Our people
Our principals, consultants and senior managers have a vast array of qualifications and experience. Stated below are only some such qualifications and experience.
Qualifications
- PhD (Australian taxation)
- Masters (Australian taxation)
- Bachelors of Bcom
- Fellow of Charted Accountants (CA)
- Member of Certified Practitioner Accountants (FCPA) Australia
- Member of Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)
- Associate of Australian Taxation Institute (ATI)
- Certified Valuation Analysts
- Fellow of Charted (FCMA) UK
Experience
Combined our principals and staff possess over 40 years of experience in multi-taxation jurisdictions with a proficiency in international tax with the big 4 including PwC and other legacy firms.
Australian Accountants’ principals have had experience dealing with complex taxation and tax controversy matters with favourable conclusions to many controversial tax matters with ATO. These include investigations by the ‘High Wealth Unit’ regarding complex capital gains, trust distributions, foreign tax credits, debt forgivance, tax consolidations, transfer pricing, etc.
We assure you that you are in good hands, because our principals and staff are talented, accredited, qualified, and experienced individuals.
Australian Accountants provide tax and accounting services for over 20 years that equal the value and expertise of much larger firms. In addition we give personal attention at the economy of a smaller firm.
Our work is of the highest quality as we have close support of 2 large accounting practises, so you are receiving top quality support at a fraction of the cost.
With a widely-based and growing clientele, our customers range from the Chatswood business community in Sydney to the Australian outback, to the UK, US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany or Russia. In fact wherever you live and need accounting and tax solutions managed for you in Australia we offer our services. Our team’s experience enables us to easily deal with both foreign and domestic firms.
Our commitment is to make a real difference to our clients’ businesses and lives by offering an innovative and constructive approach. So have a look at our web site and the services we provide and the industries with which we work. Contact us for an obligation-free introduction as we would love to hear from you to find out about your needs and to tell you what we could offer you by way of services to expand your business whatever field you happen to be in.
OUR TEAM
Rasika Dayananda
FCPA, FCMA (UK), FCA (SL), FIPA, ATIA, CVA
A Fellow of CPA with several decades of Australian and international business advisory experience, who can offer a broad range of expertise to any type of business organisation in Australia. Rasika specialises in helping tech and other start-ups including inbound foreign businesses intending to first establish a foothold, and then expand, in Australia. He is competent in all areas of tax, including international tax, business consulting, corporations’ law, laws affecting superannuation funds, and other areas of compliance matters that commonly apply to Australian businesses. Rasika’s experience includes 15 years of work as a partner in a Sydney-based mid-tier accounting practice and a similar period at PWC and legacy firms in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. He has served many multinational companies (MNCs) such as Rio Tito, China Complant, China Civil Engineering and Construction, and COSCO Shipping Lines. etc. His Australian work experience includes providing taxation services to high wealth groups, Sydney-based large property conglomerates, hospitality groups, ASX and NSX listed Companies, and financial services licensees. In addition, Rasika is an SMSF tax specialist, a certified business valuer, a forensic accountant, and the CEO of Australian Accountants.
Rasika Dayananda
FCPA, FCMA (UK), FCA (SL), FIPA, ATIA, CVA
A Fellow of CPA with several decades of Australian and international business advisory experience, who can offer a broad range of expertise to any type of business organisation in Australia. Rasika specialises in helping tech and other start-ups including inbound foreign businesses intending to first establish a foothold, and then expand, in Australia. He is competent in all areas of tax, including international tax, business consulting, corporations’ law, laws affecting superannuation funds, and other areas of compliance matters that commonly apply to Australian businesses. Rasika’s experience includes 15 years of work as a partner in a Sydney-based mid-tier accounting practice and a similar period at PWC and legacy firms in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. He has served many multinational companies (MNCs) such as Rio Tito, China Complant, China Civil Engineering and Construction, and COSCO Shipping Lines. etc. His Australian work experience includes providing taxation services to high wealth groups, Sydney-based large property conglomerates, hospitality groups, ASX and NSX listed Companies, and financial services licensees. In addition, Rasika is an SMSF tax specialist, a certified business valuer, a forensic accountant, and the CEO of Australian Accountants.
Dr Maheswaran Sridaran
CA, PhD (Macquarie University), Master of Taxation (UNSW)
A chartered accountant and a lawyer with several decades of working experience in Asia, the Pacific, and (for the last 24 years) in Australia, who can offer a broad range of expertise to small or medium-size businesses. Sridaran holds a PhD in Australian tax law and a LLB from Macquarie University, and a master of taxation degree from the University of New South Wales. For nearly three years (until the beginning of 2010), Sridaran was a full-time academic at Macquarie University, where he taught final-year undergraduate students Australian tax law, corporations law, and business law. During that time, latterly he served as the joint-convener of the Australian tax law course. Before his immigration to Australia, Sridaran worked in senior positions (including as head of a national tax practice) for a legacy firm of PwC, and Ernst & Young in four countries: Sri Lanka, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand. Sridaran serves Australian Accountants in the capacity of a senior consultant.
Dr Maheswaran Sridaran
CA, PhD (Macquarie University), Master of Taxation (UNSW)
A chartered accountant with several decades of working experience in Asia, the Pacific, and (for the last 24 years) in Australia, who can offer a broad range of expertise to small or medium-size businesses. Sridaran holds a doctorate in Australian tax law from Macquarie University, and a master of taxation degree from the University of New South Wales. For nearly three years (until the beginning of 2010), Sridaran was a full-time academic at Macquarie University, where he taught final-year undergraduate students Australian tax law, corporations law, and business law. During that time, latterly he served as the joint-convener of the Australian tax law course. Before his immigration to Australia, Sridaran worked in senior positions (including as head of a national tax practice) for a legacy firm of PwC, and Ernst & Young in four countries: Sri Lanka, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand. Sridaran serves Australian Accountants in the capacity of a senior consultant.
Contact our professional team for a confidential discussion about expanding your business into Australia on 02 9415 1118.
We will work
with you to overcome
the complexities of taxation, accounting, and
all other regulatory compliance challenges,
while helping you strategically to build
a successful Australian business.
Talk to Us
If you wish to contact Australian Accountants to arrange a meeting about your accounting and taxation requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us.
- Email Us
- info@australianaccountants.com.au
- Chatswood Head Office
- Level 3, 845 Pacific Highway Chatswood NSW 2067
(Entrance via Railway Street)
- Sydney Office (by appointments)
- Suite 1401, 56 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Parramatta Office
- Level 49, 8, Parramatta Square, NSW, 2150
Our staff qualifications include PhDs and masters, BSC and economics in taxation.
We are registered tax agents, ASIC agents, and forensic accountants
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