“My focus is on advocating for my clients to prevent and, if required, resolve their open issued with the ATO in the most efficient way.”
Eddy Moussa
About
Eddy is a legal practitioner and has over 25 years of tax experience, bringing a deep specialisation to support clients across the entire tax dispute lifecycle, settling numerous cases involving amounts large and small. This requires a critical understanding of the ATO and its processes.
He deploys his legal, forensic, accounting and technical skills to focus on both the short and long-term decisions to position the client’s case and develop their arguments in the most persuasive way. In the event the matter needs to proceed to litigation, he has been involved in a number of Federal Court and AAT/ART processes, including the first diverted profits tax case in Australia.
Eddy brings an independent and fresh perspective to client taxation matters. Combined with the existing forensic and technology expertise at KordaMentha, matters like formal notices and privilege reviews can be done with a higher quality outcome at a lower overall cost.
Expertise
- Taxation disputes and taxation law
- Corporate and International Tax
- Mediation, negotiation and alternative dispute resolution
- Tax litigation and appeals - AAT/ART and Federal Court
- ATO administrative processes
Education and accreditations
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW
- Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business
- Masters of Tax
- Member of the Law Council of Australia and NSW Law Society
Significant Engagements
- Advised on tax disputes for private business and families involving taxation of offshore monies, tax evasion investigations and property development activities.
- Guided infrastructure and agribusiness clients through complex ATO reviews, anti-avoidance panel processes and settlement negotiations.
- Provided tax dispute legal advice on cross border financing transactions, cross border IP licensing and migration issues and restructuring arrangements subject to ATO review.
- Provided strategic tax advice for real estate, not-for-profit entities and secured private rulings and compliance clearances.
- Supported multiple high net worth families and private business in relation to ATO review of property development and structuring transactions.
- Lead multiple tax governance, tax risk management and Top 1000 and Top 5000 review processes for clients.
