About

Provided by Gilbert + Tobin

Tax

Significant transactions and disputes often involve complex tax issues. Our strategic, commercial and pragmatic tax advice can help you stay compliant, and structure for tax-efficiency.

How we can help

From M&A due diligence and corporate restructures to fund structures and financing, our tax specialists can develop tax-effective solutions. We understand your commercial needs and sector nuances, and work closely with our corporate advisory, investment funds, property, banking and infrastructure and energy and resources teams to provide fully-integrated advice. Our services cover all taxes, with a focus on income tax, GST, stamp duty and employment-related taxes. As a leading independent firm, we also work closely with renowned tax lawyers around the world, providing unconflicted advice in cross-border transactions. Australia’s tax laws are constantly changing, and tax authorities are increasing compliance activity. Drawing on a wealth of experience, we also work closely with our disputes team on a range of tax controversy matters – including reviews and audits, disputes and voluntary disclosures.

Services

  • Corporate tax
  • Employee incentives
  • Funds management
  • Property and infrastructure
  • Tax controversy
  • Transactions and due diligence

Chambers Review

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Tax - Australia

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Gilbert + Tobin fields a robust team of practitioners who are well placed to assist clients on a variety of taxation issues. The team frequently acts for clients on the tax aspects of major corporate transactions, complementing the firm's leading M&A and private equity practices. The law firm also offers a strong tax controversy practice, being able to assist clients on tax litigation before courts at both the state and federal levels, as well as on audits by the ATO.

Notable practitioners

Julian Cheng is a key contact for clients.

Work Highlights

  • Gilbert + Tobin advised private equity firm Adamantem Capital on its sale of 100% of the share capital in Greenland HoldCo and its subsidiaries.

Strengths

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