Current practice
Garry’s practice concentrates on indirect and employment taxes. He also works in the areas of estate planning and asset protection. Garry has significant experience in tax litigation. He has particular competence in the following areas:
- Employment taxes including fringe benefits tax, WorkCover and pay-roll tax
- GST (Goods & Services Tax)
- PAYG (Pay As You Go)
- Probate
- Stamp duty
- Land tax
Clients and recent experience
Garry’s clients include large land and property developers, a large retailer and recruitment agencies, large conglomerates, private family companies and high net worth individuals. He also has a wide network of referring accountants and business consultants. He has provided a broad range of advice for these clients, including:
- pay-roll tax savings in excess of $3m for a large retailer;
- land tax savings in excess of $500,000 for a large property developer;
- land tax savings in excess of $300,000 for a private individual; and
- sales tax, GST and income tax savings in excess of $1m for a private company.
Qualifications and personal affiliations
Garry has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Monash University and became a partner in 2000. He is a fellow of CPA Australia and a fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia.
Prior to joining the firm, Garry worked at the State Taxation Office, ultimately as Commissioner of State Taxation. Whilst working there, he was heavily involved with administration of probate duty, gift duty, land tax, business franchise fees, pay-roll tax and WorkCare (now WorkCover) levy legislation. Later on, Garry had primary responsibility for drafting new legislative provisions, interpreting existing legislation, and formulating policy guidelines for its administration.
Following his service with the State Taxation Office, Garry joined chartered accountants, Ernst & Young. He held positions of Director of State Taxation Practice and Director of Employment Tax Services respectively. Over his 4.5 years at Ernst & Young, Garry managed 26 major assignments achieving savings of $20 million for clients and ongoing savings of $6.5 million per annum. These assignments covered fringe benefits tax, pay-roll tax, stamp duty, WorkCover, land tax and financial institutions duty issues.
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