Grace Wee

Partner

Grace Wee is a Partner in RSM New Zealand's Auckland North office, providing tax and advisory services to a wide range of clients.

Drawing on her background within Inland Revenue and extensive experience in tax investigations and compliance, Grace helps clients navigate complex tax matters with confidence. She is known for her strong technical knowledge, practical approach and commitment to helping clients achieve favourable outcomes while maintaining legislative compliance.

Grace is passionate about helping businesses and individuals understand their obligations, manage tax risk and make informed decisions. 

Experience

While completing her studies, Grace gained valuable commercial experience working for a major New Zealand retailer in both customer-facing and back-office roles, including payroll administration. This early exposure provided insight into the operational and financial challenges faced by large organisations.

Following graduation, Grace joined Inland Revenue, where she spent several years working across a range of functions before moving into tax investigations with a particular focus on property-related matters. During this time, she developed a deep understanding of tax legislation, compliance requirements and Inland Revenue processes.

Since joining RSM in 2016, Grace has applied this expertise to assisting clients through significant audits, tax risk reviews and compliance matters, helping achieve favourable outcomes and providing confidence in complex situations. 

Key Capabilities

• Tax Advisory – Providing practical tax advice to businesses and individuals.
• Tax Risk Reviews – Identifying and managing tax risks before they become issues.
• Inland Revenue Audits and Reviews – Supporting clients through investigations, audits and disputes.
• Property Taxation – Advising on tax matters relating to property transactions and investments.
• Legislative Compliance – Helping clients understand and meet their tax obligations.
• Business Advisory – Providing guidance on tax implications and commercial decision-making. 

Significant Projects

• Assisted clients through significant Inland Revenue audits and tax reviews.
• Supported clients in managing complex tax risk and compliance matters.
• Achieved favourable outcomes for clients through the application of Inland Revenue experience and technical expertise. 

Leadership and Community

Grace is known for her analytical approach, attention to detail and commitment to helping clients navigate complex tax matters with clarity and confidence. Her experience within Inland Revenue provides valuable insight into regulatory expectations and enables her to provide practical, commercially focused advice.

Clients value her ability to explain technical issues in an accessible way and her proactive approach to managing compliance and tax risk.

Grace is passionate about continuing to develop her expertise within the tax field and enjoys working closely with clients to help them achieve positive outcomes while remaining compliant in all their transactions.

Credentials

• Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• Bachelor of Accountancy, Massey University
• Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy, Massey University