05 Advisory

Tax planning

A planning session before 30 June, so the decisions get made while there is still time to make them.

Fee
$550 to $1,650
Turnaround
Half day, April to May
Sits in
Forecast

In April or May we estimate where your year is landing, then work through what can still be done about it: timing on equipment purchases and the instant write-off thresholds that apply, superannuation contributions and carry-forward caps, trust distribution resolutions, bad debts, prepayments and the small business concessions you qualify for. You leave with a short list of actions and dates, not a bill in October and a surprise.

What is included

  • Estimate of the year's taxable position by early May
  • Written list of actions with dates before 30 June
  • Superannuation contribution and carry-forward review
  • Trust distribution resolutions prepared before 30 June
  • Instalment rates adjusted so next year does not sting
Three enamel bowls on a timber table, marked cost, growth and forecast, with plain timber blocks in each
Moving one block from cost to growth, while there is still a year left to do it in.
Forecast

$550 to $1,650

the range covers a sole trader through to a company, trust and fund group; included in the small company and company and trust packages

Book a planning session

or call (07) 5550 0080

02How it runs

Four steps, in this order

Typical turnaround: Half day, April to May. You are told which step we are on, without having to ask.

  1. 01 Estimate the year to date and project to 30 June
  2. 02 Model the options that are still open to you
  3. 03 Agree the actions and who does what by when
  4. 04 Confirm everything was done before the year ticks over

03Asked often

Before you ring

If your question is not here, it is probably on the FAQ page, and if it is not there either, ring and ask.

When is it too late to do tax planning?

For most levers, 30 June. Trust resolutions, super contributions and asset purchases all have to be done inside the financial year, which is why we run these sessions in April and May rather than at return time.

Will you tell me to buy a ute I do not need?

No. Spending a dollar to save thirty cents is still a dollar gone. We will tell you what a purchase you were already planning is worth after tax, and what the timing does to it.

Do I need this every year?

If your income moves around, yes. If you draw the same wage from the same company every year, a session every second year is usually enough and we will say so.

07The first meeting

Start with the free meeting

Forty-five minutes, no charge, no obligation afterwards. Long enough for us to tell you what we would charge and whether we are the right fit. In the office, at your property or on the phone.

What to bring

  • Last year's return and the notice of assessment
  • Access to whatever bookkeeping file you already have
  • Bank statements for any account the business uses
  • A rough idea of what the business does and where it is going
  • Anything you have been putting off opening

Or skip the form

(07) 5550 0080
  • Mon to Thu 8:30am to 5:00pm
  • Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm
  • Sat Closed, except by appointment from July to October
  • Sun Closed

Leave a message and we return it the next business morning. Fixed-fee clients can book an evening or early-morning call through the client portal, which suits people who are on a job site or in a paddock during office hours.

Book a first meeting

Tell us roughly where things are at and we will come back to you the same business day. Or call (07) 5550 0080 and speak to Marcus now.

or call (07) 5550 0080

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