About Tax Law Partners

Tax Law Partners helps businesses, directors and individuals who are in difficulty with the ATO or a state revenue office. It is the tax disputes practice of AHS Legal, a Sydney law firm that other accountants and lawyers have relied on for complex tax matters.

Sam Ayoubi, Principal Lawyer

Sam has worked in tax since 1999 as a Chartered Accountant, lawyer, strategic adviser and tax educator. His experience ranges from small boutique advisory and law firms to Big 4 consulting firms.

From 2007 to 2016, Sam worked full-time in tax education around Australia. He has advised other accountants and lawyers on difficult matters since 2005, and still presents for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and The Tax Institute.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce, University of Sydney (1999)
• Chartered Accountant, CA ANZ (2002)
• Master of Taxation, UNSW (2006)
• Juris Doctor, UTS (2015)
• Admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of NSW (2016)

Memberships and recognition

• Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• Member, The Tax Institute
• Member, Law Society of NSW
• Presenter for CA ANZ and The Tax Institute

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

How we work

• We start with the numbers and the law. Having accounting and legal training in the same person means we can test the ATO's figures as well as its legal position.
• We prefer resolution to conflict. Most tax problems are best solved through clear, well-evidenced engagement with the ATO. When a dispute needs to run, we run it properly.
• We're straight about costs and prospects. You get a written estimate before we start, and an honest view of where you stand.
• We work with your advisers. If you have an accountant, we work with them rather than around them.