07 Compliance

Tax returns and financial statements

Individual, sole trader, company, partnership and trust returns, with financial statements you can hand to a bank.

Fee
$320 to $2,400
Turnaround
1 to 3 weeks from complete records
Sits in
Cost

We prepare and lodge the return and, for companies, partnerships and trusts, the financial statements that go with it. Every return is reviewed against the previous year so we can see what moved and ask about it before lodging rather than after. Where you are borrowing, we prepare the statements in the form the lender will actually accept, which saves you a second round of questions from the broker.

What is included

  • Return prepared, reviewed against the prior year and lodged
  • Financial statements for companies, partnerships and trusts
  • Depreciation schedule maintained and reviewed
  • Division 7A loan accounts checked and documented
  • A short meeting to walk through the result before lodgement
The same desk at the end, in order, with the three bowls lined up in front of the owner
By the time it is lodged, every number in it has already been discussed.
Cost

$320 to $2,400

a sole trader return sits at the lower end, a company with financial statements and a director return at the upper; most clients take the fixed annual fee instead

Get a fixed quote

or call (07) 5550 0080

02How it runs

Four steps, in this order

Typical turnaround: 1 to 3 weeks from complete records. You are told which step we are on, without having to ask.

  1. 01 Records checklist sent to you at the start of the year
  2. 02 Return and statements prepared and internally reviewed
  3. 03 Walk through the numbers with you before signing
  4. 04 Lodge and confirm the assessment when it lands

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.

What do I need to bring to my first return?

Last year's return and notice of assessment, access to your bookkeeping file, bank statements for any account the business uses, and details of anything bought or sold during the year. Our records checklist covers the rest.

How long until I get my refund?

Most individual assessments come back within two weeks of lodgement. Company and trust returns are not refunds so much as a balancing item, and we will have told you the number before we lodge.

Will you tell me the fee before you start?

Yes. We quote a fixed fee in writing after the first meeting, and it does not move unless the scope does and you have agreed to it.

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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