Christopher Jahja
Director, R&D & Government Incentives
Speciality Taxes
Executive Summary
Executive summary
Chris is a Director in BDO’s Tax team in Sydney; his focus is research and development (R&D) and government incentives.
Chris has over 14 years’ experience advising clients ranging from small-to-medium private companies through to ASX-listed entities in a range of industries, including software and IT; manufacturing; real estate and construction; food and agribusiness; and life sciences.
His expertise lies in providing R&D tax services, and defending his clients’ positions in tax controversy matters with the ATO and AusIndustry.
Expertise
- R&D and government grants
- ATO and AusIndustry audits and disputes
- Tax due diligence
Experience
- Supporting a range of companies in buy-side and sell-side transactions
- Helping companies with technical reviews, such as pre-registration and s27F examinations
- Tax controversy support for companies, including ATO pre-refund and subsequent review activities
- Governance advisory services, helping companies create robust internal governance processes to support their R&D claims.
Qualifications and affiliations
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance)
- Member, CA ANZ