Neil Periera

Neil Pereira, CTA

Partner, Deloitte

Neil Pereira, CTA is a Tax and Legal Partner with more than 20 years of international tax advisory and structuring experience for multinational clients across a range of industries.

Neil’s extensive experience includes leading multidisciplinary teams on tax planning and due diligence for corporate reorganisations, legal entity reduction and consolidation of Australian operations for tax and broader business model and supply chain optimisation.

Neil has advised clients on the Australian tax and legal implications of setting up business structures, share and business transfers, IP migration, foreign investment review board as well as regulatory and tax compliance for multinational groups.

Session details

Session 19.4 – Foreign companies doing business in Australia

Business in Australia can be fraught with legal and regulatory burdens. While several businesses intentionally establish themselves in Australia, some find themselves accidentally arriving here. This session will focus on foreign businesses expanding into Australia (intentionally or accidentally) and consider the opportunities that can arise. Topics that will be covered include:

When is a company considered to be ‘doing business in Australia’ (ASIC requirements and permanent establishment)?
Structuring issues (subsidiaries v branches)
Tax issues (income tax, transfer pricing, GST)
Obligations surrounding local employees employed by foreign companies, and
Short term projects.

Speaker: Estella Choi, Deloitte, Neil Pereira, CTA, Deloitte