Our Team
Pat Mannix CPA
Partner
Pat has over 30 years’ experience in small to medium sized business advice. This includes clients’ corporate structures, investment structures and taxation. Pat sets clients on the right path and offers customised guidance at the point of their key business transactions.
Pat joined his father Noel in the firm in 1991 and has been part of the rebranding and relocation of the firm to Paris Financial in Blackburn in 2003.
Pat’s commercial experience centres around advice for growing small to medium businesses, startups and high net worth families via business advice, mergers/acquisitions and corporate structuring.
In addition, Pat has specific skills in business valuations, startups and business purchase/sale negotiations. This includes Terms Sheet structuring, Heads of Agreement, Contracts of Sale, Due Diligence and Business Negotiation. He also has extensive experience in structuring investments and other tax effective strategies that address our clients’ financial aims.
Emily Kermac CPA
Partner
Emily has over 15 years of experience in providing advice to small business owners, investors, and high net wealth families in the areas of tax compliance, structuring and restructuring, and all aspects of property tax. Her business and people understanding coupled with thorough tax knowledge are her strengths.
Emily provides specialised tax advice for complex capital gains tax events, including small business capital gains tax concessions and various rollovers and other relief. She strives for excellence in client service, working to provide practical solutions for business and investment structuring, tax compliance and tax planning.
All of her clients’ business structures are created with asset protection as a priority, and the ability to achieve optimal returns through effective annual tax planning.
Emily is also skilled at complex business, estate, succession and business sale transactions and structures from a tax viewpoint. With years of experience in this area, she is able to provide tailored advice to support her clients through any tax event in their business or investment journey.
Beau Coyle CPA
Partner
Beau has over 13 years’ experience with small business tax and investor clients. His commercial understanding of small business clients is excellent.
Beau’s diverse clientele, which range from high-wealth individuals and allied health practices to property investors and developers, all value his technical skills and client focus. His comprehensive understanding of various accounting needs and dedication to client success make him a valuable asset to any business looking for precise and practical financial solutions.
He works closely with our small business clients who use cloud-based accounting software such as Xero. His knowledge of this software enables him to provide ongoing advice to his clients. He has considerable experience in property investment and tax-effective structuring, ensuring the best advice possible.
Beau has a keen interest for clients in the allied health field and specialises in the accounting work involved for start-up and existing allied health practices and their taxation requirements. He provides a solid foundation for allied health practices with expert advice and guidance along the way. Additionally, Beau has developed extensive knowledge of financial statements and income tax returns for companies, investment trusts, small businesses, and self-managed superannuation.