Tax Lawyers Melbourne, VIC
Our customers regularly ask us for tax guidance on high-profile audits and disputes and sophisticated business transactions. Our tax lawyers have extensive taxation understanding and a reputation for aggressively dealing with ATO top officials. Our tax team advises government on revenue legislation, leads taxation steering and advisory bodies, and educates professionals.
Tax disputes and audits
ABL leads the tax controversy industry in end-to-end management of ATO compliance and audit-related taxation disputes and litigation. We represent high-net-worth individuals, private company groupings, and publicly listed firms in ATO tax audits, voluntary disclosures, and defence. Click here for our Tax Disputes Portal.
Tax guidance on significant deals
Transaction advisory services include merger and acquisition taxation, restructuring insolvent and solvent corporate groups, employee share schemes and executive remuneration, and inbound and outbound investment in Australia (including venture capital and cross-border financing).
Worker incentives and share plans
Employee share schemes recruit, retain, and inspire workers. Our taxes and regulatory experts advise prominent ASX-listed corporations, share registries, employee share trust providers, private enterprises, and creative start-ups on employee share programme design, implementation, and administration. Click here for our ESS page.
The tax practice specialises in trusts, estate and succession planning, and tax-efficient structuring and restructuring.
Cross-border transactions and family or corporate groupings with members abroad are common among our clients. We advise customers on Australian tax implications of offshore entities. Australians returning to or leaving Australia receive cross-border tax guidance from the taxation profession.
We offer legal counsel for disputes with the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Australian Taxation Office).
Many people seek our help while being pursued by the ATO for income tax, GST, superannuation, and other taxes.
If a problem is legitimate or appears to be legal, especially after adverse audit results, we can represent you to resolve it and ensure the ATO treats you properly.
We can also advise and defend you in state-based land tax and land transfer duty disputes.
Tax disputes may be frustrating and time-consuming. Our lawyers understand the impact these conflicts may have on your business. We try to settle issues swiftly and cheaply.
We welcome accountant collaboration. We often collaborate with our clients' accountants to gather information and expedite processes.
Organisation and thought guide our approach. Many of our clients' cases have been successful. We have successfully negotiated for taxpayer-favourable changes, tax payment in a manageable timeline, and penalty reductions or elimination.
We have extensive expertise defending taxpayers in ATO procedures.
We have encountered situations where apparent tax liability is eliminated after organising books, documents, facts, and the legislation.
If the ATO or a state tax body has assessed you, our attorneys can help. They can advise you on your rights and next steps.
You must act swiftly if you have been served with legal procedures.
Early counsel is advised since the tax authorities can access your bank accounts. Tax disputes and enquiries may be resolved quickly and properly with early action.
You may get back to work faster without the distraction and worry of an ATO dispute by preventing it from growing.
State and federal governments tax. At the state level, employers pay payroll taxes on employee wages, landowners pay land taxes, and transactional duties are paid. The federal government taxes income, capital gains, and services.
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