Brendan Balasekeran

Executive summary

Brendan is a Business Services Partner with BDO in Brisbane. He sincerely believes in relationships, and seeks a genuine individual connection with his clients.

Brendan helps position his clients’ businesses for growth, prosperity, and family succession. He provides proactive advice on tax defensive structures, and has a particular passion for wills, estate planning, business succession, and assisting with property settlements. Brendan has worked with clients from a broad range of industries, including property development, not-for-profit, government, professional practice, food security, and agribusiness. He has successfully supported corporate groups with their tax reviews and audits. Brendan maintains long-term client relationships, continuing to work with mums and dads when they exit businesses and join major global entities around the world.

Brendan joined BDO in 2006 and has been Partner since 2011. He has worked in public practice for over 20 years.

Expertise

• Tax planning and defensive structuring
• Estate planning, wills, and property settlements
• Private rulings and reasonably arguable position papers
• Employee remuneration, share plans, and salary packaging
• Transaction assistance

Experience

• Corporate and tax governance – Designing governance processes and procedures to comply with evolving ATO expectations
• ATO representation, settlements, and disputes – Negotiating complex arrangements and finding bespoke solutions to help taxpayers meet their obligations according to their capacity
• Business restructures – Small business restructures and corporate rollovers to optimise commercial outcomes
• Business transaction assistance – Helping businesses through due diligence processes, negotiating with purchasers, and coordinating global teams as required.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Fellow, The Tax Institute
• Member, CA ANZ