Travis Maddox

Travis is a dedicated R&D tax professional with experience across R&D incentives and government grant programs in both Australia and the UK.  

Having previously worked with global accounting firms and 'mid-tier' R&D practices both in Australia and overseas, Travis has built up a broad network and has forged strong client relationships.

Travis joined BDO as a partner in 2018 with over 11 years’ experience. Travis works with companies of all sizes including Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to large multi-national corporations. Some of his recent experience includes:

• Successfully defending millions of dollars of R&D claims from an ATO audit for a food manufacturing business
• Providing advice to a life sciences business about how relocating business units would impact R&D tax incentive benefits in different jurisdictions
• Assisting one of the world’s largest technology companies to implement a global R&D documentation strategy to support their R&D claims in the US, UK, Ireland and Australia while considering the broader transfer pricing impact.

Services

• R&D Tax Incentive
• Government Grants and Incentive Programs
• ATO/AusIndustry Audits and Disputes

Sectors

• Food and Agribusiness
• Manufacturing
• Energy and Resources
• IT and Technology
• Financial Services
• Property and Construction
• Engineering
• Life Sciences

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Management
• Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)

Affiliations

• Registered Tax Agent
• Fellow member of the Tax Institute of Australia
• Affiliate Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand