Stephen Lau
- Principal Lawyer
- Team Leader - Tax & Superannuation
Biography
Stephen Lau is a Principal Lawyer and Team Leader in Coleman Greig’s Tax and Superannuation team, and an accredited SMSF Association SMSF Specialist Advisor™.
Stephen specialises in providing complete legal advice, with a focus on private and family groups including:
- Business/personal succession planning
- Business structuring
- Superannuation and self-managed super funds (SMSFs)
- Family trusts
- Tax planning
- Tax review, audit and litigation
- Land tax and stamp duty
Stephen has a unique and extensive tax background which covers both in-house tax advisory, professional services at a big four chartered accounting firm and the Australian Taxation Office. Leveraging off his tax administration and commercial experience, Stephen takes pride in providing simple practical tax advice and commercial solutions to a broad range of clients including high net worth individuals, private groups, ASX listed entities and large multinationals. He draws upon his unique and broad background and experience to provide creative, practical and timely solutions for his clients. Stephen is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Stephen Lau 是 Coleman Greig 税务与养老金团队的首席律师兼团队负责人，同时也是经 SMSF Association 认证的 SMSF 专业顾问™（SMSF Specialist Advisor™）。
史蒂芬专注于提供全面的法律意见，重点服务私人及家族企业客户，涵盖以下领域：
• 企业/个人继承
• 企业架构设计
• 养老金及自管养老金基金（SMSF）
• 家族信托
• 税务筹划
• 税务复核、审计及诉讼
• 土地税及印花税
他拥有独特且丰富的税务背景，曾在企业内部担任税务顾问，在四大会计师事务所从事专业服务工作，并曾任职于 Australian Taxation Office。凭借其税务管理及商业实务经验，史蒂芬致力于为广泛客户群体提供简明、务实的税务建议及商业解决方案，客户包括高净值人士、私人集团、澳交所上市公司及大型跨国企业。
他结合自身广泛而独特的背景与经验，为客户提供具有创意、务实且及时的解决方案。
史蒂芬精通粤语及普通话。
Expertise
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“I work with clients to ensure that they understand and are comfortable with their tax positions, that they are paying the right amount of tax and giving clients the peace of mind required to focus on achieving the best business outcomes." - Stephen Lau
- Experience
- Qualifications and Memberships
- Successfully engaged with tax authorities (Australia and other jurisdictions) to resolve multiple tax audits and obtain favourable outcomes.
- Successfully represented clients in a broad range of industries, (including property, IT, automobile, retail) and argued for non-imposition of assessment/penalties or remission of penalties totalling more than $100 million.
- Assisted clients to efficiently navigate ATO reviews and litigation processes and procedures (including Top 100, Top 1000 and Top 5000 reviews).
- Successfully managed multiple high profile, materially significant and complex litigations to achieve successful outcomes through the court at first instance and subsequent appeals to superior courts.
- Assisted clients in navigating complex and high-risk tax technical issues including in relation to business acquisition and disposals, family trusts, international transactions, small business tax concessions, General Anti-Avoidance rules, loss utilisation and withholding tax.
- Provided formal and informal tax technical advice in the form of private and public rulings in his role at the Australian Taxation Office as well as providing advice on and successfully requesting rulings on complex tax matters on behalf of clients.
Masters of Law Taxation, University of Sydney
Masters of Applied Law in Commercial Litigation, The College of Law
Bachelor of Business (Finance) Bachelor of Law, University of Technology
Member of New South Wales Law Society
- Current Events
- Upcoming Events
- Past Events
Tax Seminar – The Family Trust in the 21st Century
Join Peter Bobbin and Stephen Lau for an insightful discussion designed to help you protect and future-proof your trust.
Tax Seminar – The Family Trust in the 21st Century
Join Peter Bobbin and Stephen Lau from Coleman Greig’s expert Tax Team for an insightful discussion designed to help you protect and future-proof your trust.
Tax Seminar – The Dangers of Foreign Residency on Your SMSF and Estate Planning – Traps to Avoid
Join Stephen Lau and Sophia Johnston from Coleman Greig’s expert Tax Team, where they will share practical strategies and insights on how foreign residency can affect your wealth and estate planning.
Tax Seminar – The Dangers of Foreign Residency on Your SMSF and Estate Planning – Traps to Avoid
Join Stephen Lau and Sophia Johnston from Coleman Greig’s expert Tax Team, where they will share practical strategies and insights on how foreign residency can affect your wealth and estate planning.
Death, Dollars & Disputes in Super
In this engaging session taxation and superannuation experts, Peter Bobbin and Stephen Lau will explore some of the most challenging issues at the intersection of estate planning, tax, and superannuation.
Family Trusts – A Critical 2025 Checklist
In this session, Peter Bobbin and Stephen Lau will address the substantial basics of family trusts, the critical 2025 issues and provide practical guidance on how to avoid them.
