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Professor Surendran Pillay

Professor Surendran Pillay

Professor Surendran Pillay

Head Accounting

Discipline Accountancy
Email

pillays18@ukzn.ac.za

Contact

+27 31 260 3156

Campus Westville
Office Address J Block 2nd Floor

Academic Qualifications

  • BCom (Hons) (Accounting ) (Natal)
  • MCom (Taxation)
  • Ph.D (Taxation)

Biography

Professor Surendran Pillay is an Associate Professo rin Taxation. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) who holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Accounting from the former University of Natal, a Master of Commerce in Taxation and a PhD in Taxation both from the North West University.  

Professor Pillay was appointed as the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance’s Academic Leader in Taxation in 2015. He then assumed the position of Acting Coordinator of Accounting Programs (Head of Department -Accounting) in 2016 and assumed the position of substantive Coordinator of Accounting Programs (HOD -Accounting) in 2018. He is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and his research interests are in Accounting. Taxation, Investment Finance and Macro-economic policy. 

Research Interests

  • Accounting
  • Taxation
  • Investment Finance
  • Macro-economic policy

Professional Qualifications

  • CA(SA)

Professional Bodies

  • South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)

Selected Publications

  • 2020 Pillay S. Ramnanun K and Rajaram R Ascertaining The Impact Of Post-Commencement Finance On Business Rescue In Kwazulu-Natal,South Africa. Journal of Social Sciences Research (accepted for publication).
  • 2020 Pillay S, Obalade F (2020). Information content of sustainability reporting on performance on unlisted manufacturing firms in South Africa. Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism volume 11, Issue 7(47)
  • 2020 Pillay S, (2020). Determining the Optimal Arima Model for forecasting the share price index of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Journal of Management Information and Decision Sciences . Volume 23 Issue 5.
  • 2020 Pillay S, Obalade F and Malima A (2020). Determining the impact of taxpayer perceptions on the rate of using electronic fiscal devices among small businesses in Tanzania. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal. Volume 26 Issue No 4.
  • 2020 Ramnanun, K., Pillay, S. and Rajaram, R., 2020. Evaluating sources and forms of post-commencement business rescue finance in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, Volume 24 Issue No 6.
  • 2021 Pillay, S., 2021. Evaluating the platinum and natural gas relationship. Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 25(5), pp.1-12.
  • 2021 Pillay S., 2021. VAT Covid 19 Relief Measures in South Africa. Accountancy SA.1(7).p124-125
  • 2021 Agnes Elson Malima, Surendran Pillay and Adefemi A. Obalade (2019). Tax compliance in an EFD-enabled environment: Evidence from a developing economy. Accounting and Financial Control, 3(1), 53-68.
  • 2022 Pillay S. (2022). An evaluation of income tax incentivisation for small business in South Africa. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 26(S3), 1-6.
  • 2022 Malima, A.E., Pillay, S. and Obalade, A.A., 2022. The Impact of the Fear of Whistleblowing on the use of Electronic Fiscal Devices in Taxation: A Study of Tanzania. Journal of Somali Studies: Research on Somalia and the Greater Horn of African Countries, 9(2), pp.13-37.