Mastering Taxation 2022 Trainers
The Presenters
Tax Leader
Dheerend joined PwC in 2008. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of taxation and advises large MNEs on tax restructurings both on the domestic and international fronts.
Dheerend is a recognised tax litigation expert, with landmark wins at the level of the Assessment Review Committee, Supreme Court and Privy Council. He also influences tax policy changes through his active involvement in technical committees. He writes articles for business magazines and is a frequent speaker on tax forums.
Dheerend also worked at the Mauritius Revenue Authority for over 19 years where he occupied various roles, including Assistant Commissioner before being promoted to Head of Section of the Large Taxpayers Department.
Yamini Rangasamy
Associate Director
Yamini joined PwC in March 2020 as a Tax Director after 31 years with the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA).
Prior to joining PwC, she worked as officer-in-charge of the International Taxation Section at the MRA. She has wide experience in handling tax investigation cases with huge tax yields. She has also been closely involved in the implementation of the minimum standards under the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project and has worked on tax reforms for the Global Business and banking sectors. She was actively involved in the training of MRA staff on revenue laws and interpretation of tax treaties. She has also been a frequent speaker in workshops on CRS, BEPS and updates on changes brought to the tax legislations.
At PwC, she oversees tax compliance work for corporate clients including multinationals and offshore corporations and advises clients on tax structuring. She also leads tax litigation cases at the level of the MRA and the ARC.
Senior Manager
Shafeenaz joined PwC 12 years ago as part of the first Graduate Scheme in Tax. Besides providing
advisory and compliance services to a broad range of clients, Shafeenaz specializes in providing assistance to clients on tax investigations. She leads litigation cases at the Objection Department of the MRA and Assessment Review Committee.
Shafeenaz drives the Seychelles tax desk. She also leads the Learning & Development programme for PwC Mauritius which include both staff and client tax technical training, and is working closely with PwC South Africa to launch our client facing e-learning platforms.
Senior Manager
Anshee has been with PwC for the last 12 years. She advises on a variety of assignments ranging from tax implications on group restructuring to specialised due diligence work. Anshee manages a portfolio of high net worth individuals, domestic and Global Business companies, to whom she provides both tax advisory and compliance services.
Anshee has recently been on secondment at the Washington office of PwC US, advising law firms and private companies on tax and regulatory matters.
