Mark Molesworth BDO Australia

Partner, Tax

Mark’s complete understanding of taxation laws enables him to provide clients with comprehensive and accurate tax advice and solutions to their current and future business issues. Through his experience in assisting clients across various industries, Mark has acquired a thorough knowledge of current trends in the tax arena.

Mark’s strong and demonstrated analytical skills, combined with his excellent communication skills, ensure that he accurately assesses your needs and requirements and is able to provide a range of potential solutions in order to optimise the impact of the tax provisions.

Key assignments

• Advice in relation to CGT on corporate exit – Advice on the most tax efficient means by which to sell interests in a corporate group. Analysis of taxation outcomes on sale of partial interest and suggestion of alternatives to mitigate tax impost.
• Income tax consolidations – Assisting a large corporate group with the decision whether to elect to consolidate, including assessment of the consolidation on the group’s tax loss position.
• Prudential reviews of FBT – Review for internal audit purposes of the FBT compliance of large groups. Identification of misstatements and management of voluntary disclosure to the ATO
• Structuring – Provided structuring advice in relation to the international operations of a medium sized Australian listed corporate entity, including liaising with our USA and Vietnamese offices to ensure comprehensive advice was provided.

Qualifications & memberships

• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), University of Queensland
• Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Queensland
• Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Fellow, Taxation Institute of Australia