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NAREN POPAT

 

DEVENDRA DESAI

 

Naren completed his Bachelor of Accounting at the University of South Africa.  After completing the Diploma in Accounting and the Final Qualifying exam in 1988, Naren qualified as a Chartered Accountant.  He worked for many years as a manager for a second tier firm before becoming a partner in a 6 partner, 50 staff firm in South Africa, specializing in servicing small to medium sized businesses.

In Australia, Naren worked for as few accounting firms before joining the firm as a partner from 1 July 2006.  He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and is currently completing a Masters in Taxation. 

Naren specializes in:

  • Business and taxation services

  • Finance restructuring

  • Property feasibilities and investment analysis

  • Business structuring

 

 

Devendra completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of South Africa in 1970. He then completed a course in the Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy at the University of Durban Westville in South Africa in 1973. This post graduate course was a pre-requisite to writing the exams to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1975 and is a registered member of the Public Accountants and Auditors’ Board and The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Devendra started his accountancy practice with a partner in Durban, South Africa, in 1975. This practice grew very quickly and in 1987, when he migrated to Australia, the practice in South Africa comprised of four partners and about 40 employees.

In Australia, Devendra worked for various accountancy practices to gain Australian experience and at the same time completed his conversion exams in Australian Taxation and Australian Company Law to gain membership to the National Institute of Accountants in 1991. He has been in practice since 1991 as a practitioner in Desai Popat & Associates Pty Ltd.

 


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