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David Marschke

Partner

  • +61 7 3233 8883
  • +61 402 067 378

David is a specialist taxation consultant, qualified Chartered Accountant and Tax Agent in addition to being a qualified lawyer.  He specialises in corporate taxation and has extensive experience in advising on corporate reorganisations and assisting clients to achieve the most favourable tax outcomes from mergers and acquisitions in light of the desired commercial outcomes. 

He has practical and theoretical expertise in all areas of tax law including tax effective restructuring and reorganisation, taxation of financial arrangements, tax consolidations capital gains tax, capital allowances, tax losses and GST issues.

David has significant expertise advising on complex rules dealing with the taxation of trusts and the interaction with trust law.  He has made a significant number of presentations explaining the operation and application of the trust taxation changes being implemented.

His tax expertise spans a wide range of industries and sectors including property development, agribusiness, technology and intellectual property.  David has significant experience dealing with capital raising and capital management issues including restructuring for IPOs, rights issues, financial instruments and hybrid securities, share buybacks and capital reductions.  He has particular expertise in advising the managed investment scheme sector including structuring to access the Managed Investment Trust regime and for inbound foreign investors.

David has provided advice to a broad cross-section of clients ranging from privately owned businesses to listed and multi-national corporations.  David is a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and a member of the Taxation Institute of Australia Queensland education committee.  He is a regular presenter on tax topics for a number of professional bodies.

David Marschke