General Tax

We provide specialist income tax advice to all types of entities including corporations, trusts, financial institutions and privately owned organisations.

Our taxation services to entities include:

• corporate restructuring and restructuring domestically and internationally
• mergers and acquisitions
• leveraged and cross border leasing and other structural finance transactions
• international tax advice
• transfer pricing issues
• structuring inbound and outbound investments
• tax effective methods for financing property developments, business acquisitions and major capital assets
• advising and managing the ongoing taxation affairs of clients including submissions to the Taxation Office for private and public Rulings
• preparation, lodgment and review of tax returns including income tax, fringe benefits tax, Business Activity Statements and state tax returns
• taxation audits and settlement negotiation
• compliance reviews and due diligence reports
• employee reward packaging including employee share and options plans
• state payroll and other taxes

Superannuation

We advise corporates, life assurance companies, fund managers and administrators on:

• the structure and restructuring of superannuation arrangements
• compliance reviews and due diligence
• the taxation efficiency of innovative investments
• all aspects of the taxation treatment of funds, approved deposit funds, pooled superannuation trusts, contributions and benefits (including RBLs)
• superannuation guarantee charge

Indirect taxes

Our indirect tax expertise includes:

• Goods and Services Tax advice and planning
• advising on payroll tax, fringe benefits tax and other taxes
• negotiations with the Authorities on private rulings and taxation audits
• assisting in compliance obligations