Tom Howker

Partner, Tax at BDO in Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

About

Working out of Brisbane and Sydney, I help clients on the tax aspects of a variety of arrangements, including inbound and outbound expansions, business sales, M&A, and corporate restructures, while handling their day to day compliance needs. My experience working in Australia and overseas has enabled me to develop expertise in a number of areas, including: - Restructures - Tax consolidation - Tax due diligence - Structuring for Australian and cross border M&A - Overseas expansion/outbound investment - Inbound investment - International tax planning - Cross border financing - Deal implementation, including contract reviews - Early stage innovation companies (ESIC) - Tax compliance While I work across a whole range of sectors, I have a particular interest in: - Retail - Vet clinics and hospitals - Fin tech/bio tech

Experience

  • BDO in Australia (9 yrs 7 mos)
    • Partner
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Director
      Jul 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Senior Manager
      Jan 2019 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Tax Manager at BDO UK LLP
    Sep 2011 - Jan 2017 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • Intern at BDO LLP
    Aug 2010 - Sep 2010 · 2 mos