Dharav Gandhi

Director – Private Business Tax and Advisory

National Tax Quality Director – Private Business Tax and Advisory

Dharav has over 15 years of experience providing specialist tax and business advisory services to startups, domestic and international family-owned and private businesses and corporates. His expertise includes transaction advisory and support, domestic and international tax planning, M&A advisory, structuring advisory, succession planning and estate planning. 

Dharav takes a commercial and practical approach to developing tax-effective strategies. He is proactively interested in client affairs and committed to providing quality technical and commercial advisory services with a focus on client engagement and communication.

As part of the National Tax Quality Director role in Private Business and Tax Advisory, Dharav works closely with colleagues nationally to continually enhance the quality of the service offering while reducing the risk. He has also provided strategic support to member firms across the Grant Thornton international network to assist their development and alignment with our global vision and strategy.

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

Experience

• Structuring, including acquisition structuring and overseas expansion, and restructuring of the group including assessing eligibility to apply capital gains rollovers and concessions
• Tax due diligence services including tax review of share sale agreements and supporting purchase price negotiations
• Individual and corporate tax residency and Australian tax implications arising out of the changes
• Tax review services involving setting up commercial efficient structure involving distributions to Australian beneficiaries from domestic and overseas trust
• Succession and estate planning matters