Industry
Healthcare
Integrated advisory for medical practices, allied health groups, hospitals and specialist providers.
Sector Overview
How we support healthcare clients.
Healthcare in Australia is being reshaped by consolidation, regulatory change, workforce pressures and evolving payer expectations. Medical and allied health practices are increasingly held in corporate structures, subject to ownership restrictions, employment frameworks and tax rules that require careful navigation.
Corson Fiske advises healthcare providers on structuring, regulation, transactions and ongoing commercial matters. Our work spans single-practitioner practices through to multi-site groups and institutional-backed platforms, with integrated tax, legal and advisory capability.
We are particularly familiar with the service-entity structures commonly used by healthcare practices, the payroll tax issues that have intensified in recent years, and the regulatory frameworks that apply to specific clinical settings.
Capabilities in this sector
- Medical and allied health practice structuring
- Service-entity arrangements and payroll tax
- AHPRA, TGA and state regulatory compliance
- Employment and contractor arrangements
- M&A and roll-up advisory
- Succession planning
- Disputes — commercial and regulatory
- Tax and financial advisory
Client Situations
When clients engage us.
The issues that bring clients through our door tend to fall into familiar patterns.
Payroll tax has been reassessed
A state revenue office has challenged a service-entity arrangement. We advise on response and restructuring.
A practice is being sold or acquired
A transaction involving a medical or allied health practice requires careful tax, regulatory and commercial work.
A contractor arrangement is being reviewed
Independent contractor versus employee classification is under scrutiny.
A regulatory matter has arisen
AHPRA, TGA or state regulator has raised concerns.
Outcomes
What you can expect.
- Structures that are commercially optimal and regulatorily defensible
- Resolved tax and regulatory matters
- Transaction outcomes that protect practice value
- Clear commercial and employment arrangements
Why Corson Fiske
Experience where it counts.
Clients engage Corson Fiske because they need advice they can act on — delivered by senior practitioners who understand both the technical detail and the commercial consequences. Every engagement is led by a partner with direct experience in this sector.
Our integrated structure means tax, legal, accounting and advisory questions are resolved within a single firm. For clients operating across Australia, Asia, New Zealand or Asia, our office network in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore and Auckland provides consistent advice across jurisdictions.
Our Approach
A refined four-phase method for every engagement.
Corson Fiske applies the same disciplined framework to every matter, regardless of scale. The phases below are not a marketing device — they are the actual structure our partners use to move clients from uncertainty to resolution.
Phase One
01
Understand
A confidential partner-led briefing to establish the facts, commercial drivers, timing pressures and stakeholder dynamics.
- Confidential scoping conversation
- Document and data review
- Stakeholder mapping
- Initial risk identification
Phase Two
02
Analyse
Structured technical and commercial analysis of every realistic option, with a clear view of risks, costs and likely outcomes.
- Technical legal and tax analysis
- Commercial modelling
- Risk-weighted options assessment
- Precedent and market benchmarking
Phase Three
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Recommend
A written partner recommendation in plain English — not a list of caveats. We stand behind our advice and explain our reasoning.
- Clear written recommendation
- Implementation sequencing
- Stakeholder communication plan
- Contingency and fallback positions
Phase Four
04
Execute
Hands-on delivery of the agreed plan with partner oversight, regular milestone reporting and clear handback at completion.
- Implementation leadership
- Stakeholder engagement
- Milestone tracking and reporting
- Completion review and handback
Get the right advice from Corson Fiske.
Confidential, no-obligation initial consultations with a partner who specialises in this sector.