Dharav Gandhi

Director – Private Enterprise

With over 15 years of experience, Dharav specialises in providing tax advisory, tax compliance and business advisory services to startups, family-owned businesses, private enterprises, and corporates, both domestically and internationally. His areas of expertise include transaction advisory and support, tax planning (domestic and international), M&A advisory, structuring advisory, succession planning, and estate planning. He adopts a commercial and practical approach to developing tax-effective strategies and takes a proactive interest in client affairs. Dharav is committed to delivering quality technical and commercial advisory services with a strong focus on client engagement and communication.

As a core team member of Grant Thornton Australia’s India practice, Dharav plays a vital role in leveraging the global network of experts to assist clients throughout their growth and investment journey in both India and Australia.

Experience

• Assisting with structuring, including acquisition structuring, overseas expansion, and group restructuring, while assessing eligibility for capital gains rollovers and concessions.
• Providing tax due diligence services, including tax reviews of share sale agreements and supporting purchase price negotiations.
• Advising clients on individual and corporate tax residency and the Australian tax implications arising from changes.
• Offering tax review services to set up commercially efficient structures involving distributions to Australian beneficiaries from domestic and overseas trusts.
• Advising clients on succession and estate planning matters.
• Obtaining Tax Rulings on behalf of clients on significant matters such as pre-CGT, tax losses, etc.