Tax
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 4
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Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills
Businesses need practical, technical and workable solutions to their day-to-day corporate tax challenges to achieve the best outcomes and to stay ahead of constantly evolving legislative and regulatory requirements wherever you do business.
When focusing on complex corporate transactions, businesses need to be mindful of all relevant tax considerations and, increasingly where deals are cross-border, they need integrated domestic tax advice across multiple jurisdictions and an overarching international outlook.
Technical tax expertise from your advisers is a given. We combine it with an innovative and commercial approach and are fully embedded in our clients’ corporate deal teams, from initial structuring stages through to full implementation end phases.
As tax authorities around the world continue to adopt firmer lines we also draw on our leading edge dispute resolution team to assist clients in tax disputes.
Chambers Review
Herbert Smith Freehills provides comprehensive advice on taxation in connection with corporate transactions and restructuring. The law firm advises on stamp duty and land tax implications for schemes of arrangement, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as providing guidance on tax aspects of fund formations and mergers. It also represents clients in disputes with the tax authorities.
Work Highlights
- Herbert Smith Freehills advised Mirvac on the stamp duty and land tax aspects of its establishment of a new industrial property fund.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Herbert Smith Freehills offer commercial solutions. They are good at framing the problem, identifying the solution, recognising the obstacles and determining how to deal with them."
"We use them for their technical excellence, commercial insights and ability to come up with practical solutions."
"Herbert Smith Freehills offer commercial solutions. They are good at framing the problem, identifying the solution, recognising the obstacles and determining how to deal with them."
"We use them for their technical excellence, commercial insights and ability to come up with practical solutions."
Notable Practitioners
Hugh Paynter of Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney focuses on tax controversy issues, advising clients on a broad range of disputes, including those arising in the areas of payroll tax, GST, tax avoidance, ore royalties and R&D grants.
"Hugh is a consistently high-performing lawyer."
Toby Eggleston is based in the firm's Melbourne office and is noted for his advice to Australian financial institutions on the tax implications of mergers and acquisitions.
"Toby is always approachable with the tax technical and offers pragmatic and commercial solutions."
"Toby has quickly become my most trusted Australian tax adviser. He has the deep technical expertise and vast experience across complicated topics."
Ryan Leslie is building a strong reputation for his advice on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, with particular regard to income tax and stamp duty.
"It is always a pleasure dealing with Ryan. He is extremely knowledgeable and communicates effectively."
"Ryan Leslie is technically strong and commercial in his advice. He is also very responsive and approachable."
Ranked Lawyers at
Herbert Smith Freehills
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