Our Technical Staff
We know tax. The NTAA has a growing number of full time technical tax specialists, whose objective is to source the correct answer and then provide a practical solution. Our entire focus is on the needs and concerns of our members in public practice and business. We provide service at an unprecedented level.
To ensure timely assistance to all NTAA members, our Hotline service is intended to provide general advice and guidance only. There may be subject matters or complex issues that are beyond the scope of the Tax Hotline, including all State-based taxes – our consultants will advise you when this is the case and direct you to further assistance where possible. While our consultants will strive to give you the best guidance possible, our service is not intended to replace formal technical advice or ATO rulings that may be required.
Meet the Tax Hotline
Louis Phan - Taxation Manager
Louis is a Chartered Accountant and holds LL.B. and a B.Com degree. Louis has previously worked in the legal industry and for a global professional services firm, PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Louis currently manages the NTAA members' Hotline service. He has over 20 years experience in the industry.
Audrey Teoh - Taxation Specialist
Audrey is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Audrey has previously worked in public practice as well as in an organisation similar to the NTAA with over nine years tax experience.
Van Do - Taxation Specialist
Van has worked for two of the Big 4 accounting firms as well as a number of private law firms in the taxation team. Overall, she has over 15 years experience in tax particularly in income tax, capital gains tax and GST. She holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce and a Masters of Taxation.
Neil Bryden - Taxation Specialist
Neil has practised taxation law for approximately 20 years and his experiences include Big 4 accounting firms, second tier accounting firms, an in-house tax role and the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department. Neil is a Chartered Tax Adviser and holds a Bachelor of Commerce & a Master of Taxation Studies.
Meet the Tax Writers and Presenters
Fatma Hashim – Taxation Specialist
Fatma is a Taxation Specialist with the NTAA and is mainly involved in the preparation of seminar notes as well as being a regular presenter on Tax on the Couch. Fatma is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Tax and has over 30 years of tax and general accounting experience, having worked in public practice (specialising in small to medium sized, family owned businesses) and in commerce before joining the NTAA.
Siobhan Simpson – Taxation Specialist
Siobhan has over 20 years tax experience. She is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Degree. Siobhan has worked in public practice both here and overseas. She is mainly involved in writing and preparing seminar notes and appears on Tax on the Couch.
Rene Chan - Taxation Specialist
Rene has over 18 years tax experience and is a Taxation Specialist with the NTAA. You may be familiar with Rene presenting a number of NTAA seminars and she is a regular presenter on Tax on the Couch. Rene is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Before joining the NTAA, Rene has previously worked within private practice and at PWC.
Ben Kilkenny - Taxation Specialist
Before joining the NTAA in 2008, Ben worked in public practice for eight years. Ben is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce and Masters of Applied Taxation. You may be familiar with Ben presenting a number of NTAA seminars and he is a regular presenter on Tax on the Couch.
Jien Cheng - Taxation Specialist
Jien has a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and has previously worked in public practice both here and overseas for the past twelve years.
James Shattock - Taxation Specialist
James has over 20 years experience in tax, having practised as a tax and superannuation lawyer before joining the NTAA. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Law and he obtained a Diploma of Superannuation Management in 2004. James has experience predominantly in the area of superannuation (especially concerning SMSFs), as well as extensive experience in most other areas of tax.
Victoria Carmody – Taxation Specialist
Victoria has accounting and legal qualifications and has over 7 years of tax experience gained at professional services firms.
