Wise Lord & Ferguson, Chartered Accountants, Hobart, Tas

Our Services

Taxation Advice
To make informed decisions about business transactions, you need timely and complete information on the taxation impact of such transactions.

Transactions often have a range of taxation impacts, for example, income tax and GST or Capital Gains Tax or perhaps Fringe Benefits Tax. Ideally, you need to know what these impacts are before conducting major transactions. We are able to provide you with relevant advice that assists in the decision making process for an optimum outcome.

Due to the complex nature of taxation legislation, our expertise enables us to provide you with practical solutions to complex situations.

Process Reviews
The tax function within your organisation is an important component of the finance division. Process reviews are conducted to determine the effectiveness of the organisation’s processes in relation to Income Tax, GST, FBT and International considerations.

These reviews provide your business with assurance that the tax function is operating at optimal level. Where necessary, we will suggest efficiencies and/or changes to the function to ensure that tax reporting and obligations are easily met.

Tax Training
Our team is a specialised team that is dedicated to providing training to members of your finance team in income tax, tax effect accounting and other specific transaction taxes. The team is committed developing and maintaining a high level of technical expertise within these areas. We believe that your people are the best to carry out the taxation function and our training is geared to your business to ensure that your people are fully versed in the taxation consequences of your business. As we continually keep up to date with access to internal and external training.

Meeting your Compliance Obligations
As large businesses and Government Business Enterprises have complex reporting requirements for the ATO, Wise Lord & Ferguson are able to assist with the preparation of income tax returns and FBT returns. In addition, we are able to assist in the calculation and reconciliation of the tax effect accounting balances for your annual financial statements. Our experienced team have assisted clients in achieving favourable outcomes in dealings with the ATO including objections and appeals, and private ruling requests.

Our affiliation with Ernst & Young enables us to assist in the preparation and lodgement of foreign tax returns. Our team have specific experience with the New Zealand, Canadian and United Kingdom taxation authorities.