Jacqueline McGrath

Jacqueline McGrath is a Special Counsel at Hall & Wilcox, with over 16 years’ experience in dispute resolution and litigation specialising in tax disputes. She has acted for both the revenue regulators and private clients. Prior to her current role, Jacqueline was a Director within KPMG Law assisting clients through audits, reviews, and litigation. Jacqueline has also previously been employed as a senior lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor, Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Customs & Border Protection Service providing advisory and litigation services. Jacqueline works for clients in various sectors/industries including ENR, financial services, defence technology, agriculture, and software development.

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Tax Disputes

Session 4.2: Unique aspects of Default Assessments raised using Asset Betterment Methodology

Speaker: Jacqueline McGrath, Hall & Wilcox

This session will explore:

The nuances in the asset betterment methodology;
Information the Commissioner of Taxation (Commissioner) may draw on to arrive at default assessment using the asset betterment methodology;
Understanding the burden of proof in default assessments; and
Assisting clients through the process.