David Pratley

Tax expert with over 20 yrs experience as a partner at leading Australian law firms and with a major global accounting firm in Sydney and New York. Recognised in client and peer surveys including Best Lawyers, Legal 500 and International Tax Review’s guide to the world’s leading tax advisers.

Extensive experience in tax aspects of commercial transactions including:

• compulsory acquisitions (full & partial)
• compensation & settlements
• property (commercial and residential)
• business relocations, sales, acquisitions and restructures
• companies, trusts, partnerships and sole traders
• SME, agribusiness and infrastructure
• banking & finance
• capital gains tax
• tax exemptions including main residence & psychological injury
• Australian Taxation Office dealings including audits, reviews, disputes, negotiation, settlements and rulings
• GST
• stamp duty

Qualifications

High Court of Australia – Registered to practice as Solicitor and Barrister
Supreme Court of New South Wales – Lawyer
The Tax Institute – Chartered Tax Adviser
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand – Chartered Accountant
Macquarie University – Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Economics (Accounting Major)