Nicholas Falzon

Nicholas has extensive taxation, commercial and valuation experience across a range of industries.

Nicholas' background includes extensive experience in advising high net worth individuals in relation to their remuneration packages, tax strategies, investment structuring, estate and retirement planning.

Nicholas has worked with a number of foreign companies establishing subsidiaries in Australia and advised on all financial aspects of establishing the business. He has also advised venture capital backed companies in a range of industries as they deal with the issues associated with rapid growth.

Nicholas has significant experience in advising companies on Employee Share Schemes and related aspects of ownership and employee incentives. This extends to business valuations and structures.

In addition, he has assisted business owners in a range of industries to maximise the after-tax benefits of selling their business by; readying the business for sale, compiling a due diligence file for potential purchasers, advising on the deal structure, and minimising the tax consequences of the sale.

Recent examples of work include:

• Acting as interim CFO for a period of six months for an-ASX listed company
• Working with a SAAS company over ten years plus from its inception through an acquisition and then divestment to an ASX-listed company
• Helping a medical practice sell their business to an aggregator and ensuring the small business CGT concessions applied

Qualifications and memberships:

• Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Marketing) - University of Technology Sydney
  Registered Tax Agent
• Member and Chartered Tax Adviser of the Taxation Institute of Australia
• Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)
• Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)