Peter Shields

Managing Partner – Audit and Assurance

Bachelor of Economics
Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Associate Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors

Peter commenced with Saward Dawson in 1999 to lead the Audit Division and was admitted as a partner in 2000. During Peter’s time at Saward Dawson, the audit and assurance division has focussed on the delivery of high quality audit and providing value to clients through our experience, insight and passion. Prior to joining Saward Dawson, Peter was a senior manager a multinational firm, working in audit, M&A, consulting and the business advisory division in Australia and the USA.

Peter has many years of experience working in various capacities with commercial and non-profit organisations. Peter sits on the ACNC professional advisor group, is a regular contributor to the Australian Accounting Standard Board, Chartered Accountants Australian and New Zealand, is the current chair of the Australian Not for Profits Accountant Network, and chairs the CA ANZ Not for profit discussion group.

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

Get in touch with Peter through our contact page.

Big effort for all as we raised funds for Summer Foundation

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 […]

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 […]

Income tax exemption

There are a number of tax concessions available to NFPs. They depend on the organisation’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 […]

NFP GST concessions

There is a range of GST concessions available to NFPs. These include: sale of food through tuck shops or canteens are treated as input taxed gifts to NFPs are not considered payment for sale increased GST registration threshold of $150,000 etc. There are additional concessions available for charities, gift deductible funds and government schools. These […]

Peter Shields

Managing Partner – Audit and Assurance

When out
of the office

Peter Shields's Articles

Big effort for all as we raised funds for Summer Foundation

NFP – Deductible Gift Recipients

NFP Fringe Benefit Tax

Income tax exemption

NFP GST concessions

Peter Shields

Managing Partner – Audit and Assurance

When out of the office

Peter Shields's Articles

When out
of the office