Team
The structure and approach of Kelly+Partners attracts talented and dedicated accountants, who in turn enable us to achieve excellent results for our clients in many complex and critical matters.
Team:
Brett Kelly
Sydney - CBD
B.BUS, CA, M.TAX, DIP.FS FP, FTIA, JP
Founder / Executive Chairman / CEO / Senior Client Director
Brett has more than 20 years of commercial and professional accountancy experience. He has specialised in Structuring, Strategy and Valuation. He commenced his career with Price Waterhouse and had worked in senior management roles across Audit, Business Services and Corporate Finance.
Brett is also the best-selling author of four books, has presented to more than two thousand business groups and has twice addressed the National Press-Club, Canberra. Brett has significant expertise advising Private Business Owners, Private Clients and Families of significant wealth.
Brett holds a Bachelors degree in Business from UTS, Masters degree in Taxation from UNSW, is a qualified Financial Planner, a fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and a Justice of the Peace in NSW, together with being a Registered Tax Agent.
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Barry Mendel
Sydney - CBD
CA, CPA
Deputy Chairman – CBD
Barry Mendel is the Founder of the BMF Group and Deputy Chairman of Kelly+Partners (Sydney). He is highly respected as a business, taxation and strategic advisor and has acted on behalf of prominent individuals and companies, both locally and internationally. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and is also a registered CPA.
Barry has considerable expertise and experience in Corporate Structuring, Taxation and Valuation Methodologies, as well as Litigation Support.
Barry specialises in Asset Management and Wealth Creation Strategies and is qualified in ASIC’s prescribed training for Financial Planning Professionals.
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Barry Frank
Sydney - CBD
CA
Managing Director – CBD / Senior Client Director
Barry Frank is the Managing Director of Kelly+Partners (Sydney) and has been with the company since 1982. With over 40 years of experience in the accountancy profession, he is an expert in all aspects of Australian taxation. Barry has a wealth of experience in Superannuation Planning including geared investments.
Barry advises clients at all stages of business development – gaining a deep understanding of each situation to increase profitability and help companies flourish. Barry also plays a key role in mediation and family law settlements.
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Mark Prag
Sydney - CBD
BCOM, CA
Senior Client Director
Mark has been a Director of the firm since 1987 and has over 30 years’ experience in the accountancy profession. He has an in-depth understanding of income tax legislation and superannuation as well as extensive audit experience.
Additionally, Mark specialises in providing tax planning and business advice. He also has the practical benefit of having worked as the financial controller of a major listed financial company as well at one of the big four accounting firms.
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Vanessa Sirotic
Sydney - CBD
CA, B.BUS (ACC), B.SC
Client Director Business & Family Office Services
Vanessa is a Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years experience both in accounting and family office services. Vanessa commenced her career in practice on the Northern Beaches and went on to refine her craft with PWC. Most recently Vanessa has helped transform the Seafirst Australia Family Office and worked closely with the Albert Family of AC/DC fame.
Extremely service focused, Vanessa delivers excellent advisory, compliance and personal support for successful stewardship of family entities and their individual members.
Vanessa is married to Keiran and they have two daughters, Emily & Olivia. Her interests include reading, soccer, a delicious edible garden and she loves supporting female entrepreneurs to make their visionary ideas a systematised reality.
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Ming Lew
Sydney - CBD
BCOM, CA
Client Director
Ming was appointed Director in October 2016. With over 16 years of experience in the accountancy profession, he joined BMF in 2001 and is highly experienced in all aspects of accounting and tax matters.
Specialising in managing the affairs of high net wealth individuals, Ming graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Finance.
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Tony Nunes
Sydney - CBD
B.COM, LLB, LLM, M.TAX, CTA
Client Director
Tony Nunes has more than 20 years experience in tax. Tony began his career in tax consulting with Deloitte & Touche.
Tony provides practical, leading-edge tax advice across a broad spectrum of issues and transactions to accomplished individuals and companies involved in a range of endeavours.
Tony is married to Marinda and they have four young children, Auria, Chiara, Joshua and Daniel. His interests include his family, squash, running and mountain biking.
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Suketu Majithia
Sydney - CBD
M.TAX, CA
Client Director
Suketu has over 16 years of experience in the accountancy and taxation profession. He is highly experienced in providing accounting and tax services to high wealth individuals and business clients in wide range of industries.
