Mark has 20 years' taxation experience in New Zealand and the UK, advising on a wide range of domestic and international tax issues to individuals, small-to-medium enterprises and large multinational corporations.
Specialist areas include:
- Efficient structuring and cross-border transactions
- Private equity organisational structures
- Tax due diligence assignments on target acquisitions (both asset and share deals)
- Complex business re-organisations and structuring in both domestic and international markets, including shareholder entry and exits, and asset transfers
- Tax due diligence
- Residency (individuals and companies)
- Managing Inland Revenue reviews, audits and disputes
- Taxation of land transactions
- Offshore entities seeking to establish operations in New Zealand
- Tax efficient employee remuneration.
Qualifications
Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand)
Professional Affiliations
- Member of Chartered Accountants of Australia & New Zealand
- New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association
- Canterbury Development Corporation
- CCH – Presenter at the annual tax and law conference in Christchurch
- Institute of Directors
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Community Involvement
- Served as a director for Te Poho o Tamatea, the charitable arm of Te Hapu o Ngati Wheke
- Chairperson for the Sumner Surf Life Saving Club
- Active lifeguard, qualified IRB driver and lifeguard instructor
- Trustee for the Indian Sports and Social Trust
- Qualified youth football coach for Ferrymead Bays
- Strong supporter of Cure Kids.