Managing interaction and information flow with the ATO presentation

Angelina Lagana CTA

Angelina Lagana, CTA, has over 24 years’ experience specialising in tax controversy and dispute resolution.  Angelina has represented high wealth individuals, large corporations and multinationals subject to Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Reviews and Audits, including the early assessment of contemporaneous evidence, audit strategy, and conducting successful negotiations leading to satisfactory resolution of ATO inquiries, reviews and audits.  Angelina assists and advises her clients throughout all stages of an ATO inquiry from risk reviews, audits, objections, alternative dispute resolution, settlement and litigation.  Angelina advises on effectively preparing for and resolving audits and disputes with the ATO, the preparation of evidence, application of legal professional privilege, freedom of information and regularly assists taxpayers when the ATO uses their Access powers (including onshore and offshore formal information gathering processes that occur during ATO risk reviews and audits).  - Current at 07 June 2024

Carmen McElwain CTA

Carmen leads MinterEllison’s Tax Controversy team. She has over 25 years’ experience managing large and complex tax controversy matters at the risk review and audit stages and in the conduct of tax litigation. Carmen is responsible for the management and conduct of major tax litigation cases on behalf of the ATO and has been on the ATO’s Tax Technical panel of legal service providers since 2007. She also represents large corporates in their disputes against the ATO and applies her insights into ATO processes and decision making to design strategies for the effective management of clients’ tax dispute issues. - Current at 29 November 2017