Suketu completed his Master of Taxation at the University of Sydney in 2012. He completed his Master of Commerce in 1999 and started with BMF Group in 2000. He is also a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
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Andrew Howe
Sydney - CBD
B.COM, CA
Client Director
Andrew has over 20 years professional accountancy experience. He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand (later PricewaterhouseCoopers) in 1990 and, as a Senior Manager in the Private Client Services Division, was responsible for providing audit, taxation, accounting and business advisory services to private companies, not-for–profit entities and multinational subsidiaries.
Andrew’s interests include music, film and literature.
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Jonathan Yeo
Sydney - CBD
BCOM, CA
Client Director
Jonathan has over 12 years of experience in the accounting profession with a particular emphasis on the property industry. Jonathan has gained significant experience in advising a variety of clients with their accounting, tax and advisory needs. This includes preparation of financial statements, management reports to client’s boards, financial modelling and business strategy consulting.
Jonathan takes pride in understanding the ‘ins-and-outs’ of his clients and takes a hands-on approach assisting in all stages of their business lifecycle.
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Craig Bullock
North Sydney
BEC, CA, M.TAX, DIPFS, FP, DIPFP
Senior Client Director
Craig has more than 20 years professional accountancy experience. He has been with Kelly Partners since its inception in 2006. He specialises in Taxation, Accounting Assistance and Structuring for private business owners and sees technology as a huge enabler for businesses today.
He is a great supporter of the Northern Suburbs Rugby Football Club of which Kelly Partners North Sydney is a Platinum Sponsor. Craig is married to Jodie and they have 4 young children, Isaac, Khia, Joshua and Chloe.
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Ada Poon
North Sydney
B.COM, CA, M.COM, JP, DIPFP
Client Director - SMSF Specialist Advisor
Ada has more than 15 years professional accountancy experience. She has specialised in Outsourced Finance Department Services Personal and Business Compliance, Taxation and Self Managed Superfunds.
Ada is married to Patrick and they have 2 children. Her interests include reading, travel and spending time with her family.
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Peter Dawkins
North Sydney
B.COM, CA, REGISTERED COMPANY AUDITOR, FTIA, JP
Senior Client Director - Strata
Peter has more than 25 years experience in public practice as a Chartered Accountant. He began his career in accountancy with Touche Ross & Co. and then for a period of 4 years was a member of the Taxation Division of one of Australia's largest public companies.
Peter joined Griffiths, Forrest & Greer in 1986 and was admitted as a Partner in 1988 and has assisted in the development and growth of this former mid-tier accountancy practice.
Peter is married to Louise. He has 3 children Erin, Nicolle and Samuel. Interests include family, music, soccer and surfing.
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Joel Russell
North Sydney
B.BUS, CA
Client Director – Strata
Joel has more than 15 years experience in public practice as a Chartered Accountant. He began his career in accountancy as an Undergraduate Accountant with McBurney & Partners. He began his career with Kelly Partners (North Sydney) Pty Ltd in 2007 and became a Partner in 2015. Interests include surfing, reading and travel.
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Rex Hoeben
North Sydney
FCA
Senior Client Director
Rex Hoeben has more than 30 years experience. He began his career in accountancy with Coopers and Lybrand. Then for more than 22 of those years he developed and grew the former mid tier accountancy practice Pritchard Adams. Rex's specific expertise is in the areas of providing trusted advice to accomplished individuals and companies involved is a range of endeavours.
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Anna Lewis
Central Tablelands
B.BUS, CA, DIPFP
Client Director
Anna is a Chartered Accountant with more than 13 years accounting experience specialising in the provision of outsourced finance department, tax and advisory services to private business owners.
She commenced her career in a chartered accounting firm in the Sydney CBD where she worked for 5 years before moving to Bathurst. In Bathurst she has worked for two local accounting firms and in a private school as the finance manager.
Anna is married to Phil and has 2 young children, Ruby and Archie.
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Scott Elwin
Central Coast
B.COM, CA, Registered Tax Agent, DIPFP
Senior Client Director
Scott is a Chartered Accountant with more than 17 years accounting experience specialising in the provision of compliance, tax and advisory services to Private Business Owners. Scott worked for 10 years in Sydney CBD Chartered Accounting firms and in commercial roles in multinational companies based in London.
Scott is a founding partner of Kelly+Partners Central Coast.
Scott is married to Kylie and together they have 4 young children, Millar, Nicholas, Drew and Olivia.
