Frank Hinoporos

Frank heads up Hall & Wilcox’s Taxation practice.

Frank is a leading Australian tax expert with extensive experience advising clients on direct taxes, international structuring and taxation, business transactions, corporate restructuring and taxation disputes, from pre-audit stage to litigation. His clients include high-net worth individuals and families, family offices, privately owned businesses and a broad network of accounting and other professional referrers, in Australia and internationally.

Frank also leads Hall & Wilcox’s Charities, Not-for Profit & Philanthropy practice. He regularly advises high-wealth individuals and family groups on private philanthropy and is a leading expert in Australia’s Private Ancillary Fund (PAF) regime. Frank has established a large number of PAFs which have facilitated philanthropic giving of over $400m.

Frank is a director of two charities, the Findex Community Fund, a public ancillary fund, and Cool Australia Education, an education focused charity. He has previously been involved with other charities as a director and was a past Vice-President of European Business.

Frank is a State Councillor of the Tax Institute of Australia and the Chair of the Tax Institute of Australia’s Member Engagement Committee. Frank is an Associate member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP), a Fellow of Governance Australia, a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and a Chartered Tax Adviser of The Tax Institute.

Frank is ranked in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth 2023 for Family Offices & Funds Restructuring in Australia. Frank has been recognised in Doyles’ Guide to the Legal Profession every year since 2016 and by Best Lawyers Australia since 2015.