Taxation: State Taxes

Alison has deep expertise in navigating clients through Australia’s complex state taxation landscape. Her advice draws on many years of experience and a strong technical understanding of duties, land tax, and payroll tax across multiple jurisdictions.

With a clear commercial focus, Alison helps clients weigh potential tax savings against transaction costs to ensure practical, well-balanced decisions. She works closely with accountants and financial advisors to deliver coordinated, tax-effective outcomes.

Advisors and their clients also benefit from Alison’s strong grasp of income tax principles, which often underpin structural and transactional decisions.

Alison regularly assists with technical matters such as:

• Stamp duty, including:
• Advising on landholder duty transactions and exemptions in WA and interstate
• Preparing exemption applications, including under reconstruction provisions
• Managing local and interstate lodgements
• Instructing valuers and coordinating assessments
• Preparing and lodging objections
• Land tax
• Payroll tax