute of Business Advisors, Association of Accounting Technicians South Africa (AATsa) and Institute of People Management (IPM).

Fortunate Ndlovu, with 27 years’ experience, specializes in taxation, customs, training, and advisory services.

Specializations:

Taxation & Customs Procedures Consulting
Tax Education & Training, including BICA modules
Tax Advisory and Revenue Specialization

Key Achievements:

Worked as a Customs and Tax Officer before merging roles as a Revenue Specialist at ZIMRA.
Over 15 years teaching taxation in Botswana, including Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) modules.
Holds qualifications in Advanced Tax and Customs Procedures (ZIMRA).

Industry Experience:

Specialized in Taxation and Customs areas across Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Extensive knowledge in advanced customs and tax frameworks.

Key Speakers, Facilitators and Guests

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