Course Details

Accountants play a critical role in merger and acquisition transactions within the SME space, as these deals can present complex tax challenges and opportunities that can significantly impact the value and success of a transaction.  If not reviewed properly, tax issues can present significant tax costs to both parties of a transaction.  This course provides you with the knowledge to identify and assess tax risks, discuss different deal structures and financing options with clients, support clients during the tax due diligence process and review the post-deal tax position of the company and seller.


In this course Makayla Combes covers the following topics:

  • Pre-deal tax restructuring
  • Tax implications of different deal structures
  • Tax Due Diligence
  • Tax considerations for the seller
  • Post-deal tax considerations for the company

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Wilson Partners Limited

Makayla Combes

Makayla is Tax Associate Director at Wilson Partners Limited, working closely with clients on a wide range of Corporate and International tax areas, including M&A transactions, restructuring, transfer pricing, EOTs and group tax compliance.

Outside of her day-to-day role, Makayla is also Chair of the CIOT/ATT Future of Tax Professionals committee, working to support the next generation of tax advisors in the first ten years of their careers.