Tax objections: build the evidentiary case early
A practical framework for identifying the assessment in dispute, the grounds relied upon and the evidence required to support them.
Insights
Clear explanations of difficult issues.
Practical commentary on tax controversy, litigation and insolvency. The topics below outline the areas we write on; full articles are published progressively.
Land tax investigations: first response strategy
How to approach information requests, factual reconstruction, voluntary disclosure and objection deadlines.
Commercial disputes: preserve leverage before proceedings
Documents, undertakings, urgent relief, settlement positioning and the cost consequences of delay.
Insolvency recovery claims: what matters at the outset
Limitation periods, evidence preservation, transaction analysis and recovery strategy.
Tax penalties: separate liability from remission
Why the technical basis for a penalty and the discretion to remit it should be analysed distinctly.
When a dispute becomes litigation
How pleadings, evidence and procedural choices change the risk profile once a matter enters court.