Buying & selling a business: Tax issues for the purchaser presentation

David Marschke CTA

David is a specialist tax and legal adviser who acts for listed and private corporate groups, and their owners, in all areas of tax and related law including GST and state taxes. David has been involved in a wide range M&A transactions assisting listed and unlisted entities and has significant expertise dealing with tax effective business restructures and exits. He is a specialist adviser on trust law and taxation of trusts including MITs. David recently founded dbm horizons as a boutique legal, tax and consulting firm. Prior to founding dbm horizons David was a tax partner at national law firm. In addition, David has significant experience assisting taxpayers and their advisers in dispute matters including tax reviews, audits and complex tax negotiations, and settlements with the ATO and the State revenue offices. David is a Legal Practitioner, Registered Tax Agent, Chartered Tax Adviser and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. - Current at 11 July 2018

Miryam Meza CTA

Miryam is a senior tax executive with extensive experience across large, complex global organisations. As Head of Tax at CIMIC Group Limited, Miryam provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Group's tax function, with a strong focus on governance, compliance and risk management in an increasingly complex and evolving environment, guiding the organisation through structural and regulatory change while building high-performing, resilient tax teams. She brings deep expertise in corporate and international tax matters and is a trusted advisor to the Board and executive management on the implications of emerging regulatory developments, increased transparency requirements and cross-border tax reform.  - Current at 19 February 2026