Iain Craig

Iain Craig

Tax Partner

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Iain is a specialist tax partner in the Auckland office and has been advising on close to 30 years.  

He is known as BDO’s Eye on Tax and advises a wide range of companies on inbound and outbound tax issues and runs the tax compliance programme for a large number of overseas owned subsidiaries.

Recent assignments include:

  • assisting cloud based technology companies doing business offshore;
  • transaction advice on the acquisition of dairy plant manufacturer;
  • structuring advice for property development;
  • restructure work for overseas investment in Hotel and Property;
  • various transfer pricing reports;
  • thin capitalisation advice for a major asset leasing and finance company prior to an acquisition.

Iain is an expat Scot and a passionate golfer.  Iain represents New Zealand at curling and has completed a number of triathlons of varying distances.

He is a member of the Globalscot network set up by the Scottish Government to leverage their expatriate diaspora.

He currently presides over a single malt tasting club in Auckland.


 

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand)

Chartered Accountant of Scotland
 

Professional Affiliations 

Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

 

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (University of Edinburgh)