tax
DLA Piper adds 3 tax partners, team of 5 from Clayton Utz
Global law firm DLA Piper has strengthened its tax ranks, welcoming a trio of partners and a team of five practitioners...
29 October 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Ashurst poaches MinterEllison tax partner after global co-head exit
Global law firm Ashurst has strengthened its taxation practice with the addition of a partner from national rival...
16 October 2025
By Grace Robbie
Corrs snaps up Ashurst’s global co-head of tax practice
National law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has bolstered its taxation practice group by appointing a partner from rival...
15 October 2025
By Grace Robbie
K&L Gates takes tax partner from Deloitte
Global law firm K&L Gates has bolstered its taxation team with the appointment of a partner from a big four firm.
11 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
KPMG names 11 new tax and legal partners Down Under
The big four firm has announced the promotion of 11 new tax and legal partners in Australia, as part of a global cohort...
19 June 2025
By Emma Partis
‘Nothingness’, ‘piecemeal’: Tax lawyers slam budget
Meaningful tax reform took a backseat to Labor’s electoral prospects and cost-of-living concerns, practitioners say.
27 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
ATO coming for lawyers over tax failures
About 85 per cent of lawyers could be at risk of disciplinary action for failing to lodge tax returns, the Australian...
21 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Tax partner to return to Baker McKenzie
The senior tax director at Expedia Group is set to boomerang to global law firm Baker McKenzie, where he previously...
26 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Australia ‘long overdue’ for tax reform, lawyers say
“Clear and workable” legislation is critical if Australia’s taxation system is to be meaningfully reformed,...
18 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Dentons takes tax team from rival BigLaw firm
A partner, senior associate, and solicitor have joined Dentons’ national tax practice from Hamilton Locke.
28 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lodging objections with ATO should be easier for tax lawyers, says Inspector-General
A new report from the Inspector-General of Taxation has recommended changes that would make it easier for taxpayers to...
31 October 2024
By Miranda Brownlee and Jerome Doraisamy
Taxpayer wins High Court appeal in luxury car tax case
The High Court of Australia has set aside previous orders from the full Federal Court in a new decision concerning...
17 October 2024
By Miranda Brownlee
Ex-GC says PwC ignored warnings to green light Seymour’s CEO bid
A parliamentary inquiry has heard that Tom Seymour, who was PwC’s head of tax at the time of the firm’s...
23 September 2024
By Christine Chen
Aptum Legal nabs former ATO assistant commissioner
East coast-based firm Aptum Legal has appointed former ATO acting assistant commissioner Michael Buscema as its new tax...
20 September 2024
By Imogen Wilson
‘Disturbing’: Tax lawyers push back on proposal to register with regulator
Taxation lawyers have slammed the “ill-advised and regrettable” that they register with the Tax Practitioners Board...
30 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Ex-PwC GC proposes big 4 watchdog, defends partnership model
Meredith Beattie says the sector needs more oversight to address cultural issues but has opposed calls to slash partner...
27 August 2024
By Christine Chen
Lawyers providing tax advice should be registered, say accountants
Accountants are concerned about a “lack of a level playing field” with lawyers who provide tax agent services, and...
13 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Partner profits to face ATO crackdown
Tougher guidelines from the ATO on income splitting apply to all arrangements starting this month, marking the end of a...
29 July 2024
By Christine Chen and Jerome Doraisamy
Lawyers providing tax advice may have to register to do so
Treasury is seeking feedback on a range of matters relating to tax practitioner registration with the Tax Practitioners...
22 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Inside former PwC partner’s defamation allegations
Within documents ahead of the first court appearance this month, a former PwC partner caught up in the 2023 tax scandal...
02 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson