William Corbett

Manager - Ballarat

William Corbett is a Manager in the Business Advisory division in Ballarat

Since joining RSM as a graduate in 2017, William Corbett has gained strong experience as a Ballarat business advisor. He advises agribusiness, regional businesses, and middle-market SMEs. He supports them on accounting, taxation, and business structuring across regional Victoria.

William works closely with business owners through key stages of the business lifecycle, from growth and acquisitions through to succession planning and long-term wealth preservation, offering tailored business advisory services in Ballarat and surrounding regional areas.

He is known for helping clients set up practical ownership and operating structures. These support tax efficiency, asset protection, and future growth. These are key factors in business structuring and succession planning.

By taking the time to understand each client's long-term objectives, William helps business owners make informed decisions with confidence and build stronger foundations for sustainable, long-term business success.

"Good advice starts with understanding where a client wants to go. When you understand the bigger picture, you can help put the right structures and strategies in place to support their goals for years to come."

Outside of work, William is a long-distance runner and regularly trains for running events. He enjoys the discipline and consistency that endurance training requires, qualities that also influence his professional approach to client advisory work.

Solutions WILLIAM provides

SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS

William led the restructure and succession planning process for a multi-entity commercial farming business in regional Victoria. The project involved assessing existing business and ownership arrangements, identifying succession objectives and implementing a business structure that balanced operational needs with long-term family and business goals. The outcome provided greater clarity for future ownership transition while supporting the ongoing sustainability of the agribusiness enterprise.
He also designed and implemented investment and asset protection structures for a number of growing agribusiness clients across the Ballarat region. By aligning ownership arrangements with broader commercial objectives, he helped clients manage risk, improve tax outcomes and create frameworks that could support future growth and investment activity.
A recurring area of work for William involves assisting clients with business acquisitions. By becoming involved early in the process, he works with clients to establish ownership structures that consider tax efficiency, asset protection, financing requirements and future business expansion plans. This proactive approach to business advisory helps avoid costly restructuring later and gives clients confidence that their new venture has been built on the right foundations from the outset.