Taxation
FAL offers R&D clients and not-for-profit entities a comprehensive range of taxation services in all areas of Commonwealth and State revenue law, including:
- Tax effective structuring and re-structuring, including CRCs, Trusts and Joint ventures
- Income tax exemptions for not for profit organisations
- Tax impacts on creating and commercialising intellectual property
- Taxation litigation
- Research and development taxation incentives
- Corporate tax obligations
- International tax obligations
- Stamp duty, FBT and GST
- Superannuation
- Land tax and payroll tax
We provide commercial solutions that are innovative and tailored to the particular needs of our clients, taking account of the commercial imperatives that often dictate the shape of a particular transaction or arrangement.
We are undaunted in challenging conventional wisdom if we believe it is mistaken. We combine rigorous analysis with astute judgment to give clients a competitive edge.
As taxation law should not be practised in isolation, team members also have expertise in commercial practice areas to ensure balanced and commercially feasible outcomes for clients. Some examples of previous work include:
- Tax and restructuring advice for a number of current and proposed CRCs ranging from implications upon inception to commercialisation and beyond
- Handling of ATO disputes, private ruling requests, ATO negotiations and legal professional privilege issues
- Drafting commercial documentation to underpin taxation and asset protection strategies
- General CGT, income tax and FBT advice for the proposed restructure of corporate taxpayers
- Exemption applications to the ATO on behalf of clients seeking taxation exemption as a deductible gift recipient, charity, scientific institution, etc.
For more information, contact Jenni Lightowlers, Peter Francis or Jason Watson.
