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  • About us

    BG Private is an AFR Top 100 accounting, audit, and advisory firm.

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    We have a proud 45-year history. Learn more about our journey here.

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Services for businesses
  • Accounting & Business Advisory

    Discover how our accounting and advisory services can help your business grow and reach its goals.

  • Audit & Assurance

    Find out how we can assist you with your audit, assurance, and statutory reporting requirements.

  • Tax Advisory

    Learn how we can answer your complex tax questions with our specialist insights and advice.

  • Corporate Advisory

    Find out how our strategic and operational involvement can help your business maximise its value.

  • Private Equity

    Learn how we generate healthy returns for investors by backing ambitious SME founders.

  • Property Advisory

    Discover how we can help maximise your property portfolio with insights, strategy, and transaction support.

  • Bookkeeping

    See how our bookkeeping services can help your business run smoothly so you can focus on growth and profitability.

Services for individuals
  • Accounting Services

    Discover all the ways we can help you navigate and optimise your tax matters.

  • Tax Advisory

    Learn how we can answer your complex tax questions with our specialist insights and advice.

  • SMSF Management

    Discover how we can help with the administration of your Self-Managed Super Fund.

  • Financial Planning

    Find out how we can help you reach your financial goals.

Specialisations
Industries
Business types
  • SMEs

    Learn how we partner you along your journey to help you create a thriving business.

  • Not-for-profits

    Learn how we can help with your accounting and audit needs so you can focus on helping others.

  • Family businesses

    Discover how we can help you every step of the way as you build a legacy-leaving family business.

  • Australian businesses overseas

    We can help you navigate the exciting process of expanding overseas.

  • Foreign companies in Australia

    We can help you set up and run your operations Down Under.

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  • Why choose us

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Craig Mowat

Craig Mowat

  • Senior Client Manager | Accounting & Business Advisory
  • Melbourne
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Craig Mowat is originally from the Ballarat area and started his career at a regional accounting firm. He later moved to Melbourne where he joined Belli Group and later Pitcher Partners. He has been at BG Private for approximately 15 years.

Over many years, Craig Mowat has developed expertise in a suite of services that apply to large family groups – which typically involve a complex array of businesses, investments, and tax issues.

He is very familiar with the challenges faced by high-net-worth family groups, including things like managing debt and the flow of funds as well as protecting assets. He has a strong track record of guiding clients in successfully resolving issues and helping them reach the best possible outcomes.

Over the years, Craig has also honed his skills at dealing with the ATO, meaning he can often get superior outcomes for clients based on his deep knowledge of their procedures.

By breaking down the complexity of the tax system into understandable pieces, Craig helps reduce stress and uncertainty.

Internally, he is an expert in BG Private’s internal software and systems, meaning he is a go-to resource for the entire accounting team.

In his spare time, Craig loves to explore all that Melbourne has to offer from specialty coffee to craft beer. He’s also a regular at comedy clubs, and you’ll find him attending the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s night of nights, The Gala, each year.

Contact Craig Mowat on +61 3 9810 0700 or

Experiences of note

  • Successfully negotiated a remission of interest with the ATO totalling more than $350,000.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Commerce

Memberships

  • Member of CPA Australia

Highly regarded in

  • Negotiating with the ATO on behalf of clients
  • General tax law
  • Deferred tax accounting

Specialisations

  • Large family groups
  • Transport and logistics
  • Healthcare
  • The arts