Smailes Krawitz

Smailes Krawitz is a leading boutique law firm based in Western Australia, renowned for its expertise in tax, estate, and commercial law. The firm offers comprehensive services to privately owned enterprises and high net worth individuals, focusing on delivering practical solutions backed by technical excellence and exceptional service. Smailes Krawitz is dedicated to collaborating effectively with clients and their advisers, ensuring that shared industry insights lead to optimal outcomes. The firm's tax consulting services encompass areas such as Capital Gains Tax, Income Tax, State Taxes, Superannuation, and GST. They are proficient in handling complex matters involving tax residency, private binding rulings, and anti-avoidance issues. Their experience extends to managing international tax challenges, SMSFs, and not-for-profit/charities, offering tailored advice on employee share schemes and Division 7A. In the realm of tax litigation and dispute resolution, Smailes Krawitz expertly navigates tax audits, objections, and appeals. Their adept approach covers administrative law, judicial review, and debt recovery management, ensuring robust representation in tax prosecutions and court proceedings. The firm's team is skilled in handling director penalty notices and facilitating voluntary disclosures. Smailes Krawitz's proficiency in trusts, wills, and estates includes crafting wills and testamentary trusts, designing estate planning and succession strategies, and managing estate administration and probate. They are adept at resolving estate disputes and family provision claims, and they offer insightful advice on trust structures, trust disputes, and trust variation. Their guidance extends to business succession planning, incorporating shareholder agreements and trustee succession. The firm's commercial transactions work includes structuring and restructuring companies, trusts, and enterprises. They handle business and share sales with expertise in corporate, commercial, and property law. Their legal acumen encompasses drafting commercial documentation such as shareholder agreements, loan agreements, and joint ventures, ensuring a seamless process in mergers and acquisitions. Smailes Krawitz is recognised for being results-focused and cost-conscious, capable of delivering successful outcomes for private enterprises, family offices, and high net worth individuals. Their collaborative approach with referral and professional advisers positions them as a highly effective and reliable legal partner.