Sybrand is an expert tax adviser with over 20 years of accounting, law and taxation experience. He holds a Bachelor and Master of Laws with Honours, a Bachelor in Commerce and an Advanced Diploma In International Tax and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Sybrand started his career with a big four accounting firm in Auckland in 2000. He went on to work as a senior policy analyst at the IRD, being a junior member of the team that designed the portfolio FIF and Portfolio Investment Entity (“PIE”) rules, and serving as a member of the international tax team for three years.
Since then he has amassed a wealth of experience, working in both law firms and accounting firms. He has international experience having worked for a big four accounting firm in Jersey, Channel Islands, and more recently has significant local experience working for a pre-eminent Tauranga mid-tier accounting firm for the past 10 years, with the last four years as the Tax Director.
Sybrand founded SVS Tax with the aim of providing expert, quality, and independent tax advice to clients: individuals, small and medium sized enterprises, high net worth families, and accounting and law firms.
Cathy has worked for the IRD litigation department after completing her law degree and before doing her OE and gaining valuable experience there. Since being back in NZ she has completed her MTaxS (with distinction) and has worked with Sybrand on-and-off over the last five years.
Cathy has an excellent grasp of NZ's tax laws, and communicates tax solutions simply and exactly.
