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Clayton Taber

Partner

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Melbourne

Clayton is a specialist tax lawyer with extensive experience advising businesses and individuals on tax audits and disputes.

Clients benefit from Clayton’s focus on their commercial drivers, strategic insight, and legal acumen.

Above all, clients value Clayton’s ability to simplify their complex tax disputes, and to narrow the issues in question, in order to achieve a practical resolution to long-running matters.

  • +61 431 861 182
  • +61 3 8568 9538

Memberships, Accreditation and Activities

  • International Fiscal Association – Member
  • Tax Institute of Australia – Member.

Expertise

Clayton’s expertise includes:

  • Income tax advice
  • Proactive tax risk management (advice, rulings, and voluntary disclosures)
  • ATO reviews, audits, objections, and settlement
  • Tax litigation and alternative dispute resolution
  • Penalties and interest remission
  • ATO debt compromises
  • Anti-avoidance measures
  • R&D tax incentives
  • Director penalty notices (DPNs).

Recent Matters

  • Part IVA (general anti-avoidance) – advised a high-net-wealth individual on a complex anti-avoidance dispute
  • Division 7A – assisted multiple high-net-wealth individuals with resolution to shareholder loan dispute
  • SMSF non-arm’s length income rule – represented self-managed superannuation funds in disputes involving the NALI rules and trustee status
  • ATO interest remission – secured favourable outcomes for individuals and businesses seeking interest remission (waiver)
  • ATO ‘Top 100’ program tax risks – advised an ASX 20 entity on managing significant tax risk exposure
  • Fuel tax credit dispute – advised a large private business on resolving a dispute
  • Superannuation guarantee remediation – supported employers in addressing SG shortfalls and remediation obligations
  • FBT obligations – advised a private business in a complex dispute involving over a decade of unmet fringe benefits tax obligations
  • Tax fraud and evasion allegations – defended high-net-wealth individuals and private businesses against allegations of tax fraud or evasion
  • GST audits and refund retention – represented private businesses in GST audits and refund retention disputes
  • Promoter penalties regime – advised a private group on the application of the promoter penalty regime.

Memberships, Accreditation & Activities

  • International Fiscal Association – Member
  • Tax Institute of Australia – Member.