GST issues for the property industry presentation

Matthew Cridland CTA

Matthew Cridland, CTA, is a Partner in the Tax Team at K&L Gates and based in Sydney. He focuses on matters relating to GST and all State Taxes. Matthew has been in practice for more than 25 years and he advises clients across a broad range of industry sectors. In addition to assisting clients with deals advice and revenue office reviews, he also has experience advising on litigation matters. Matthew is involved with the indirect tax committees of industry groups including the Property Council of Australia and the Financial Services Council. He is also a Contributor to the Australian Financial Review and The Australian. He is a Charted Tax Adviser. - Current at 24 September 2025

Karl Wood

Karl is a Director of KPMG’s Indirect Tax Practice in Sydney and leads the GST offering in real property and infrastructure. Prior to joining KPMG, Karl was Head of Indirect Tax at Stockland, Australia’s largest diversified property group where he was involved in providing day-to-day transactional GST advice regarding acquisitions, restructurings and financing in relation to various major property and trust transactions across the Stockland Group. Karl is a member of the Large Business Advisory Group (LBAG), and the current Chair of the Property Council of Australia’s National GST Subcommittee (where he also sits on the Retirement Living Tax Committee), and through this membership has been involved in lobbying on a number of GST issues. - Current at 08 August 2014