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B. Ec, CA, M Int Tax (Hons), Dip. C.M, T. E.P, A.C.I.S
John is an International Tax Advisor and Chartered Accountant with decades of experience. He has in-depth knowledge of international tax matters for both businesses and globally mobile expats and practices in the United States, Australia and Singapore.
John commenced his accounting career with Arthur Young after completing his degree at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
During his career, John worked for both Duesburys and Deloitte and won the prestigious Price Waterhouse Prize for tax law. His specialisations include international tax, capital gains tax, private client and corporate tax.
John’s experiences led him to become a specialist in global private client tax and international business expansion.
Moving Into Private Practice
In 1992 John established CST Tax Advisors and has since developed a specialist focus on global expatriates and business owners moving abroad.
In 2004 John established the Singapore Office of CST Tax Advisors. CST now has offices in a number of cities around the world.
Awards And Recognition
In 2007 John was awarded the degree of Master of International Taxation at the Australian School of Taxation (ATAX) and he won the John Raneri Memorial Prize for the best performance by a graduating student.
John is a Member of the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (“STEP”), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries in Singapore and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the International Tax Planning Association. He is a STEP qualified Family Business Advisor.
In 2019, John won The Finder’s Expatpreneuer Awards in Singapore. The Expatpreneur Awards honour foreign-born entrepreneurs running successful expat-owned businesses in or from Singapore.
Recognised Thought Leader
John has had many articles published in the Tax Specialist, a publication of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia; and the Tax Yearbook, a publication of the International Tax Planning Association.
John has published three books; ‘Expatland’, which is aimed at assisting potential global expats plan their move, ‘Winning Beyond the Game’, a financial literacy book for sports professionals and ‘The CST Way’ a professional services book for Global Accounting Firms.
John is a sought-after speaker on tax and business matters and regularly presents to business groups around the world.
A Focus on Expatland
In 2018, John founded the Expatland Global Network which is a professional business network aimed at helping global expats and global founders move overseas to work or establish businesses.
Recognised Tax Specialist in Digital Assets
John has a deep understanding of digital assets and the Fourth Industrial Revolution presently underway around the world in the area of blockchain and digital assets.
A recognised tax specialist in digital assets, John has a qualification from the MIT Sloan School of Management in BlockChain technologies.
He has contributed tax expertise to a specialist US publication on international tax and digital assets. This unique blend of skills gives John a practical day to day knowledge of the business challenges faced by entrepreneurs in the digital asset market.
