George Bendall

George has over ten years’ experience specialising in remuneration and employment taxation. George has the responsibility for the management and coordination of the Employment Solutions team in Queensland advising clients on a range of issues from Payroll Tax, FBT, Superannuation Guarantee and Employee Share Schemes.

George advises on all aspects of effective employment tax compliance, packaging and strategies, with a particular focus on the implementation of Employee Share Schemes and the interaction with cross-border employees.

As the National Lead for State Payroll Taxes, George has extensive experience in managing payroll tax audits by various State Revenue Offices as well as the application for exemptions and concessions. Given the broader uptake in audit activity following the introduction of STP 2, George has also handled a large number of high profile superannuation guarantee reviews and broader employment tax obligations audits working closely with the data analytics team.

George is also a speaker at various professional body functions including for the Tax Institute as well as delivering the Grant Thornton FBT seminars and training sessions.