Advises clients on inbound/outbound flows of debt, business restructuring and management of intangibles
Melbourne
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Shahzeb Panhwar is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Melbourne. He leads the firm’s Transfer Pricing team. Mr. Panhwar advises clients on inbound/outbound flows of debt, business restructuring, management of intangibles and helps clients navigate the dispute landscape.
With more than 18 years of experience, Mr. Panhwar has assisted clients in various industries ranging from capital-intensive industries such as oil and gas, mining and infrastructure to intangible-driven industries such as technology and consumer goods.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Panhwar spent two years as a Partner with PWC Australia in its Tax Controversy practice, assisting clients with managing revenue authority interactions. Previously, he spent almost eight years with the Australian Taxation Office, serving most recently as an Assistant Commissioner and leading the International Tax Structuring practice. Mr. Panhwar was responsible for related party financing, thin capitalisation, procurement hubs, anti-hybrid provisions and Pillar 2. He was also a competent authority and negotiated some of Australia’s largest APAs and MAPs.
Mr. Panhwar earned bachelor’s degrees in law and commerce and a master’s degree in law from the University of Melbourne. He is a practising solicitor in the State of Victoria.
A&M Managing Directors Shahzeb Panhwar and Joanna Black were recently quoted in Bloomberg Tax's article "Australia Debt-Deduction Guidance Seen As Restrictive, Vague."
On 4 December 2024, the Commissioner released the following new draft guidance materials (Draft Guidance) on Australia’s new thin capitalisation regime:
Alvarez & Marsal Tax (A&M Tax), an affiliate of leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed three new Managing Directors, Jayde Thompson, Paul Gallagher and Shahzeb Panhwar continuing the firm’s strategic growth and capabilities expansion in Australia.
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On 14 June 2024, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) released the 7th Edition Singapore Transfer Pricing Guidelines, which has introduced changes to the treatment of domestic loans.
