For complex tax questions, our Sydney tax lawyers and accountants give clear, defensible tax advice on offshore income, foreign assets, CGT, residency and structuring, backed by both legal and accounting expertise.
Where the law is uncertain, the stakes are high, or the ATO is already involved. Some questions are not about arithmetic, they are about how the law applies to your facts.
An incomplete reading of the law can mean missing a critical exemption, failing to disclose a reportable asset, or triggering a large and entirely avoidable liability. In most cases, paying for tax advice early costs far less than funding a dispute later.
Once the arrangement is done, the options narrow sharply. The same question answered a month earlier is usually a planning decision rather than a dispute. That is why we encourage clients to get tax advice before they sign.
Some tax matters are straightforward. Others, however, combine legal interpretation, international rules and financial analysis in a way most generalist accountants are not equipped to handle. Tax residency is a good example: the ATO applies four statutory tests, and the answer can change your tax bill substantially (ATO: your tax residency).
We put tax lawyers and tax accountants on the same matter, so the legal position and the numbers are built together rather than handed between firms. As a result, you get tax advice that is legally rigorous and practically applied. Where certainty matters, we can also apply to the ATO for a private ruling on your behalf (ATO: when to apply for a private ruling).
Our tax advice in Sydney is not limited to Sydney clients. We also advise individuals, families and businesses across Australia, as well as Australians living overseas.
The point of tax advice is to let you make the right decision at the right time, in writing you can rely on afterwards.
We work out what actually has to be decided, and what turns on it commercially, before any research starts.
Advice is only as good as the facts behind it, so we pin down the arrangement, the entities and the timing.
We work through the legislation, the case law and the ATO’s published views, and tell you where the risk genuinely sits.
You get it in writing. Where the stakes justify it, we take the position to the ATO as a private ruling so it is binding.
When there is legal uncertainty, significant risk, or an ATO dispute, and when you need privilege over your advice.
If you are an Australian tax resident, generally yes, on worldwide income, with credits for foreign tax paid.
By four statutory tests: the resides test, the domicile test, the 183-day test and the Commonwealth superannuation test. Consequently, the outcome can swing a large tax difference.
Yes, through advice and, where appropriate, a private binding ruling.
Yes. Our office is in Sydney, but we give tax advice to clients across Australia and to Australians living overseas.
Facing a tax problem with the ATO can be one of the most stressful experiences in business or personal life. Whether it is an audit notice, a penalty assessment, or undeclared overseas income, the choices you make in the first days carry the most weight.
At Australian Tax Experts, our specialist tax lawyers and tax accountants work together on every matter, combining legal rigour with precise financial analysis. We do not hand your case between departments. You get both disciplines working in your interest from day one.
Since 2010 we have defended clients against the ATO across offshore income, business audits, superannuation disputes, penalty remissions and complex capital gains tax matters.
If you have a tax concern, whether small or serious, contact us for a confidential consultation. Early engagement is the single most important step you can take.
Specialist tax lawyers and accountants, focused only on resolving matters with the ATO.
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