Partner - Taxation (Melbourne)
+61 3 9614 4444
+61 3 9629 5716
soflynn@moorestephens.com.auProfessional Qualifications
Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
Australia
Fellow of Taxation Institute of Australia
Professional Background
Stephen joined Moore Stephens in 1996 after working for over five years in KPMG's taxation division. He has acted for a diverse range of clients including individuals, large private groups, government entities and public groups. He has considered a wide variety of issues.
Stephen's main emphasis during this period has been on providing taxation consulting services to large private groups and public groups in the following industries:
- Property
- Manufacturing
- Funds management
- University sector
Stephen is a leading tax advisor to the property industry and is a member of the Property Councils (Vic) Tax Committee.
The type of work that Stephen has performed for these organisations includes:
- International tax structuring
- Consideration of complex tax consolidations, CGT and tax loss recoupment issues including, issues arising on the sale or restructure of businesses and ensuring that appropriate roll-overs are utilised.
- Taxation due diligences, reviews of prospectuses and inclusion of taxation opinions in prospectuses.
- Advising on the taxation implications of the winding up of companies and trusts.
- Presenting on technical issues including FBT, GST, Capital Gains Tax and Business Tax Reform.
- GST Implementation and Reviews.
- Maximising R&D claims and grants.
- Dealing with the ATO and applying for rulings.
- Dealing with income tax, FBT and GST obligations and exemptions.