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Ryan Bultitude
Central Coast
B.MAN, CPA, DIPFP
Client Director
Ryan is a Chartered Accountant with more than 5 years accounting experience specialising in the business services, tax and advisory services to Private Business Owners.
Ryan is married to Lara and together they love travelling, surfing and living an active healthy lifestyle.
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Kenneth Ko
Hong Kong
B.BUS, CA
Client Director
Kenneth joined Kelly+Partners in 2015 as Finance Manager. He is a Chartered Accountant with more than 10 years chartered and commercial accounting experience. He commenced his career with BDO Chartered Accountants in 2007, and then joined Chandler Macleod in 2011 in a commercial accounting role.
In 2013, he moved to Coca-Cola Amatil to lead their financial accounting team. Kenneth joined Kelly+Partners’ head office in North Sydney as Finance Manager in 2015. He subsequently founded the Hong Kong business in 2016, maintaining his role as Finance Manager.
Chris Dent
Northern Beaches
BBus, CA
Client Director
Chris has more than ten years business advisory and commercial accounting experience.
He commenced his career at Crispin & Jeffery Chartered Accountants as a cadet, while studying part-time and developed his career in Business Services to become a Manager. Chris has a considerable amount of experience with SMSF, Companies and Trusts, which he uses to help families and business manager their tax affairs.
Chris is married to Joanne, and they have a young daughter Sophia. As a family, they enjoy travelling or being active on sunny days in the park or going for hikes.
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Paul Kuchta
Norwest
B.BUS, CA, DIPFP
Senior Client Director
Paul is a Chartered Accountant with more than 17 years accounting experience specialising in the provision of compliance, tax and advisory services to Private Business Owners. He commenced his career with Farrar & Company Chartered Accountants where he worked for 10 years before joining Crowe Horwath in 2008.
Paul is a founding partner of Kelly+Partners Norwest.
Paul is married to Jenny and together they have 2 young children, Brodie and Tatum. Paul enjoys surfing, cooking and watching his children play sport on the weekend.
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Scott Coombes
Norwest
CA, B.BUS, DIPFP
Client Director
Scott is a Chartered Accountant with 6 years accounting experience. His areas of expertise include compliance, tax strategy, financial modelling and stakeholder management. Scott is passionate about building relationships with clients, getting to know their business and providing personalised advice so they can achieve their goals.
He has a keen interest in following the financial markets, and his hobbies include playing football, going to the gym and socialising. He resides in the Hills District and is the treasurer of his local touch football club.
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Darren Hodgson
Oran Park
B.Bus (Acc), DIP.FP, CPA, FNTAA, JP
Senior Client Director
Darren has over 20 years experience in both small accounting practices and large multi-partner firms. He founded his own accounting practice in 2003 before the establishment of Milroy Hodgson Partners in 2006. Darren is a founding partner of Kelly+Partners Oran Park.
Darren's passionate about assisting and encouraging his clients to develop, expand and grow with their business and personal goals. He achieves this by using key analysis tools to identify and encourage growth opportunities. Darren has worked with clients across a number of industries including property development, building and construction, retail, service, real estate, farming and transport.
Darren is married to Sandra and they have 3 sons. His interests include surfing, rugby league, and enjoying time with his family.
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Lauren Helmrich
Oran Park
B.BUS (ACC), DIPFP
Client Director
Lauren has over 10 years accountancy experience in public practice. Her career in accountancy actually started with Darren in the commencement of his own practice which became Kelly+Partners Oran Park in 2015.
Lauren has played an integral part in the growth of the firm's clients in both a business and professional manner. She has extensive experience across a range of industries, and has an in depth knowledge of client software packages across all levels.
Lauren is married to Glen and they have 2 children. Her interests include family, beach and music.
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Kim Meredith
South West Sydney
B.COM, CPA, SSA, JP, DIPFP
Senior Client Director - SMSF Specialist Advisor
Kim has over 30 years experience in public practice. The first 13 years were in business services (including superannuation) with a Sydney CBD firm and of late as part of the BCP Group. She is recognised as an 'SMSF Specialist Advisor'® with Australia's peak SMSF body, SMSF Association. Kim specialises in providing compliance and taxation advice to Trustees and other advisors of Self Managed Superannuation Funds.
Kim has two children and her interests include reading, movies, theatre and spending time with family and friends.
