John Boyagi is a Special Counsel in the King & Wood Mallesons Taxation team, based in Sydney.
John’s experience covers a broad range of matters across a range of industries, including mining, diversified manufacturing, and real estate. John has particular expertise in tax controversy and litigation, and acts for large multinational corporations and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family groups.
John's recent experience includes acting on a range of tax disputes, including:
- Various transfer pricing audits and disputes for a global mining company.
- Part IVA and SMSF audit and dispute for UHNW family group.
- Cross-border financing transfer pricing audit and dispute for a global machinery manufacturer.
- NSW land tax disputes in relation to primary production exemptions.
- Division 855 dispute concerning sale of shares in entity holding Australian infrastructure assets.
- Part IVA and transfer pricing audit and dispute concerning transfer of Australian-based intellectual property to foreign related entity.
- Income tax dispute for a global automotive manufacturer in relation to utilisation of tax losses.
- Royalties dispute in relation to the characterisation of payments for the use of sporting 'live-streamed vision'.
- Income tax dispute for a national sporting league in relation to the tax treatment of payments rendered to players for ‘use of image’.
