Brenda Chau

Executive summary

Brenda is a Director in BDO’s Indirect Tax team in Sydney, assisting and advising clients in the areas of research and development (R&D) tax incentives, GST, and payroll tax.

Her clients range from small private entities to large multinationals in the mechanical and electrical engineering, product development, process development, software, manufacturing, and textiles sectors.

Brenda also has experience dealing with investigations by the government departments responsible for administering the R&D tax incentive program (i.e. AusIndustry and the ATO).

Expertise

• R&D tax incentive
• Tax compliance and advice
• Payroll tax advisory and compliance
• Tax due diligence
• Tax audits and rulings

Experience

• Guided an Australian media company to establish and develop robust preparation and substantiation processes relating to their R&D tax incentive claim
• R&D tax incentive claim education workshops for an Australian real estate marketing company
• Successfully guided businesses through reviews and audits conducted by various revenue authorities and government departments, including AusIndustry, the ATO, and state revenue authorities.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• Member, CA ANZ