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Peter Campbell
South West Sydney
B.COM, CPA, DIPFP
Senior Client Director
Peter has more than 20 years experience across accounting, insolvency and banking. He began his career in accountancy with BCP Accounting & Business Advisors. Peter's expertise is in providing trusted advice to accomplished individuals and companies involved in a range of endeavours.
Peter is married to Jeanna and they have two children, Thomas and Olivia. His interests include all sports, especially volleyball, family and just enjoying life.
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Daniel Kuchta
South West Sydney
B.COM, CA, JP
Client Director – Audit Services
Daniel has more than 15 years experience in audit. He began his career in 1997 with a small city-based Chartered Accounting firm before moving to one of Macarthur's leading financial services groups. Daniel has been responsible for providing audit, taxation, accounting and business advisory services to private companies, not-for-profit entities and multinational subsidiaries.
Daniel is married to Michelle and has three children, Logan, Kaylee and Addison. Interests include quality family time, soccer coaching, voluntary not-for-profit work and the beach.
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Adam Quinn
South West Sydney
B.COM, CA, DIPFP
Senior Client Director
Adam joined BCP Accounting & Business Advisors (now Kelly + Partners) in 2004 after a period working in a commercial accounting role. He is a Chartered Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Wollongong, and is also a director of Macarthur Legal Centre.
Adam’s expertise is providing accounting and taxation advice to help clients take control of their financial space and get to where they want to be. His experience is with privately owned businesses across a broad range of industries, as well as licensed clubs and not-for-profit groups.
Adam is married to Lauren and his interests include music and sports, in particular, rugby league.
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Tony Eagar
South West Sydney
B.BUS, FCPA, CTA JP
Senior Client Director
Tony Eagar is a CPA, a registered tax agent and a registered company auditor with over 40 years experience advising a diverse range of clients. Tony commenced his professional career in a large city practice before taking up a cadetship with the Australian Taxation Office, where he gained valuable technical experience in dealing with tax issues and administration, including audits and investigations.
He has developed a reputation as both a tax consultant and business advisor and has a long track record of effectively representing clients in dealing with ATO audit matters.
Tony is married to Anne and they have five adult children.
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Karina Rauch
South West Sydney
B.COM, CA, ATI
Client Director
Karina is a Chartered Accountant with public practice experience specialising in providing tax and advisory services to private business owners. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Wollongong and is an Associate of The Tax Institute of Australia.
Karina joined BCP Accounting and Business Advisors, now Kelly+Partners, in 2006. During this time Karina has focused on helping private family businesses across a broad range of industries including construction, medical, real estate and hospitality to reach their financial goals.
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Andrew Zoghbi
Western Sydney
B.COM, CA, REGISTERED TAX AGENT, JP, DIPFP
Client Director
Andrew joined Kelly+Partners in 2008 and has over 15 years experience in his field. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Sydney and is a Chartered Accountant.
Andrew is proactive in helping business owners manage their affairs in an efficient and effective manner. He has considerable experience in providing accounting and tax services to family businesses in a variety of industries, specialising in real estate, property development and franchising.
Particularly, Andrew has become a trusted advisor to, and has developed a strong reputation with McDonalds, servicing over 70 restaurants across the country.
Casually, Andrew loves the outdoors, skiing and spending time with family and friends. He also enjoys fishing and a game of tennis.
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Charbel Geagea
Western Sydney
B.BUS, CA, REGISTERED TAX AGENT, JP, DIPFP, REAA
Client Director
Charbel is a Chartered Accountant with over 14 years professional accounting experience. He commenced his career working for City firms, before joining Kelly+Parteners in 2007. Charbel specialises in helping Clients with all accounting and taxation issues.
Charbel grew up in the Penrith area and enjoys health and fitness, sports, travel and spending time with family and friends.
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Troy Apps
Wollongong
B.COM, CA, CTA, JP, DIPFP
Senior Client Director
Troy is a qualified Chartered Accountant who specialises in business consultation, entity structuring, taxation and corporate value advisory services. He is also an ASIC Registered SMSF Auditor and an accredited SMSF Specialist with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia.
Troy is a dedicated accountant and business consultant working with entities in all industries from development and construction, real estate, engineering, mining, medical, pharmaceutical, legal and other professional services, who aim to fine tune operations and excel in their industry.
Troy is married to Tanika with 3 children Arian, Preston and Savannah. His interests include family, beach, movies and all sports particularly rugby league, union, and soccer.
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Ben Twyford
Wollongong
DIPBS, B.COM, JP, CA, DIPFP
Client Director
Ben is a Chartered Accountant with over 11 years accounting experience specialising in the provision of compliance, tax and advisory services to private business owners.
