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Chartered Accountancy Firm with offices in Brisbane Queensland, Melbourne Victoria, Perth Western Australia and London UK. We have a professional qualified team of certified chartered accountants, licensed financial and investment planners, business advisers, business and taxation planners that can assist you. Some of our financial services include: financial planning, investment planning, commercial business taxation planning, help with business development and investment strategies, retirement planning advice, superannuation planning advice, assistance with transferring a UK pension fund to Australia, wealth protection & wealth creation planning and salary packaging advice, advice on Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Australia, income and capital gains tax, making a Will in Australia, tax registration, and tax compliance. We also have a network of International migration agents and immigration lawyers that can help with business relocation to Australia.

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Finance & Accounting Team


John Griffiths
Partner and director John Griffiths FCA is a chartered accountant, and has been in professional practice since the mid-1970s. He started his professional career working with Arthur Andersen & Co for six years in Australia and London. This was followed by two years as an Executive Director with a large Australian manufacturing company, after which John moved to the medium-sized chartered accounting firm, Elliotts Partners. He remained with Elliotts for 21 years, working in both their Brisbane and Toowoomba offices.

In recent years, John has specialised in commercial, business and taxation planning. He also advises individuals and business entities wishing to relocate to Australia on migration issues, working closely with his network of international referral sources, which includes migration agents and immigration lawyers.

John travels regularly within Australia to provide service to clients, and also visits the UK at least twice a year.
   

Ian Harris
Partner in the Melbourne office, Ian is a chartered accountant with over 30 years experience in practice. He started his career in Sydney in 1969 with Holt&Thompson (a forerunner to Grant Thornton) before taking up a position with Coopers and Lybrand in Melbourne as Assistant to the Staff Training Manager. He moved to Armidale in 1974 to join Murray and Allen where he became a partner. In 1986 he formed his own practice specialising in farmers and small businesses. He moved to Melbourne in 2000 and is presently a partner in Davenports.

Ian's interests are in the fields of small business, business development and business planning and strategy.
   

Michael Driver
Michael qualified in 1986 and has held a number of senior posts in regional UK accountancy & tax practices.

In 1989 he set up his own practice which has flourished into the existing business of Michael Martin Partnership Ltd, Chartered Certified Accountants, Business Advisers based in England where he is the Senior Partner The practice holds Registered Auditors status for both the UK and Ireland. He has recently become a member of the ACCA in Australia.

The UK practice has a broad & varied client base, Michael regularly advises UK & Overseas clients on corporate & personal tax matters, particularly in the areas of UK Capital Taxes, Trusts and cross border taxation.

Apart from taxation, Michael enjoys advising the SME/OMB in business strategies & growth plans using a wide range of tools & experience.

Business clients have ranged from the shop keeper to quoted Plc’s on the London Stock Market as well as UK subsidiaries of overseas quoted companies. The Personal clients range from the Pensioner through to Directors of International Plc’s.

He regularly travels to the USA & Australia to meet with clients.