Michael Shi

Executive summary 

Michael is a Director in the Corporate and International Tax team with BDO in Perth, bringing over 13 years of combined corporate tax experience through his previous roles in professional services firms, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and in-house tax functions. 

He has extensive experience in corporate tax compliance, specialising in the preparation/review of income tax returns and tax effect accounting, along with strong technical capabilities in inbound/outbound investment advisory, funding advice and mergers & acquisitions.  

Michael provides professional taxation services to a broad range of clients with a particular focus on multinational corporations and the energy and resources sector. 

Expertise 

• Preparation of corporate income tax return  
• Preparation of tax effect accounting  
• ATO tax assurance review assistance  
• Tax due diligence 
• Tax model reviews.

Experience 

Supporting in-house tax function 

• A significant Chinese mining group – Lead the tax project management with respect to the client’s construction of a lithium hydroxide processing plant 
• A global mining leader - Supervised the internal tax controls testing in accordance with the client’s obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. 

Tax structuring and funding advisory 

• A large foreign owned utilities company - Provided technical advice on the application of the hybrid mismatch rules, section 45B integrity provisions, Diverted Profits Tax and Part IVA in the refinance of its Australian business. 

Qualifications and affiliations 

• Registered Tax Agent
• Bachelor of Law  
• Bachelor of Commerce 
• CA ANZ member