Judith Taylor is an income tax specialist with over 20 years' experience. Judith’s clients include domestic and foreign entities in the financial services, managed investment funds, property, mining, private equity and health sectors. She also advises in relation to various State tax issues, including payroll tax.
Judith is a Chartered Tax Adviser and Deputy Chair of the Taxation Committee of the Law Council of Australia and Chair of the NSW Sub-committee. She regularly consults with Treasury and the ATO on areas of tax reform.
Judith has significant recent experience in advising clients in respect of their environmental offset initiatives. She also has particular expertise in the following areas:
- inbound investment into Australia;
- mergers and acquisitions;
- corporate restructures;
- funds/AMIT/MIT related tax issues;
- capital raisings;
- leasing and asset financing;
- debt capital markets transactions;
- derivatives;
- securitisations;
- research & development; and
- taxation audits and disputes
Work highlights include:
- CleanCo Queensland: acquisition of Moah Creek Wind Farm
- INPEX: greenhouse gas reduction initiatives
- Regal Funds Management: merger with VGI Partners
- Clough Group: restructure and sale of Australian Clough business
- GenesisCare: development of integrated oncology centre for South-Western Sydney
- Antofagasta: international arbitration dispute
- Longview Petroleum LLC: sale of Beetaloo Basin petroleum assets
- Merger of payment system operators (Eftpos, BPAY, NPP)
- NAB: sale of MLC
- AGL: acquisition of Perth Energy
- Retail banks: numerous Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital raisings
