People at Etax Accountants

Over the last 35 years our people have lodged over 550,000 tax returns on behalf of Australian taxpayers.

Etax Accountants Pty Ltd is a registered tax agent authorised to lodge tax returns electronically to the Australian Tax Office.  Unlike many popular tax agents, we are also a fully-accredited accounting firm qualified to give high-level tax advice.

Our senior accounting staff and management includes CPA and CA-qualified accountants who directly manage the accounting team and who also review or check individual tax returns entered by clients on Etax.com.au.  The high level of training and experience held by many of our senior accountants places our team at the forefront of personal tax accounting in Australia.

Also working at the front of their field is our IT team.  Maintaining an online system with so many users, while also upgrading and improving the system every year, is no small feat!

The company is a subsidiary of Griffin Group Accountants, a Certified Practising Accountants firm.

Directors' Profiles

Don Griffin

Directorships CEO, Etax Local CEO, Etax Accountants Principal, Griffin Group Accountants Director, DPA Property Group

Academic Qualifications B Bus, FCPA, MBA, CMC, Dip Fin Planning, G. Dip Journalism

As the founder and principal of accounting businesses serving clients across Australia for over 35 years, Don has worked with countless accountants – in many cases, meeting them as graduates and helping them become successful CPAs and Public Accountants.

As CEO of Etax Accountants and Etax Local, Don helps drive innovation forward in the efficient use of online systems to deliver professional services to clients – adapting to modern changes in where, when and how people want to receive financial services.

Don commenced practice in Brisbane in 1978 and built a network of accounting offices throughout Queensland. A Certified Management Consultant, Don served as Chairman of the Queensland Government Consultants Advisory Committee for three years. Don participates frequently in computing, taxation and accounting conferences nationally.

For his committed to community service and his role as the founder of the Lest We Forget Runs developed across Australia, Don received the Prime Minister’s Sport Recognition Award. Don was the first Australian to complete a marathon on all seven continents of the world. He has completed over 50 marathons – and counting – half of them at challenging international locations.

Don's wife Trish (also a marathon runner) and their five children are all qualified Accountants, all directly involved in the family accounting businesses.

Don's leadership promotes a benevolent attitude to clients: We are committed to delivering kind, calm and professional service while striving for the highest levels of accounting excellence, independence and confidentially. The result: Many clients and staff have been with the group for 34 years and our main source of growth is from referral by satisfied clients.

Scott Griffin

Directorships Director, Etax Local Director, Etax Accountants Director, Accounts Etcetera Bookkeeping Director, Red Heart Ride Director, The Australian Voices

Academic Qualifications MBA (Harvard), LLB (Taxation), B Com (Accounting), B Sc (Computer Science)

A Registered Tax Agent, Public Accountant and Member of the National Institute of Accountants, Scott has top-level accounting knowledge and experience that benefits every person who uses www.etax.com.au.

Scott brings over a decade of experience in management consulting, finance, tax and IT. At the age of 18, he developed and co-founded one of Australia’s leading online tax return firms, Etax Accountants. He is also the founder of Red Heart Ride (an adventure tourism company), Abarcus (dynamic pricing software) and CEO of Accounts Etcetera which is one of Brisbane’s largest bookkeeping firms.

Scott brings international experience and know-how as a result of his employment with the Boston Consulting Group, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation which supports the economic development of Aboriginal people in Cape York.

His academic achievements include the Bill Clendenin Memorial Award Scholarship to Harvard University and the Macquarie Bank Graduate Management Scholarship. Scott is also devoted to non-profit causes including Australia’s leading vocal ensemble The Australian Voices.

Kent Griffin

Directorships Director, Etax Local Director, Etax Accountants

Academic Qualifications B Com (Accounting), B Sc (Computer Science)

Kent Griffin is a co-founder and Director of Etax Accountants and Etax Local, having developed the original software that the businesses rely on today. He is responsible for technology in the firm and is always on the lookout for the latest emerging technologies, ensuring Etax Local and Etax Accountants remain at the forefront of IT in the accounting industry.

Kent brings over 17 years of experience in Information Technology management, holding various leadership positions during this time including work for the IT advisory division at KPMG.

Under Kent's direction Etax Accountants has led the online tax industry in Australia, being early adopters in PKI digital signature technology to build consumer trust in the Internet and, more recently, leading users of the latest SSL online security and cloud computing technologies.