Matthew Allington

Executive summary

Matthew is a Partner in BDO’s Business Services team in Brisbane. He is a trusted business adviser who builds meaningful relationships, helping clients achieve their goals by improving business performance.

Matthew started his accounting career in 2008, and has extensive experience providing advisory, tax, and accounting services to clients across the franchising, automotive, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and foreign corporate investment sectors throughout their business lifecycles.

He is solution-focused and uses his commercial and business knowledge and internal and external networks to ensure the right outcome, while providing exceptional client service.

Expertise

• Tax effect and compliance
• Tax structuring and restructuring
• Financial accounting and reporting
• Business acquisitions and sales
• Budgeting, forecasting, and profit improvement

Experience

• Advisory - Tax planning, business reviews, strategic action plans, forecasting and budgeting, profit enhancement, and management reporting
• Tax – Tax effect, corporate and individual tax compliance, tax due diligence, and helping companies navigate the complexities of our international tax regime
• Automotive - Accounting and tax compliance functions for motor vehicle, agricultural, caravan and motorhome, marine, truck, and motorcycle dealerships throughout Australia
• Structuring - Corporate and private group structuring, including assistance with international expansion
• Franchising services – Franchisor compliance and financial reporting requirements in accordance with the franchise code; financial education; profit enhancement advisory services; and fixed price franchisee compliance offering.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Registered Tax Agent
• Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• Member, CA ANZ