Greg Hudswell

Following 20 years experience with major Chartered Accounting firms in the audit and business services sector involving large public and private companies, Greg has spent the last 15 years in public practice servicing the taxation, accounting and audit requirements of large, medium and small business operators.

Greg has also spent three years as Financial Controller of a major Australian textile company. 

Michael Jones

Michael is the director in charge of the firm's tax consulting practice. Michael assists clients by providing thoughtful, clear and practical tax advice. He combines strong technical knowledge with sound commercial advice. Michael has a good understanding of taxation administration and he regularly provides views from the perspective of family business taxpayers to the Australian Taxation Office and Treasury on tax policy matters. Michael is an active member of the ATO's Tax Reform Working Party, where he represents professional accounting bodies and he is a member of the Taxation Institute of Australia's Education Committee.

Michael's formal qualifications include a Bachelor of Economics, a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Taxation Law from Melbourne University.

Neil Flavel

Neil is a Taxation Consulting specialist with over 20 years specialist experience including Tax Consulting director roles with major international accounting firms. He has advised a broad range of publicly listed and private companies and trusts, professional partnerships, high wealth individuals and not for profit organizations.

He has been a section author for Thomson ATP (formerly Butterworths) and has authored many articles and lectured extensively on taxation issues through professional bodies and commercial taxation training institutions. He also represented the Taxpayers Association on Capital Gains Tax matters in liaison meetings with the Australian Taxation Office.

Richard De Bono

Richard DeBono commenced in Business Advisory Services in 1989 with a major Chartered Accounting Firm before transferring to work predominately with John McCormack providing taxation and accounting advice to large and medium sized businesses.

Admitted as a director in our antecedent firm in 1994, Richard has attended to the Business Advisory Service requirements of an extensive range of clients with a particular expertise in the Building and Construction industry.

Peter Vasta

Peter has worked as a Chartered Accountant for most of his career, and has over 12 years business advisory and tax experience. Peter specialises in Business Services and Management Consulting, and is the director responsible for our firm’s administration. Peter helps business owners to achieve their goals by analysing their business, assisting them to set plans and then being involved in the implementation process. Peter assists clients across a number of sectors, in particular ‘Not for profit’ associations, and is the firm representative for Clubs Victoria Inc.

He is a regular presenter at seminars and workshops on remuneration packaging, business performance management, and income tax planning.

Craig Silvester

Craig joined Cummings Flavel McCormack in 2005 following work with a major international bank in London and 9 years Chartered Accounting experience in Melbourne.  Admitted as a director in 2008, Craig provides business services (accounting and taxation) and audit / assurance services, assisting clients in understanding and meeting their financial reporting obligations and corporate governance requirements.

Craig is our Human Resource director overseeing the firm's recruitment and staff development programs.

David Kent

David joined Cummings Flavel McCormack in June 2008 from his position as a Director in the Tax Division of a national accounting firm. 

David has significant practical experience in advising business owners in all areas of taxation including business restructures; acquisitions and sales; property development; GST; small business tax issues; international tax and tax consolidation.

David has a Master of Taxation Law from the University of Melbourne.