He has obtained a diploma of Business Studies, Certificate in small business enterprise, a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Wollongong, is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a registered SMSF Auditor and a Justice of the Peace in New South Wales.
Ben has a life partner Bridie and they have 3 children, Amelie, Billie Rose and Locke. His interests include beekeeping and sports, especially cricket. He loves spending time with the family working in their produce garden.
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Dylan Barry
Wollongong
B.COM, CA, DIPFP
Client Director
Dylan has experience specialising in business services across a range of industries and enjoys helping his clients achieve their business and personal goals.
He began his career in 2001 with BCP Accounting and Business Advisors which became Kelly+Partners in 2011. Dylan is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Sydney and is also an Associate of The Tax Institute.
Dylan enjoys keeping an active lifestyle, participating in sports, especially tennis and squash. He is also interested in film, photography and art.
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Ryan McCabe
Wollongong
B.COM, CTA, CA, JP, DIPFP
Client Director
Ryan is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Tax Advisor with the Taxation Institute of Australia with a Bachelor's degree in Commerce. He has over 15 years of experience working and studying in accounting, taxation and business services field.
He is dedicated to assisting clients in all of their business, accounting and taxation requirements. Ryan strives to achieve the most advantageous results for his clients, applying detailed technical knowledge and experience.
Ryan is married to Lisa. His interests include travel, all sports and spending time with family and friends.
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Albert Cachia
Wollongong
B.COM , FCA
Senior Executive Consultant
Albert began his career with Walmsley Cowley in 1961 before joining KPMG (Peat Marwick Mitchell) in 1971. He was a Partner at KPMG from 1982 to 1994, after which he formed Bartlett and Cachia with Bill Bartlett.
Albert has extensive experience in accounting, audit, taxation and corporate insolvencies, with years of experience in many industries including property development, health care, manufacturing, retail and clubs. Albert qualified as a Registered Liquidator in 1981 and has extensive involvement in administrations and corporate recoveries, as well as litigation and valuations.
Albert is active in the community in Rotary and enjoys outdoor activities including camping, kayaking and surfing.
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Bill Bartlett
Wollongong
B.COM , CA, CTA
Senior Executive Consultant
Bill has more than 30 years experience in public practice as a Chartered Accountant commencing his career with KPMG Peat Marwick Mitchell in 1972.
Bill has extensive experience in accounting, audit and taxation and the preparation of reports for use in litigation. He services clients over many industries including property development, manufacturing, retail, financial services, legal and construction.
Bill is married to Dianne and has two sons and a daughter. He has a sporting passion for Rugby Union.
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David Duff
Southern Highlands
B. COMPT (Hons) CA
Senior Client Director
David has been a principal at Gillespies since 2003 and a Senior Partner of taxation and accounting services at BDO, a top five accounting firm globally.
David is a registered company auditor and is responsible for providing audit, taxation, accounting and business advisory services to private companies and not-for-profit entities.
David is married to Debby, has two children and enjoys travelling and spending time with family.
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Elisha Hill
Southern Highlands
B.COM CA
Senior Client Director
Elisha is a chartered accountant with 13 years experience in public practice. She specialises in personal taxation including non residents, family entities and small businesses.
She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, has worked in the Southern Highlands since 2010 and has also tutored in tax law at the University of Wollongong.
Elisha lives locally with her husband and their 2 children. Her interests include horse riding, reading and spending time with her family.
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Linda Chapman
Southern Highlands
DIP ACC, NTAA, REG’D TAX AGENT
Client Manager - Small Business
Linda has over 25 years experience in the accounting and taxation industry. She lives in Mittagong where she is active in the local community.
Linda is married to Sean and they have 3 children, 2 daughters and a son. Interests include football, water-skiing, camping and socialising with friends.
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David Irwin
Parramatta
B. FA, CA, CTA, RG146, JP
Client Director
David has over 15 years professional accountancy experience where he has specialised in Business and Personal Taxation, Structuring and Superannuation. He regularly advises Clients in a wide range of industries with a particular focus on GST and Small Business Capital Gains Tax.
David is a founding partner of Kelly+Partners Parramatta. He is passionate about helping Clients in their business and providing holistic advice to help plan for a secure financial future.
He is married to Michelle and they have one child, Aloah. His interests include cycling, reading, football and spending time with family and friends.
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