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Ian Kearney

Consulting Director, Tax

I have more than 30 years of experience providing strategic tax advice and compliance solutions.

I primarily advise large, complex private groups and ASX-listed entities, and I am recognised as a leading expert in the taxation of trusts.

I have served on the Australian Taxation Office’s National Tax Liaison Group and National Tax Liaison Group Trust Sub-Group, which are key consultative forums between the ATO and the tax advisory profession. I also actively participate in consultation processes with the Department of the Treasury regarding new and proposed tax legislation that may affect the firm’s clients.

My career highlights include:

  • providing structuring advice on the acquisition of a A$1.5bn overseas property portfolio by an ASX-listed real estate investment trust
  • playing an extensive role in the restructuring of various ASX 200-listed groups prior to their initial public offerings
  • successfully managing numerous complex tax disputes and ATO risk reviews
  • providing input and assistance to the Treasury in drafting certain tax legislation.

Skills

  • Income tax advisory
  • Tax efficient structuring
  • Taxation of trusts and companies
  • Transactions advisory – restructures, mergers and acquisitions, divestments and IPOs
  • Taxation of property transactions
  • Taxation of financial services industry
  • Management of tax audits
  • ATO dispute resolution

Qualifications, memberships & affiliations

  • Bachelor of Commerce 
  • Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand
  • Member of CPA Australia
  • Chartered Tax Advisor

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Main services: Corporate taxes, Tax for Private Business, Tax for Corporates, Tax & advisory, Tax for Internationals, Specialist tax
Industries: Property & infrastructure, Financial services
Tags: Corporate tax, Tax reporting, Tax reporting & structuring, Tax structuring

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