Fathima Dawood CA(SA)
Fathima Dawood CA(SA) is an independent tax consultant bringing over 15 years of experience across tax consulting, corporate in-house taxation, and academia. Her career reflects a combination of technical depth and practical, industry-facing experience, spanning professional services, a JSE-listed corporate group, and higher education.
Prior to establishing her own tax practice, her most recent role at PKF Durban, included the review and technical assessment of corporate income tax returns, managing tax disputes and SARS engagements, and drafting formal tax opinions on complex matters for clients and internal stakeholders. Her responsibilities extended to transfer pricing support, advisory on Carbon Tax legislation, and analysis of legislative amendments for submission to National Treasury as part of PKF's National Tax Committee review process. She began her career as a trainee article clerk at PKF Durban returning to the firm in 2025 as Senior Tax Consultant.
She served as a Senior Tax Associate at Bowmans Law, where she led income tax, VAT and PAYE reviews for major clients in the logistics, financial technology and banking sectors, as well as successfully obtaining VAT ruling’s and VDP’s on behalf of clients.
Prior to that, Fathima held the role of Tax and Derivative Manager at RCL Foods Ltd, where she carried overall responsibility for group tax compliance, reporting and SARS relationship management across income tax, VAT, PAYE, Carbon Tax and the Sugar Beverage Levy (SBL). She led the group's response to major legislative developments, including the VAT rate change, the implementation of Carbon Tax and SBL, and Country-by-Country transfer pricing reporting, and provided technical tax training to finance, creditors and asset management teams across the organisation.
Fathima’s academic career included a period as Taxation Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), where she coordinated the Tax and Estate Planning 300 module, developed course material aligned to the SAICA competency framework, and introduced a practical e-filing project giving students hands-on experience with tax return submissions. She also served on the UKZN Teaching and Learning Committee and tutored the Thuthuka Bursary students in her private time. She was an external examiner for UKZN for a several years.
Fathima is a Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) and completed a Leadership Development course at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in 2019. She is currently in the second year of an LLM in Taxation, expected to complete in 2026, having passed the first year cum laude. She serves as a member of SAICA's National Tax Committee and SAICA's Eastern Region Tax Committee, engaging directly with the South African Revenue Service on technical matters and contributing to the development of tax policy.
Across consulting, industry and academia, Fathima has maintained a consistent focus on translating complex tax legislation into practical guidance for practitioners and businesses — a perspective that continues to inform her contribution to the profession's ongoing professional development.
Events that was hosted by Fathima Dawood CA(SA)
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| Cross-Border Transactions and Tax Implications | 07 September 2026 | 2 Hours |
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