experience

Wayne has over 20 years experience in providing taxation and accounting services to medium and large businesses. Before joining PKF in 2002, Wayne worked as a Manager and Senior Manager in a Big 4 Tax Consulting Division where his clients included several large publicly listed companies. Wayne also worked in the Australian Taxation Office for six years. Wayne is a corporate taxation specialist and also has expertise in Fringe Benefits Tax, remuneration packaging, superannuation and employee share schemes.

Wayne has presented a range of seminars for the Taxation Institute of Australia; National Institute of Accountants; CPA Australia and the Securities Institute of Australia (various lectures as part of Diploma programs); various internal and external technical training sessions run for staff and clients. 

qualifications

• BA (Accountancy), University of South Australia
• Graduate Diploma in Taxation, University of Central Queensland
• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia
• Member of the Taxation Institute Education Committee in South Australia
• industry experience
• Manufacturers
• Property

areas of expertise

• Income tax consolidations
• Income tax and GST issues in relation to building developments
• International taxation including CFC’s and FIF’s;
• Foreign Exchange, including recent amendments to the taxation laws;
• Loss reviews for several corporate groups;
• Fringe benefits tax, remuneration reviews and salary packaging.
• Income tax aspects of employee share plans, both from employer and employee perspective
•  Superannuation