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Michiel Els

EY South Africa Transfer Pricing Leader

Experienced transfer pricing partner. Skilled in the provision of transfer pricing and international tax services to a wide range of the largest South African and international companies with global o

Michiel is the South African Transfer Pricing Leader with over 21 years of transfer pricing experience.

He is an admitted attorney and holds the following degrees BLC, LLB and LLM (Tax).

Apart from normal transfer pricing matters, Michiel built EY South Africa's transfer pricing audit task force in 2017, which has been focusing on assisting clients in dispute management and resolution, controversy and strategic handling of processes connected with transfer pricing audits.

Furthermore, Michiel’s client relationships focuses on multinationals across various global industries including technology, pharmaceutical, chemicals and plastics, energy and natural resources.

Finally, Michiel has also been voted as the Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year 2022 by the International Tax Review Awards.

How Michiel is building a better working world

Everything we do in transfer pricing builds a better working world as we position companies to succeed in business through collecting and charging the correct fees that will enhance their business and that of the communities around them. 

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