Fiona Beckett-Cooper

Fiona Beckett-Cooper

Fiona Beckett-Cooper leads the EY Tax Controversy practice in Western Australia. Fiona is a lawyer who joined EY in 2018 after a 21 year career at the ATO where she represented the Commissioner of Taxation in tax disputes before the Federal Court of Australia, the High Court of Australia, various State courts and Tax Tribunals. She has litigated or provided legal advice on a range of topics and has developed a deep understanding of ATO practices and expectations.

Since joining EY Fiona has assisted clients in responding to ATO requests for information, negotiating with the ATO to resolve disputes as early as possible and advising clients in relation to the conduct of the litigation of tax disputes.

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Session 13.2: The Clough decision and impacts on M&A

The Clough decision raises some novel considerations for M&A transactions in relation to the treatment of expenses and costs associated with such transactions. The ramifications are widespread and go beyond just employee incentives and cover many other relevant transactions including indemnity insurances and other employee expenses. In this session we will hear about the Clough decision and the key considerations for practitioners in an M&A context.

Speakers: Fiona Beckett-Cooper, EY, Bernard Quain, EY