Tax Advisory & Asset Protection
Strategic tax advisory, resilient asset protection, and sophisticated wealth structuring.
Drawing on decades of expertise, we offer high-level tax advisory and asset protection services designed to safeguard your wealth and ensure structural efficiency. We provide strategic guidance on complex revenue law, trust structures, and the tax implications of commercial transactions, ensuring your affairs are managed in accordance with your broader commercial objectives.
Our focus is on creating resilient frameworks that protect your assets from unnecessary risk while maintaining compliance with the evolving requirements of the ATO and other regulators. We deliver the sophisticated, lateral thinking required to solve the most intricate tax and structuring challenges.
In an era of unprecedented regulatory scrutiny, we provide expert guidance on offshore wealth and international tax structuring. We navigate the ATO’s complex foreign taxation rules with precision, specifically addressing the nuances of how Australian law interacts with low-tax offshore jurisdictions. As global red tape increases, we ensure your international interests are managed through robust frameworks that satisfy stringent Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements. By balancing global mobility with rigorous domestic compliance, we help you manage cross-border wealth without exposing yourself to avoidable legal or regulatory risk.
Alex Moriarty leads the AXM Law tax team. An accomplished tax and revenue lawyer with over 20 years’ experience, Alex provides high-level strategic advice and robust representation in managing objections to tax assessments and conducting complex tax litigation across the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), as well as the Supreme and Federal Courts.
Having previously served as the lead partner on the litigation panels for both the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Office of State Revenue (OSR) during his time at a national firm, Alex brings an "insider’s" perspective to every engagement. While he once acted for the regulators, AXM Law now exclusively represents private clients and liquidators in matters involving the ATO, leveraging this deep institutional knowledge to achieve superior outcomes for our clients.