AI Tax Research for Perth Practices
Perth firms operate across a unique resources-driven economy, with specialised tax and legal needs around mining, royalties, and cross-border structuring.
Federal tax law is the same in Perth as anywhere in Australia, but the questions Perth practitioners field are not: WA payroll tax and land tax thresholds administered by RevenueWA, stamp duty on WA transactions, and the interaction of those state regimes with federal CGT, GST and Division 7A positions. Cassandra cites the federal provision and flags where a WA instrument also applies.
Cassandra Research is an Australian-registered company (ABN 70 659 258 367). Every output is a research draft for professional review — it is not advice.
The Problems Professionals Face
Client queries that cross federal and WA regimes take hours to research across ATO and RevenueWA material
→ Cassandra returns the federal position with section citations and flags the state instrument to check
Generic AI tools invent ITAA section numbers and ATO ruling references
→ Every output cites the ITAA section, ruling number or case name — verifiable against the source
Research memos drafted from scratch for every Division 7A, trust distribution or CGT concession question
→ Structured, cited drafts ready for partner review and client communication
Competing with larger Perth firms on research depth without their research budget
→ Per-seat pricing that gives an independent practice the same engine a mid-tier uses
Key Capabilities
Australian Primary Sources
ITAA 1997, ITAA 1936, GST Act 1999, FBTAA, SIS Act, Corporations Act 2001 — analysed with contextual cross-referencing
WA Sources Where They Apply
WA statutes and decisions of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the WA Court of Appeal and the Federal Court's WA Registry surfaced when a matter depends on them
Citation-Aware Outputs
Every response cites the specific legislative section, ruling number, or case name — no anonymous claims
ATO & Regulator Coverage
ATO public rulings, tax determinations and practical compliance guidelines, with current/withdrawn status
Review-First Design
Outputs are structured for professional review — never blind use
Cloud-Based, No Installation
Sign in from any Perth office or from home; nothing to deploy
Why Perth Firms Shouldn't Rely on Generic AI
- Generic AI tools hallucinate Australian legislative section numbers and invent non-existent ATO rulings
- They cannot distinguish between ITAA 1997 and ITAA 1936, or which provisions have been repealed
- They have no awareness of WA instruments administered by RevenueWA or decisions of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
- Using unverifiable AI outputs in professional work creates real exposure under the TPB Code of Professional Conduct and the Legal Profession Uniform Law
Why Perth Firms Choose Cassandra
- Trained on primary Australian sources, not summarised internet content
- Every output cites specific ITAA sections, ATO rulings, and court case names
- Designed for professional review — outputs structured for verification
- Built by an Australian-registered company (ABN 70 659 258 367) with TPB-registered, CA/CPA and admitted-lawyer reviewers
- Australian data residency — client data stays in Australian regions
Practising in Perth, WA
Perth's professional community is concentrated around St Georges Terrace, Elizabeth Quay and West Perth, and organised through the Law Society of Western Australia, the WA Bar Association and the WA divisions of CA ANZ and CPA Australia. Practitioners there work with the same federal Acts as the rest of the country, plus the WA regimes administered by RevenueWA and the case law of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the WA Court of Appeal and the Federal Court's WA Registry.
Cassandra reflects that layering: it cites the federal provision first, surfaces the WA instrument where one applies, and leaves the judgement — and the sign-off — with the practitioner.