Tax advice & disputes
Tax
Current, document-led advice for tax notices, transactions, compliance, appeals and disputes.
How we look at the matter
Start with the tax period, transaction and official notice.
Tax questions are time-sensitive and depend on the law, tax period, taxpayer status, transaction and record filed with the relevant authority.
We help clients organise notices, returns, calculations and transaction documents before defining a response, compliance step or appellate route.
Matter-specific legal work
Where the work may begin.
The scope is defined around the documents, decision and forum—not a one-size-fits-all package.
Tax notices and audits
Reviewing the notice, authority, tax period, deadline and supporting record before response.
Income and sales tax matters
Addressing legal questions arising from assessment, compliance and disputed treatment.
Withholding and transaction tax
Considering tax obligations and documentation around payments and transactions.
Tax appeals and references
Preparing the record, grounds and procedural steps for the appropriate appellate forum.
Business and restructuring advice
Identifying tax questions alongside corporate and commercial documentation.
Tax recovery and enforcement
Responding to recovery action with attention to orders, payments, stays and available remedies.
A disciplined first pass
A disciplined path through tax work.
- 01
Orient
Clarify the tax issue, the parties, the deadline and the decision that must be made.
- 02
Review
Read the governing documents, official record and material communications as one chronology.
- 03
Assess
Identify legal, evidential, commercial and procedural risks before selecting a route.
- 04
Act
Confirm a proportionate written scope and take the agreed next step without promising an outcome.
Prepare the first conversation
Useful material to bring.
A complete file is not required to start. The material you do have can reveal what needs to be checked next.
- Notice, order or audit correspondence
- Returns and filed statements
- Calculations and payment evidence
- Relevant contracts and invoices
- Prior replies, appeals and decisions
Before you instruct the firm
Common starting questions.
01What should I do when a tax notice arrives?
Record the service date and response deadline, preserve the complete notice and obtain the relevant returns, calculations and correspondence.
02Can this page confirm the current tax rate?
No. Rates and rules can change. Current official law and guidance for the tax period and transaction must be checked.
03Is an appeal the only response to an adverse order?
The available route depends on the order, stage, governing statute, deadline and whether rectification, review, stay or appeal is legally available.
04Can tax be reviewed during a business transaction?
Yes. Tax questions should be considered alongside structure, price, contracts, approvals and implementation.