Tax

Bridging the gap between tax and legal advice

We make sense of complex tax systems, enabling you to do business more easily, manage your commercial risk and save money – wherever you are in the world.

As the only leading international firm headquartered in Asia, we have built the knowledge and resources to become the cross-border M&A structuring experts for Asia – offering both bespoke solutions and tried, tested and streamlined ways to efficiently facilitate your income or capital flow and minimise tax costs.

Our lawyers integrate tax expertise with legal capability to unlock value for all clients. Matched with a commitment to understand your business needs, the result is streamlined, practical, tax advice with a commercial underlay.

To help you move quickly and efficiently, we’ll leverage our strong relationships with local regulators and revenue authorities.

From the conception of any international deal, our tax lawyers share their insights and work with you to co-develop the ideal structure. Their input, well before the legal ‘heavy lifting’ and drafting starts, allows you to test the market before investing in the deal yourself.

Our team’s tax expertise includes:

  • Corporate Tax
  • Employment-Related Tax & Incentives
  • Funds Structuring
  • Stamp Duty & GST
  • Superannuation Tax
  • Infrastructure Tax
  • Real Estate Tax
  • International Tax
  • Tax Controversy & Litigation
  • Private Client Tax, Wealth, Family Offices & Estates
  • Transfer Pricing.

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TESTIMONIALS
  • The team 'is very capable, focuses on client service and provides outstanding delivery, focused on solutions and client needs and wants'.
    Chambers and Partners
  • They understand what is required and work collaboratively to develop innovative solutions capable of being implemented.
    Chambers and Partners

Latest Thinking

Insight

Amid global uncertainty, Asia must keep moving forward with China

The latest round of American tariffs confirms that the global trade order is undergoing its biggest upheaval since the Second World War.

04 April 2025

Insight

Spotlight on crypto tax avoiders: Consultation Paper released on Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

The Australian Treasury has released a long-awaited consultation paper on Australia’s implementation of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and amendments to the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) (OECD Crypto Rules).

03 December 2024

Insight

Changes to tax whistleblower provisions: new eligible recipients

There have been some changes to the tax-related elements of the private sector whistleblowing regime, which aim to provide greater support to tax whistleblowers, improve collaboration between Australia’s tax system regulators and enhance the effectiveness of regulatory responses to suspected breaches of tax laws.

13 November 2024

Latest News

Deals

KWM advises Northern Star on its A$5 billion acquisition of De Grey

King and Wood Mallesons is pleased to be advising Northern Star Resources Ltd on its proposed A$5 billion all-scrip acquisition of De Grey Mining Ltd, by way of scheme of arrangement under the Corporations Act.

05 December 2024

Awards and Ranking

King & Wood Mallesons Receives 24 Band 1 Rankings in the Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024

In the Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024 unveiled by Chambers and Partners on 18 January 2024, King & Wood Mallesons was ranked as Band 1 in 24 of the 51 recognised practice areas.

19 January 2024

Deals

KWM advises Navitas Pty Limited on the sale of StudyLink to NASDAQ-listed Flywire

King & Wood Mallesons has advised Navitas Pty Limited on the disposal of the StudyLink business, through the sale of all the shares in Learning Information Systems Pty Limited to Flywire Pacific Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ: FLYW).

01 December 2023

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