Edward Hennebry

Edward is a Special Counsel in the Business Law team at Sladen Legal.

Edward commenced his career as a graduate in the ATO and then as a lawyer within the ATO’s Tax Counsel Network and Review and Dispute Resolution business lines.

Edward has also worked in several large accounting and national law firms, enabling him to develop his command of prevalent tax and commercial issues that affect high-wealth individuals and small to medium enterprises.

With his experience in both private and public practice, Edward assists his clients in the following areas:

• Income tax, including:

  • Revenue versus capital treatment of income and expenses;

  • Capital gains tax (e.g. small business CGT concessions, CGT roll-overs, and exemptions such as for a main residence);

  • Private company loans (Division 7A) and unpaid present entitlements;

  • Individual and corporate tax residency;

  • Family trust elections, trust losses, and family trust distribution tax;

  • Employee share schemes and option plans;

  • Deceased estates and obligations of executors;

  • Anti-avoidance provisions (e.g. Part IVA).

• Obtaining private rulings from the ATO.

• Dispute resolution with revenue authorities and seeking remission of administrative penalties/interest.

• Drafting of tax effective commercial agreements and contracts.

• Trust law advice, including the review and variation of trust deeds as well as the preparation of trustee distribution minutes

• GST

Edward is a Fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia (TIA) and a member of the TIA’s National SME Tax Technical Committee.

Edward is also actively engaged with the University of Melbourne’s Law School, including as a tutor in corporate law and taxation law as well as a volunteer supervisor at the Tax Clinic.

In 2024, Edward received the Tax Trailblazer Award at the TIA’s National Tax Summit in Sydney.