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Peter Shields

Principal - Audit and Assurance


Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors

Peter commenced with Saward Dawson in May of 1999 after 9 years with the national accounting firm of BDO Nelson Parkhill. His specific purpose was to lead our Audit Division. Bruce Saward and Cliff Dawson welcomed Peter as a partner of the firm in July 2000. During Peter’s time at Saward Dawson, we have experienced substantial growth in our audit services.

Peter had previous experience with a diversity of audit clients operating in many industries, including a number of publicly listed clients. This has been enhanced through the mix of Saward Dawson clients. His rich experience enables him to undertake specialist consulting roles including due diligence investigations for proposed business purchases.

Peter has a real passion for training and mentoring and leads our staff training and recruiting activities.

When out
of the office

Interests

Sports: Surfing

Renovating and building. Anything with a hammer and saw.
Peter loves to surf. His photo once featured on the home page of one of Australia's leading surfing web sites! He also likes to renovate, the occasional building project/extension is not beyond his abilities with a hammer and saw. With a growing family, there is always something to keep him busy.

Favourite Holiday Destination:

Noosa
The annual family holiday in Noosa gives him the chance to relax with his family and possibly catch a wave. For a weekend outside Melbourne, Philip Island is a regular destination.

Peter Shields's Articles

Charity inFocus

Saward Dawson is proud to support more than 250 charities every year through the provision of professional services at discounted rates, providing technical resources and training free of charge, presenting at various seminars, and working closely with the regulators and advocating on behalf of the sector.  We believe that generosity is foundational to our core […]

NFP Fringe Benefit Tax

Fringe Benefit Tax is payable by employers who provide fringe benefits to their employees. The two fringe benefit concessions available to certain types of NFPs are FBT exemption and FBT rebate. FBT exemption This is an exemption from paying FBT. Certain NFPs such as public benevolent institutions and health promotion charities are eligible to receive […]

NFP – Deductible Gift Recipients

Certain organisations are entitled to received income tax-deductible gifts and tax-deductible contributions. This endorsement can be a significant advantage for NFPs and their donors. NFP tax is a complex area. Saward Dawson has a team dedicated to NFP tax compliance. If you need assistance with your on-going compliance or how to fully utilise the concessions […]

Income tax exemption

There are a number of tax concessions available to NFPs. They depend on the organisation&rsquo;s endorsement by the ATO as well as how they have been incorporated. We discuss the main types of tax concessions available to non-profit organisations.Income Tax ExemptionWhether a NFP has to pay income tax will depend on whether or not the […]

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