If any of these describe your week, you are not alone — and you do not have to keep doing it yourself.
Bunnings runs, wholesaler invoices, fuel — they end up in the glovebox, a phone folder, or nowhere. When BAS is due, you are hunting for paper.
You quote on the spot, finish the job, and sometimes forget to invoice until someone chases. Cash flow suffers because your admin does.
You know it is coming. You push it off. Then it is late, and the ATO sends a letter you do not want to open.
Every item below is done by our team and reviewed by your CPA. You do not touch any of it.
Your books are current. BAS is lodged on time. You know what you actually earned last month — not what you think you earned. And you never open a glovebox looking for receipts again.
“I used to dread tax time. Now I do not even think about it. They just tell me when it is done.”
— Electrical contractor, Inner West
Yes, but the method matters. You can use the logbook method (actual expenses proportional to business use) or the cents-per-kilometre method for cars under the luxury car limit. For a commercial vehicle used predominantly for business, you may be able to claim 100% of running costs. We set up the right method and maintain the records so it holds up if the ATO asks.
It depends on your turnover, risk profile, and growth plans. Sole trader is simpler but exposes personal assets and caps out on tax rate advantages above $45K taxable income. A company or trust structure can provide asset protection and tax planning flexibility — but adds compliance cost. We model both scenarios with your actual numbers so the decision is clear.
We catch it up. We reconstruct from bank data, lodge the overdue returns, and where appropriate, apply to the ATO for penalty remission. Most penalties for late lodgement can be remitted if you have a reasonable excuse and get back on track — which is exactly what we do.