Clayton’s expertise includes:

• Opining and advising on contentious tax matters
• Mitigating risk associated with ATO compliance action
• Assisting clients to efficiently and effectively manage ATO review products
• Representing clients throughout the ATO dispute lifecycle of review, audit, objection, settlement, and litigation
• Advising on the application of the income tax general anti-avoidance rule (Part IVA)
• Negotiating remission of penalty and interest charges imposed by the ATO
• Assisting clients with tax debt matters

• Resolving a fuel tax credit dispute on favourable terms for a large private business
• Resolving an unpaid superannuation guarantee charge matter with full penalty remission for a private business
• Negotiating a debt compromise proposal for a high net wealth individual
• Resolving over a decade of unpaid FBT liability for a private business with minimal penalties
• Resolving a comprehensive audit of a private business group involving a wide range of tax and commercial issues and many related and unrelated parties
• Advising a large private business on the potential application of Part IVA to a proposed funding arrangement
• Resolving a shareholder loans (Division 7A) matter for a collective of high net wealth individuals
• Advising an ASX 20 entity on its key tax risks, including throughout the conduct of an ATO ‘Top 100’ programme
• Advising a private financial services business on the potential application of the promoter penalties regime

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