BPAG Accountants brings together the teams of Proactive Business Services in Sydney, CP Partners and BPAG Epping in Melbourne, Palacc in Bungendore and PBS Accountants & Advisers in Adelaide. Every client has a named accountant, backed by specialists across the firm and by our AI platform, Nagaris.
Stuart Thomson
Director, CPA · Brisbane
Stuart is a Director at BPAG Accountants and one of the firm's leading business strategists. He works with business owners on where the business is heading and how to get there: setting strategy, building the numbers to back it, and holding the plan to account. He is particularly strong on mergers and acquisitions, from finding and assessing a target or buyer through valuation, due diligence and integration, and on cash flow forecasting that shows owners what their decisions will do to the bank balance before they make them. Inside the firm he works with the partners on how BPAG grows, serves clients and runs day to day, and he is known for developing leaders and building teams that take ownership. Stuart is a registered tax agent (TPB 02290007, registered since 2010).
Specialises in: Business strategy, Mergers and acquisitions, Cash flow forecasting, Leadership development
Steve Markovich
Director · Adelaide
Steve is a Director at BPAG and manages operations across BPAG Accountants: the systems, workflow, people and service standards that make sure work across all four offices is done on time and to the same standard. He has led the Adelaide practice (formerly PBS Accountants & Advisers) since 2011 and brings more than 35 years of business management across timber, construction, transport and financial services. That background in bookkeeping, software, HR, production and service delivery means he understands how a business actually runs, which is why clients and the team turn to him when something needs to work better.
Specialises in: Operations, Systems and workflow, Business management, Service delivery
Robert Coorey
Director · Sydney
Robert has been with BPAG's Sydney office (formerly Proactive Business Services) since 2024. He is also the founder of Nagaris, the AI practice management platform BPAG runs on. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science and an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Business, co-founded the software company Archistar.ai and is the author of the best-selling books Feed a Starving Crowd and The Subscription Playbook.
Specialises in: Business advisory, Employee share scheme option plans, Capital raising, AI and technology in accounting
Nicole Rosen
Director of Growth and Client Development, CPA · Melbourne
Nicole has more than two decades in finance and accounting, across taxation, SMSFs, compliance, advisory and audit. She helps clients make smarter decisions, protect their assets and build lasting financial stability, and is particularly strong on trusts, including special disability trusts and child maintenance trusts. Clients know her for simplifying complex problems, asking better questions and giving strategic guidance that makes a real difference to their lives. She is a CPA Australia member and a registered tax agent (TPB 25506433).
Specialises in: Asset protection and structuring, Trusts, including special disability and child maintenance trusts, SMSFs, Advisory
Alf Magnano
Partner, CPA · Melbourne
Alf has been with the Melbourne practice (formerly CP Partners) since 2000 and is a partner at BPAG. He advises business owners on tax planning, structures and asset protection, mentors the team, and co-presented a national AML/CTF Tranche 2 masterclass for accounting firms ahead of the 1 July 2026 start. Alf has been a registered tax agent since 1988 (TPB 56860015).
Specialises in: Tax planning, Asset protection, AML/CTF for accounting firms
John Capuana
Partner, CPA · Melbourne
John joined the Melbourne practice (formerly CP Partners) in 1997. Clients have worked with him for decades on setting up companies and trusts, growing their businesses and, in one case, the sale of one of Australia's larger medical device companies, including the due diligence. John has been a registered tax agent since 1991 (TPB 59747001).
Specialises in: Business and tax advice, Company and trust setup, Selling a business
Marc Evans
Partner · Adelaide
Marc advises small and medium businesses, individuals and self-managed super funds, with a particular focus on the small business CGT concessions. Clients value him for making complex tax clear and for long-term relationships. He joined BPAG from PBS Accountants & Advisers and is now a partner. Marc has been a registered tax agent since 1997 (TPB 63742001).
Specialises in: SMSFs, Small business CGT concessions, Structuring
Nick Bradley
Partner, CPA · Adelaide
Nick has more than 25 years in accounting and business taxation and is our primary production specialist. He advises SMEs and their owners on tax planning, cash flow budgeting and compliance systems. He is also one of BPAG's AI specialists: he builds the AI skills and agents our team uses to deliver client work faster and more consistently. He joined BPAG from PBS Accountants & Advisers, where he was a director, and is now a partner. He is a CPA Australia member, a member of The Tax Institute and a registered tax agent (TPB 20546004, registered since 2011).
Specialises in: Primary production, Tax planning, Cash flow budgeting, AI skills and agents for client delivery
Rhyll Tozer
Partner, CA · Bungendore
Rhyll is a partner at BPAG, a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a registered tax agent (TPB 25774812). She built Palacc in Bungendore and Braidwood, specialising in primary production and small business. She began her career at Westpac, is treasurer of several local organisations and chaired the Braidwood Community Help fund after the 2019–20 bushfires.
Specialises in: Primary production, Small business tax, Rural and regional clients
How we match you with the right adviser
Your first call is a free strategy call. We ask what you own, how your business runs and what's worrying you, then put you with the adviser whose specialty fits: structures and asset protection, SMSFs, primary production, buying or selling a business, or day-to-day tax and bookkeeping. If your situation crosses specialties, they work on it together.
Frequently asked questions
Are BPAG's accountants qualified?
BPAG Accountants is a registered tax agent, and our team includes Chartered Accountants (CA ANZ) and CPAs (CPA Australia). Where an adviser is a registered tax agent, we show their TPB registration number so you can check it on the Tax Practitioners Board register.
Which office will look after me?
Whichever suits you. We have offices in Sydney, Bundoora (Melbourne), Bungendore (Canberra region) and Black Forest (Adelaide), and we work with clients anywhere in Australia online.
Can I choose a specialist for my situation?
Yes. Tell us what you need on a free strategy call and we'll match you with the adviser who specialises in it, for example structures and asset protection, SMSFs, primary production or selling a business.
Do you work with solicitors on asset protection and estate planning?
Yes. We design and cost the structure and the tax, and work alongside your solicitor, or one we work with, who prepares the trust deeds, wills and legal documents.
Official sources
General information only, current as at 26 October 2026. It is not personal tax, legal or financial product advice and doesn't take your circumstances into account. Talk to us before you act. Where a recommendation needs a licensed financial adviser or a solicitor, we work alongside them.