Professional Qualifications

Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
PS 146 Qualified (Financial Services)

Memberships and Appointments

Fellow of Taxation Institute of Australia (TIA)
Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia - Indirect Tax Committee
Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA)
Registered Tax Agent
Property Council of Australia - GST Working Group
TIA NSW Education Committee
Lecturer TIA Structured Education Programme (Advanced)

Professional Background

Scott is a Taxation Consulting and Business Services Partner at Moore Stephens Sydney with extensive experience in all areas of taxation both from time in the chartered accounting profession and also with the Australian Tax Office.

He is involved in professional and industry groups with a strong focus on the property industry. Scott has a strong track record of indentifying and resolving complex issues across matters involving income tax, GST, State taxes and regulatory constraints providing commercial solutions for high wealth individuals, SME business and corporate clients.

Scott regularly undertakes speaking engagements with TIA, ICAA and other organisations and has had a number of technical papers published.

His specialties include:

• Income and Capital Gains Tax, including business or group restructure and succession issues for optimal outcomes including access to small business concessions where available
• Sale of business, mergers and acquisitions
• Goods and Service Tax - complex issues and commercial outcomes
• Investment, Superannuation, Financial and Estate Planning strategies
• International issues - expansion of business into offshore jurisdictions.