Tax Office (ATO) Litigation

Tax Office Litigation

If you have a taxation dispute with the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Australian Taxation Office), we can provide you with legal advice in relation to your position. We can also provide extensive advice in relation to other tax disputes such as payroll and land tax and land transfer/stamp duty with the relevant State Authority.

Our tax lawyers are experienced with negotiating with the ATO and authorities on behalf of our clients and we can provide clear and concise legal advice in relation to such matters as:

ATO letters of demand
Directors Penalty Notices
Garnishee Notices
Legal Proceedings
Statutory Demands for Payment of Debt
Wind Up Proceedings
Bankruptcy Proceedings

These types of situations can obviously be quite stressful and time consuming. We work with you to resolve the dispute swiftly with the relevant authority. Our lawyers take an organised and professional approached which has produced excellent results for our clients.

Whether the matter is a simple or complex taxation matter our legal team have the resources, knowledge and experience to provide the best outcome for our clients.

Our tax lawyers can assist in advising, negotiating, and mediating for our clients for the following tax related issues:

Income Taxes
Employment Taxes ie Payroll, PAYG
Directors Division 7A Loans
Penalties, genral intertest charge, shortfall interest charge
Other Taxes such as Stamp Duty, GST, Land Tax Duties
Objections to Tax Assessments
Undertakings
Voluntary Disclosures
Ruling Requests
Tax Audits and MORE

Our goal is to help you resolve the matter as soon as possible so you can get back to running your business.

We are experienced in negotiating successful outcomes on behalf of taxpayers, which has resulted in positive outcomes such as adjustments being made in the taxpayer’s favour and/or the tax being paid in a workable time frame.

The best result can be the avoidance of the insolvency of the tax payer – and often with the reduction of penalties and/or interest.

Concise Legal Advice | Commercial Understanding

Our Lawyers understand the commercial realities and have had extensive experience in handling our client’s tax related matters.

We have extensive experience in handling commercial and litigation matters and work with individuals, small-to-medium size businesses and organisations.