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The Ashurst Tax team in Australia is a market leading practice with a corroborative global reach having the knowledge, insight and commercial expertise to assist clients on all aspects of taxation including income tax, international tax structuring, capital gains tax, GST, stamp duty, human resources taxes and property taxes. The team provides advice across a wide range of industries including real estate, transport and infrastructure, energy, banking and finance, funds and technology.

The team is highly regarded technically and proud to have advised on many of Australia’s strategically important and high profile complex tax matters including in the areas of M&A, restructuring, capital raising, funds establishment and structured financial products.  We offer hands-on partner-led teams providing highly responsive and personalised service, ensuring our advice is current, clear and practical. Many of our partners are also dual qualified in the area of accounting.

Our Tax partners are highly experienced in dealing with the revenue authorities to obtain rulings and tax relief as well as in reviews, audits and disputes with the revenue authorities. Our skilled and highly regarded tax disputes team represents our valued clients in tax litigation matters at all levels of the courts.

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What the Team is Known For

Ashurst's versatile team acts for major banks, global corporations and public bodies across a broad range of tax advisory services. The law firm has a notable track record of advising on the tax structuring of major M&A and financial services transactions as well as cross-border transactions and national infrastructure projects. It is also equipped to handle tax litigation matters, representing multinational clients in a variety of tax disputes.

Work Highlights

  • Ashurst advised Hilton Hotels Australia in an appeal to the Federal Court, in the resolution of a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office, surrounding the sale of the Sydney Hilton Hotel.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ian Kellock
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Ian Kellock
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Ian Kellock is a highly respected Melbourne-based practitioner, recognised for his expertise in direct tax and adept at advising clients on international and corporate tax matters, including mergers and acquisitions, investments and share trades.

Ian is very personable. I like him as he has strategy behind him.

Vivian Chang
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Vivian Chang
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Vivian Chang regularly advises clients on taxation in transactional matters and ATO audits. She is based in Sydney.

Sanjay Wavde
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Sanjay Wavde
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Sanjay Wavde focuses closely on the taxation implications of M&A and infrastructure transactions and also advises extensively on funds management and international tax issues. He is based in Sydney.

Sanjay is a trusted adviser who provides excellent technical legal advice in a complex area of law which is difficult to navigate.

Sanjay has a very strong technical base.

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Ian Kellock
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Ian Kellock
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Vivian Chang
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Vivian Chang
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Sanjay Wavde
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Sanjay Wavde
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