Getting the structure right
A subsidiary, a branch, a joint venture or a distribution arrangement each carry different tax, liability and reporting consequences. This decision is cheap to make well and expensive to unwind.
For overseas clients
Doing business in Australia.
For clients from Greater China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and beyond. The sequence below is roughly the order in which these questions arrive.
Setting up the entity
Company registration, director requirements, ABN and GST registration, and the practical question of who can legally sit on the board when the shareholders are offshore.
Foreign investment
Whether the investment needs FIRB approval, what triggers it, and how long the process takes. Best answered before the transaction is signed rather than after.
Contracts that work here
Australian counterparties expect Australian terms. Supply, distribution, lease and services agreements drafted for another jurisdiction tend to fail in the places that matter.
Employing people
Employment contracts, the National Employment Standards, awards, superannuation, and the difference between an employee and a contractor — which Australia takes more seriously than most.
Staying compliant
Ongoing obligations once the entity is running: reporting, licensing, consumer law, privacy, and the regulatory questions specific to your sector.
Working with us from overseas
Time zones, languages and channels that actually reach us.
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Calls across Asia-Pacific hours
Consultations can be booked outside Sydney business hours, and the booking tool shows times in your own time zone.
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Chinese-language pages
Key pages are available in Simplified Chinese. Enquiries can be made in Chinese and answered in Chinese.
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Familiar messaging channels
Not everyone uses email as their primary channel. Tell us which one reaches you and we will use it.
Tell us what you are planning, and we will tell you what it involves here.
中文咨询同样欢迎。