Our Team
David Giesemann
Director
David has over 25 years Public Practice experience in Tax and Business Services. David specialises in advising small to large businesses including primary production operations. He has a special interest in advising clients with regards to tax effective structures, estate planning and tax minimisation. He also specialises in Business Mentoring, Due Diligence on business purchases and assisting clients to build personal wealth.
After working for a number of firms in Toowoomba, David joined R & D Accounting as a director in 2006. David keeps himself busy on the weekends spending time with his wife and 5 children.
He is a Fellow CPA, a Justice of the Peace (Qual), holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning), a Public Practice Certificate and is a registered Tax Agent.
Anne McMahon
Partner
Anne has over 25 years experience working in Tax and Business Services in Public Practice. Anne specialises in accounting and taxation of small to large business and also has in interest in self managed superannuation funds. After spending 10 years in Brisbane working for a small firm on the Bayside for 2 years and a large firm in Brisbane’s CBD for 8 years she moved back home to Toowoomba and worked with one of Toowoomba’s largest firms for 4 years.
Anne joined R & D Accounting in 2012 and works closely with David assisting with his clients whilst also looking after her own. On the weekends when she’s not spending time with her family she’s helping her husband run his small business.
Anne is a Fellow CPA, a Justice of the Peace (Qual), holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning).
Anne is also Xero Certified.
Annalize Kruger
Associate
Annalize has worked in Public Practice for over 10 years, joining the R & D Accounting team in early 2019.
Annalize works closely with David & Anne preparing Business Activity Statements, Financial Statements and Income Tax Returns for a wide range of clients. Annalize is Xero Certified and is able to assist clients with any bookkeeping queries.
Annalize is a Certified Practicing Account (CPA) and has completed her Master of Professional Accounting.
Lauren Thorn
Client Manager
Lauren joined the R&D Accounting team in October 2021 with over 13 years experience working in Public Practice.
Lauren works closely with David & Anne looking after our business clients.
Lauren is a Certified Practicing Account (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce.
Lana Styler
Administration Manager | Bookkeeper
Lana joined R&D Accounting in May 2020 with an extensive background in administration work.
Lana is responsible for all administration tasks within the office including Corporate Secretarial and liasing with the ATO.
Lana also assists with the preparation of Business Activity Statements.
Cassie Anderson
Reception | Administration
Cassie joined R&D Accounting in June 2024.
As our receptionist, Cassie is generally the first point of contact when calling or visiting our office.
Cassie works closely with Lana and assists with all administration tasks within the office.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We are currently looking for exceptional employees to join our team in both accounting & administration.
If you are an experienced accountant looking for a change or an administration expert looking for something different please contact our office on 07 4634 2480 or click below as we'd love to have a chat.
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As a Tax agent, our work for you is performed in accordance with the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. Under this Act, the Tax Agent Services (Code of Professional Conduct) Determination 2024 requires that we make the following disclosures to you:
- Matters that could significantly influence your decision to engage us (or continue to engage us) for a Tax Agent Service from 1 July 2022 onward include the following:
- None Applicable. We note that this in our opinion and is an ambigious statement and such make it on the basis that there is nothing we feel relevant in our review of this position that has been forced upon us by the Tax Pracitioners Board. Should there be any opinions in the contarary then we invite you to get in touch with David Giesemann via email davidg@rdaccounting.com.au to discuss further.
- The Tax Practitioner’s Board maintains a register of Tax Agents and BAS Agents. You can access and search this register here: https://www.tpb.gov.au/public-register
- If you have a complaint about our Tax Agent services, you will need to contact your Accountant in the first instance with details by email. If they are unable to resolve your complaint within 3 business days, please contact David Giesemann – Owner/Director by email as stated above. Your complaint will be investigated by David or a staff member who is not involved in the subject matter of the dispute where possible. We will provide you with email acknowledgement of receipt of your complaint and our understanding of the circumstances. The email will inform you that we will attempt to resolve your complaint with 14 days and will outline the dispute resolution process. If you are unhappy with the outcome that we propose to you, you can then make a complaint to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) using the link listed above. The TPB will send you an email to acknowledge the receipt of your complaint and review and risk assess your complaint. If you are unhappy with how the TPB has dealt with your complaint, the above link includes details about your review rights and who can further assist you.