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Murray Nicholls

Director – Remuneration Services and Business Advisory


Bachelor of Business
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Registered Taxation Agent

Murray is one of the firm’s Business Advisory Directors. Murray looks after a portfolio of small to medium sized enterprises across a wide range of industries providing services such as: individual & corporate taxation advice, GST advice, business and tax structuring advice, accounting and cash flow analysis and general business guidance. Murray's particular areas of expertise are Fringe Benefits Tax and salary packaging.

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Murray Nicholls's Articles

Accounting for Portable Long Service Leave

Since January 2020 Victoria’s portable long service scheme means workers in community services, contract cleaning and security can accrue long service entitlements and transfer them from job to job. While the scheme has broadly been regarded as a win for employees working in this sector there are a number of downsides for employers, including: Upfront […]

ATO Guidance on Employee versus Contractor Status

As a result of two recent High Court cases in relation to employment law, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released two documents to provide guidance on whether a worker engaged by a business is an employee or a contractor. Taxation Ruling The first document is taxation ruling TR 2023/4, which outlines the ATO’s view […]

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