Fletch Heinemann

Fletch draws on his experience managing tax and customs disputes to provide his clients with clear, practical tax advice across a range of commercial issues.

Fletch’s technical specialisations include income tax (including international tax and residency issues), GST, payroll tax and customs duties. In managing clients’ tax and customs disputes, Fletch helps with the audit stages, ATO interviews, notices of objection, appeals in the AAT, QCAT, Federal Court and Supreme Court.

In recent years, Fletch assisted taxpayers in Quy v Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) [2024] FCA 726 (a residency appeal), Harding v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCAFC 29 (a leading residency case), Wainwright and Commissioner of Taxation [2019] AATA 333 (a self-managed super fund case), Hacon v Commissioner of Taxation [2017] FCA 659 (ATO’s obligations to give a private ruling), Shadforth Lythgo Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue GAR098-15 (a payroll tax grouping case), Dempsey v Commissioner of Taxation [2014] AATA 335 (a residency case) and Dominic B Fishing Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2014] AATA 205 (an employee/contractor case), and has settled numerous disputes before the matter proceeded to hearing. Fletch has also presented sessions for Television Education Network, CPA Australia and The Tax Institute.

• Providing clear, practical advice on a range of tax issues.
• Assisting private business and high net worth individuals in responding to ATO reviews and audits.
• Objecting to ATO and State revenue authority assessments on various tax and penalty issues.
• Assisting clients in applying for remission of general interest charge (GIC).
• Helping clients settle disputes with the revenue authority before the matter proceeded to litigation.