Dan Logan

BA Ed, MYOB Accredited Trainer, Microsoft Master Instructor, Diploma of Project Management, Cert IV TAA.

Dan was a founding director in Applied Education which was established in 1999. Previously employed with Handisoft Software, Dan spent 2 years supporting and assisting Accountants with the Administration and compliance of this popular taxation software whilst studying units of the Master of Professional Accounting. In late 1999 recognising the needs placed on Accounting Practices with the implementation of the GST, Dan teamed up with Brett Thornett CPA to design and deliver courses specifically tailored to the accounting industry. He has spent the last 8 years travelling throughout Australia delivering courses on Payroll & Office Tax Procedures, Salary Packaging, Terminations, BAS, GST, Bookkeeping, MYOB, QuickBooks, Microsoft and many other courses with over 15,000 professionals attending these courses.
 
Dan has been approached to deliver training to many associations and corporations including the National Institute of Accountants, Motor Traders Association and accounting firms with the training and support of their staff and clients. Dan now focuses on delivering the highly successful Payroll & Office Tax Procedures and Salary Packaging courses around Australia. He attributes his patience and teaching skills to the several years teaching at secondary level.
 

 
Brett Thornett

B Bus – Accounting, CPA, CERT IV TAA

Brett spent the early years of his professional career applying his accounting qualifications in public practice, mostly with Mann Judd. He later held commercial positions in a number of significant organisations including the NSW public utility AGL and has lectured in commercial law, accounting, finance and accounting data applications.  

Brett joined Applied Education in 2001. His success in training and professional qualifications made him the ideal person to set up Applied Education’s Payroll & Office Tax Procedures and Salary Packaging training courses. 

He has followed on from this to develop and deliver Applied Educations Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping), to assist Bookkeepers with the licencing requirements of the Tax Practitioners Board.