I am the founder (1995) and Managing Director of Australasian Taxation Services (ATS) and Chairman of SMATS Group.

ATS remains the only dedicated Australian Taxation Firm specialising in Expatriates, Intended Migrants and offshore Based Investors and has offices in Singapore, Aust, Hong Kong, London, Dubai & New York

As part of our committment to clients, we regularly present on the unique taxation advantages offered in Australia as well as the budget issues affecting the general economy and Australian taxation system.

I wrote the book “The Australian Expat – The Luckiest Person on Earth” which is the only concise reference for expatriate tax planning and financial management.

In 2005 I also founded aussieproperty.com as which has become the leading independent source of information for overseas based Australian property investors. A Not for Profit enterprise, aussieproperty.com has over 9,000 members who use the website to keep up to date with events affecting their Australian property holdings.

My career began with Ernst & Young in 1984 and then established a private taxation practice in 1988 specialising in small business taxation and management and then started ATS in 1995.

In 2010 I was awarded the Qantas Entrepreneur Award by Austcham Singapore and in 2009 was recognised as one of the leading 50 Australians in Asia and invited to attend the Asia 50 Summit by Advance.

I am a Fellow of the Tax Inst of Aust, CTA & Reg Aust Tax Agen