Specialist Tax Consulting

• Corporate taxation
• Goods and services taxation
• Capital gains taxation
• ATO audit reviews
• Structuing advice
• International taxation

Not only are we experienced and dedicated tax professionals with vast specialist knowledge, we can provide the answers to complex issues. We are well versed on domestic and international tax, we can play a pivotal role for all sized businesses and individuals. On top of this, we have unique intelligent solutions.

Corporate taxation

We offer significant tax planning for companies, solid examination of cross border issues and our signature specialised corporate tax advice – leaving no question unanswered.

Through the extensive experience of the ANZ network of UHY Haines Norton, and via UHY International worldwide we have the resources to deal with some of the most complex taxation issues, including: 

• tax consolidations
• share buy backs
• restructures of corporate groups
• demergers & scrip for scrip rollovers
• long term incentive plans and employee share schemes
• management buyouts
• tax due diligence reports for Initial Public Offering’s
• transaction based advice
• compliance reviews
• tax planning
• cross border issues
• employment taxes

Goods and services taxation

Most transactions within a business environment incur GST, so it is important to be suitably fussy when it comes to your reporting and recording.

We deal with all facets of GST, including:

• due diligence business assessment of systems and GST treatments
• business purchase and sale planning for GST
• property transactions
• dealing with Australian Tax Office reviews, audits, objections and private rulings
• import and export transactions
• GST grouping

Capital gains taxation

Not just limited to property and shares, capital gains tax impacts on all manner of transactions, such as selling investments or a business or even to cease being an Australian resident.

We are proficient in providing the following services, effectively reducing CGT:

• small business concessions and exemptions
• efficient rollover of a business
• CGT planning for property transactions
• restructuring or selling your business
• scrip for scrip, takeover, demerger and other rollover provisions

ATO audit reviews

We provide reliable assistance within the course of an ATO audit and ensure relevant and detailed information is supplied to them. On your behalf, we liaise and negotiate with the ATO, making your tax matters as simple and pain free as possible.

Structuring advice

We provide scrupulous and advanced advice in the following important areas:

• tax planning
• tax minimisation
• capital gains tax structuring
• asset protection
• remuneration planning

International taxation

Through the UHY global network, we can offer specialist knowledge and advice in the following international tax areas: 

• international business structuring
• migration tax
• extraction of profits
• transfer pricing advice
• dividend planning
• remuneration strategies
• structuring inbound and outbound investments
• withholding tax issues
• local taxes of individual countries, provinces and states
• country to country double tax treaties
• thin capitalisation rules (legislation that applies to Australia)
• controlled foreign company investments (CFC)
• foreign investment fund legislation (FIF)