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Tax and revenue

Taxation and revenue services for the good of your business

Central to the Cooper Grace Ward team are our commercial lawyers specialising in tax law and revenue. These lawyers work closely with accountants and financial advisers to provide practical outcomes for our clients.

Our Brisbane lawyers’ in-depth of knowledge and understanding is backed by a wealth of practical experience in the accounting and financial sectors.

Clients choose to work with our tax lawyers because:

  • we thoroughly understand their commercial goals
  • we have an in-depth knowledge of legislation and keep track of it as it evolves
  • we solve problems in a way that adds value to the business overall.

As a full service commercial law firm, our commercial clients rely on us to advise them on the full spectrum of taxation issues. This includes:

  • income and capital gains tax (CGT)
  • tax consolidations
  • objections, tax audits, tax litigation and dispute resolution management
  • applications for stamp duty, GST and income tax rulings (product, class and private rulings applications)
  • tax residency
  • goods and services tax (GST)
  • fringe benefits tax
  • duty exemptions and concessions
  • employment taxes, including payroll tax and PAYG.

Our specialised revenue and tax law services include:

  • technical advice on complicated tax, CGT and GST issues, including:
    • small business CGT concessions
    • use of rollovers
    • taxation of trusts
    • non-residency
    • division 7A
    • personal services income
  • advising and acting on business sales and acquisitions to ensure clients get a commercial and tax effective outcome
  • tax effective restructuring advice and options, including business licensing strategies
  • superannuation compliance and planning advice
  • tax residency and international tax
  • tax consequences of family law and other settlements advising on and assisting with state taxes such as duty, payroll tax and land tax staff training.

For information on establishing companies, trusts and superannuation funds, please visit the CGW Structures website.

Read our news and insights for the latest information on revenue, tax and superannuation law.

Find out about Cooper Grace Ward’s range of seminars and workshops as well as the legal training packages we provide to accountants and financial planners. We also have a dedicated Adviser Hub for the accountants, financial planners and other lawyers we work alongside to provide expert services to clients.

For advice on taxation and revenue matters, contact Cooper Grace Ward on (07) 3231 2444.

Key contacts

Scott Hay-Bartlem
Partner
Fletch Heinemann
Partner
Clinton Jackson
Partner
Sarah Lancaster
Partner
Linda Tapiolas
Partner
Greg Cahill
Consultant
Murray Shume
Special Counsel
Keeghan Silcock
Senior Associate
Tom Walrut
Senior Associate

Publications

Podcast: TaxLand with Fletch and Sarah – The taxpayer, the Commissioner and the burden of proof

In this episode of TaxLand, Fletch and Sarah walk through the dark places of what happens when a taxpayer has a dispute with the Commissioner, and what the taxpayer needs to do to meet their burden of proof. Hint: they will need to show their amended assessments are excessive and what they should have been.

Podcast: TaxLand with Fletch and Sarah – Uber’s trip to court with the Chief Commissioner – payroll tax assessment set aside

In this episode of TaxLand, Fletch and Sarah take a ride through the NSW Supreme Court’s decision in Uber Australia Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue. Accept our request to take a trip through the relevant contract provisions, exemptions and whether or not amounts are paid or payable in relation to the performance of work. Travel to TaxLand with us to learn more and leave us a five-star rating.

Podcast: TaxLand with Fletch and Sarah – Director penalty notices

In this episode, Fletch and Sarah celebrate TaxLand’s 21st birthday by chatting about director penalty notices - when directors are personally liable for a company’s tax liability, when those amounts can be remitted and when a defence may apply. Travel to TaxLand with us to learn more.