Our Technical Team
Our team of industry leading tax specialists bring a wealth of experience from the ATO, professional practices and the business world.
We're here to offer practical support and help you navigate your clients' tax and planning needs with confidence and ease.
With our guidance, you'll have everything you need to provide the right advice for your clients.
MEET OUR WRITERS AND PRESENTERS
Andrew GardIner
Senior Taxation Manager
Andrew holds a BBus (Accounting) and a GradDip Tax. With nearly 30 years of tax experience, Andrew is a lead presenter known for his passionate delivery and practical insights of popular NTAA seminars.
James Deliyannis
Senior Taxation Manager
James holds a BBus (Accounting) and a GradDip Tax. He is a CPA with nearly 30 years of tax experience. As a lead presenter, James brings a fresh, engaging approach to everything he does!
Rebecca Morgan
Taxation Manager
Rebecca holds a BA, LLB and MTax. With over 25 years in Australian taxation law, she is an NTAA Fellow and a registered tax agent. Rebecca writes and presents a wide range of NTAA tax seminars and appears on Tax on the Couch.
Riley Jones
Legal Counsel
Riley holds a BCom (Accounting) and an LLB. He is a Tax and Commercial Lawyer with over 25 years of experience in taxation and business law. Riley regularly presents NTAA tax seminars and appears on Tax on the Couch.
Nick Connell
Taxation Manager
Nick holds a BEcon and a GradDip Tax. He has over 35 years of tax experience including chartered, corporate and the ATO prior to joining the NTAA.
Rod Wilson
Taxation Manager
Rod holds a BBus (Accounting) and has over 35 years of experience in tax, including time spent at the ATO. He actively participates in ATO and TPB forums, advocating for NTAA members.
Siobhan Simpson
Taxation Specialist
Siobhan holds a BCom, JD and GDLP. She has over 25 years tax experience in public practice both here and overseas. She focuses on researching and preparing seminar notes.
Ben Kilkenny
Taxation Specialist
Ben holds a BCom and MApp Tax. Before joining the NTAA in 2008, Ben worked in public practice for eight years. He presents NTAA's seminars and appears on Tax on the Couch.
Rene Chan
Taxation Specialist
Rene holds a BCom and is a Chartered Accountant. She is currently completing a Masters of Taxation. Before joining NTAA in 2008, Rene spent four years in public practice with one of the Big 4 accounting firms.
Fatma Hashim
Taxation Specialist
Fatma holds a BCom and a GradDip Tax and is a Chartered Accountant. She’s actively involved in preparing seminar notes and presents a number of NTAA online seminars and Tax on the Couch.
James Shattock
Taxation Specialist
James holds a BA and LLB, along with a Diploma of Superannuation Management. He has over 20 years of tax experience specialising in superannuation, particularly SMSFs.
Jien Cheng
Taxation Specialist
Jien holds a BBus (Accounting). He brings over 20 years of experience at the Big 4 and second-tier accounting fims (both locally and overseas).
MEET OUR TAX HOTLINE TEAM
Louis Phan
Taxation Manager
Louis holds LLB. and BCom degrees and is a Chartered Accountant. He has over 25 years of industry experience, including roles in the legal sector and with a Big 4 accounting firm.
Audrey Teo
Taxation Specialist
Audrey holds a BCom degree and is a Chartered Accountant. With over 14 years tax experience, Audrey has previously worked in public practice as well as in an organisation similar to the NTAA.
Van Do
Taxation Specialist
Van holds LLB, BCom and MTax degrees. She has over 15 years experience in tax and has worked for two of the Big 4 accounting firms as well as a number of private law firms.
Neil Bryden
Taxation Specialist
Neil holds a BCom and a MTax and is a Chartered Tax Adviser. With over 20 years of experience, Neil has previously worked both Big 4 and second-tier accounting firms.
Aditya Goel
Taxation Specialist
Adi holds B.Com(H) and LLB degrees. He is a CPA as well as a Chartered Accountant (India) and has over 12 years of experience, having worked in a Big 4 firm as well as in public practice across India and Australia.