CONVENTION PROGRAM
Sunday 13 October
7:00 PM
WELCOME TRAVELLING DELEGATES
Monday 14 October
9:00 AM
REGISTRATION
9:30 AM
WELCOME
Michelle de Niese – CTA Executive Director
Clint Collins (Orora) – CTA President
9:40 AM
KEY NOTE ADDRESS – GEOPOLITICAL VOLATILITY & TAX POLICY
David Bradbury (KPMG)
Tom McIlroy (AFR)
10:40 AM
MORNING TEA
11:10 AM
PLENARY 1 – TRANSFER PRICING & DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INCLUDING APA, MAP & MLI
An insight into the essentials of managing tax and transfer pricing disputes with the ATO. Learn about the ATO’s methods for data collection, audit, and review processes, and discover how to effectively navigate these challenges and how to utilise alternative mechanisms such as APA, MAP, and MLI
Carmen McElwain, Craig Silverwood & Mark Konza (MinterEllison)
12:05 PM
PLENARY 2 – MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
PRE AND POST DEAL GREY AREAS
This session will cover areas of practical deal readiness and implementation issues, as well as some technical issues coming out of recent tax changes, including:
- Pre-deal issues including capital management and thin cap changes, and impact on deal structuring and pre-sale dividends, issues around loan balance rationalisation and L5 gain mitigation
- Post-deal issues focusing on contentious / complex areas of tax consolidation law including the treatment of customer relationships, R&D offsets, earnouts and transaction costs
Joanna Black & Tim Edwards (Alvarez and Marsal)
1:00 PM
LUNCH
Featuring guest speaker Tom McIlroy, Political Correspondent, Australian Financial Review
Sponsored by Alvarez and Marsal
2:30 PM
SESSION 1
Martin Fry, Ellen Thomas & George Bishop (AllensLinklaters)
A look at what tax payers have faced from a GST perspective for over the past 12 months, and what it means for them practically
Rhys Guild & Bastian Gasser (MinterEllison)
A panel of CTA members will discuss insights and experiences into the management of the current and future state of public tax transparency
3:30 PM
SESSION 2
Louise Andolfatto (ATO)
Richard Evans (Macquarie)
Amelia Teng (Deloitte)
Brady Dever & Daniel Levin (PwC)
Set sail through the choppy seas of recent Part IVA case law. This presentation will map out the changing tides of judicial interpretation, helping you navigate the waters of Australia’s general anti-avoidance provisions with greater confidence and skill
Hugh Paynter, Graeme Cooper, Jay Prasad and Jinny Chaimungkalanout (Herbert Smith Freehills)
4:30 PM
CLOSE OF DAY ONE DRINKS & CANAPES
Michelle de Niese (CTA)
Sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills
6:30 PM
DRINKS & DINNER
Luna Lu – Campbells Cove, 27 Circular Quay West, The Rocks, Sydney
Sponsored by MinterEllison
Tuesday 15 October
8:30 AM
REGISTRATION
9:00 AM
SESSION 3
Dritton Jemmalay (TP Benchmark) & Prashant Bohra (ATO)
Ronen Vexler (PwC)
Employment Taxes is a broad minefield covered by a multitude of conflicting legislation, administered by disparate regulatory bodies. When unwelcome surprises appear without warning, they demand your time and attention, often impacting your bottom line. In this session, we cover key employment tax areas and updates and provide you with ideas and inspiration to control your costs while preparing for increased scrutiny from regulatory authorities
Amanda Spinks (Alvarez & Marsal)
10:00 AM
SESSION 4
Jeremy Geale, Elissa Romanin, Tim Lynch & Farzeen Anwar (MinterEllison)
This session will focus on the new thin cap and debt deduction creation rules, what guidance has been provided by the ATO and what areas still require clarity
Cameron Blackwood & Luke Imbriano (Corrs Chambers Westgarth)
Stephen Dodshon (ATO)
Ronen Vexler (PwC)
10:50 AM
MORNING TEA
11:20 AM
PLENARY 3 – PEPSICO & TAXING IP: WHERE TO FROM HERE
Andy Bubb (Clayton Utz)
12:10 AM
PLENARY 4 – GLOBAL TRENDS IN GST
Andrew Sommer (Clayton Utz)
1:00 PM
LUNCH
Featuring guest speaker Ellie Cole AM, Australian Paralympian
Sponsored by Clayton Utz
2:30 PM
ECONOMIC UPDATE
Stephen Halmarick – Chief Economist (CBA)
3:15 PM
PLENARY 5 – CORPORATE TAX LANDSCAPE:
BEFORE & AFTER THE 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION
Commissioner Rob Heferen (ATO)
4:00 PM
CLOSING COMMENTS – DAY TWO
Jerome Wood (CBA) – CTA Vice President
