About Brett
With over 30 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant and a tax lawyer, Brett brings thorough tax expertise and commercial insight to the Nexia Australia team. He delivers practical, result-driven solutions, whether it’s addressing technical tax matters or a broader business or legal challenge.
As National Tax Director, Brett leverages his extensive expertise to provide tax technical, strategic, and training support to the Nexia team nationwide.
He is committed to keeping everyone informed of the latest developments by delivering clear, commercially focused tax insights through regular sessions and articles for both the team and their clients.
Brett provides expert advice in numerous areas of taxation. He can provide advice on business taxation, business and investment structuring, capital gains tax, international tax planning, transfer pricing, GST, state taxes and salary packaging, including fringe benefits tax.
Brett is passionate about advising clients on their business decisions and takes great satisfaction in helping his clients succeed and generate wealth.
Experience
Brett acts for a broad range of taxpayers – including multinational corporations, small-to-medium businesses, property developers and high net worth individuals.
Recognised as a leading specialist tax advisor involving tax disputes, Brett regularly assists businesses, individuals and families to deal with the often-difficult situation of an Australian Taxation Office or State Revenue audit.
Brett takes a strategic, hands-on approach for his clients to helping his clients grow and protect their wealth. He regularly combines tailored tax advice, private rulings and targeted strategies to optimise tax outcomes, manage risk and strengthen his clients’ financial positions.
Brett is also committed to the next generation of Australian tax professionals. A passionate mentor, regular conference presenter, Brett as devoted much of his career guiding younger accountants and lawyers. Brett has taught the taxation subjects as part of the Accounting Professional Year Programme conducted by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and is currently the adjunct academic for Revenue Law at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
- Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) – The Tax Institute
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Member of NSW Bar Association – Legal Practitioner
