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Jim Koutsokostas

+61 2 8267 3246 jim.koutsokostas@hallandwilcox.com.au View profile

Work Department

Tax

Position

Jim is a Chartered Tax Adviser with over 15 years’ experience. He provides tax advice on a broad range of corporate and trust tax matters, having advised a number of publicly-listed, international, and large private clients on highly technical and complex matters, with a focus on the finance, government, and property and construction sectors.

Jim’s expertise extends to most areas of taxation law, covering Federal taxes (income tax, GST and FBT) and State taxes (duties, land tax and payroll tax).

His experience includes advising on the tax aspects of securitisation structures, development and lease agreements, property sale contracts, structured retail financial products and collective investment vehicles (CIVs), including managed investment trusts.

In addition, Jim has advised on the tax aspects of a number of cross-border transactions, onshore and offshore fund establishment, as well as property and infrastructure projects. He has also advised domestic and foreign financiers on the direct and indirect tax aspects of transactions with respect to distressed entities.