The role of the public officer is of extreme importance in a company. The Public Officer is the “face of the company” for tax purposes. All actions carried out in the Public Officer’s capacity as a public officer are deemed to have been done by the company.

The Public Officer’s duties are to attend to the tax affairs of the company, including (but not limited to) attending to the submission of annual and provisional tax returns, registration of the company as taxpayer and employer, submission of employee tax, monthly declarations, and acceptance of notices served against the company.

By signing returns, the public officer declares that all the information provided therein is true. Where the information is found to be false, action may be taken against the Public Officer.