Expert Director Penalty Notice (DPN) response, protect your personal assets from ATO action.
Utilise all available defences to eliminate or reduce personal liability.
Shield your home, savings and investments from ATO recovery action.
Avoid personal bankruptcy and credit damage.
Stop the ATO from pursuing your personal assets for company tax debts.
You’ve received a Director Penalty Notice from the ATO making you personally liable for your company’s unpaid PAYG, GST or superannuation obligations.
ADLV Law will immediately assess your DPN, identify all available defences, negotiate with the ATO, and implement the optimal strategy to protect you from personal liability.
You’ll regain control of the situation, protect your personal assets, and have a clear path forward without the crushing weight of personal liability for company debts hanging over you.
Act now – the clock is ticking
Call us immediately on for urgent DPN assistance. Time is critical – certain defences expire after 21 days. Our experienced director penalty lawyers are standing by to protect your interests.
Don’t let company tax debts become your personal nightmare.
You know how the ATO sends Director Penalty Notices that suddenly make you personally liable for your company’s unpaid PAYG, GST or superannuation? And how you only have 21 days to respond before losing key defences? The stress of potentially losing your personal assets for company debts is overwhelming, especially when you don’t know your options.
We immediately assess your specific DPN type (lockdown or standard), identify every available defence, and implement a comprehensive response strategy. We negotiate directly with the ATO, leveraging our 25+ years of experience to achieve the best possible outcome. So that you can protect your personal assets, avoid bankruptcy, and resolve the company tax issues without devastating personal consequences.
It’s fundamentally unfair that company directors who act in good faith can suddenly face personal ruin for company tax debts.
The limited liability principle of company law shouldn’t be swept aside, leaving directors exposed to losing their family home and life savings. Directors who try to do the right thing shouldn’t be personally destroyed by circumstances often beyond their control.
You’re a company director who has worked hard to build and manage a business. You’ve taken on the responsibilities and risks of directorship, always trying to meet your obligations while navigating challenging business conditions.
Out of the blue, you receive a Director Penalty Notice from the ATO. Suddenly, you’re personally on the hook for company tax debts that may amount to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. The notice is complex, the timeframes are tight, and the consequences of getting it wrong are catastrophic.
The ATO has extensive powers to pursue your personal assets – your home, bank accounts, investments, even your future income. Without expert intervention, you could lose everything you’ve worked for, face bankruptcy, and see your professional reputation destroyed. The 21-day response deadline is already counting down.
The ATO has made you personally liable – your assets are now at risk.
You’ve been issued a Director Penalty Notice making you personally liable for your company’s unpaid tax obligations. You need to respond strategically and quickly to protect yourself from personal financial ruin.
If you ignore the DPN or respond incorrectly, the ATO will pursue aggressive recovery action against you personally. This means garnishing wages, freezing bank accounts, placing caveats on property, and ultimately forcing the sale of your assets. You’ll lose critical defences after 21 days, face potential bankruptcy, destroy your credit rating, and may be banned from being a director in the future. The financial and personal devastation can be complete and irreversible.
Your shield against director penalties.
We immediately take control of your DPN response, removing the paralysing fear and uncertainty. Our expert team handles all ATO communications, giving you clarity, confidence and peace of mind during this crisis.
We deploy every available legal defence and negotiation strategy to eliminate or minimise your personal liability. This includes raising statutory defences, negotiating payment arrangements, challenging the validity of the notice, and where appropriate, implementing asset protection strategies.
After our intervention, you’ve either successfully defended against personal liability or achieved a manageable resolution that protects your core assets. You can move forward without the threat of personal financial ruin, maintain your professional standing, and focus on rebuilding rather than defending.
Your DPN defence plan.
From DPN crisis to personal asset protection – we defend directors when it matters most.
Step 1
DPN Assessment
Contact us urgently for immediate review of your notice. We’ll identify whether it’s a lockdown or standard DPN, calculate deadlines, and assess available defences.
Step 2
Response development
We gather all relevant information about your directorship, the company’s circumstances, and any potential defences. We then formulate a comprehensive strategy tailored to your specific situation.
Step 3
ATO negotiation and defence
We engage directly with the ATO on your behalf, presenting your case, raising all available defences, and negotiating the best possible outcome.
We make the process clear and manageable, step by step.
We understand your challenges.
We understand the shock and fear that comes with receiving a Director Penalty Notice. The sudden realisation that your personal assets – everything you’ve worked for – are now at risk because of company debts.
We know the sleepless nights, the stress on your family, and the feeling of injustice when you’ve always tried to do the right thing.
We’ve seen how overwhelming it feels when the ATO’s collection machinery turns its focus on you personally, and we know that every day counts when defending against director penalties.
We care about protecting not just your assets, but your reputation, your family’s security, and your ability to continue in business.
Our Great Lawyer Guarantee
We want to be part of your team over the long term. We’ll achieve this by sticking closely to the following key principles
Take the time
Work as a team
Shared knowledge
Stick to our knitting
Transparent pricing
It's your show!
Transparent DPN defence pricing – know your costs upfront.
We’ll provide you with a comprehensive Work Proposal detailing:
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- The full scope of services;
- Clear fixed fees for each stage of the process;
- Realistic timelines for implementation;
- Our fixed fair fees mean no surprises;
- All consultations, document preparation, meetings, and implementation support are included in the price we quote you.
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