Professional biography
John King is a partner in the Sydney office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques where he specialises in taxation.
John's practice concentrates on the taxation aspects of Financial Services and Capital Markets transactions and products (including securities lending and repos, other equity, debt, hybrid, swaps and other derivative products, securitisation and aspects of global trading), retail financial products, structured (i.e. tax based) financings, floats, and corporate and business acquisitions and disposals. These areas also involve capital gains tax, dividend, interest and royalty withholding taxes, double tax treaties, our CFC and FIF regimes and the promoter penalties regime. He has been closely involved in the tax audits of a number of major financial institutions, as well as other corporate and high net worth individual clients of the firm, and in resolving a variety of tax disputes. Most of this work is confidential and not of a public nature.
He also advises on the tax aspects of inbound and outbound investment, trusts and partnerships.
He also gives pro bono and other tax advice in complex areas affecting charities, other not-for-profit entities and the philanthropic sector generally, including establishing prescribed private funds and charitable and other philanthropic trusts and entities.
Recent presentations
John has presented at the following recent seminars:
- Securities Lending by superannuation funds in Australia - 27 February 2009
- Promoter Penalty Laws, Two Years On - 27 May 2008
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Areas of expertise