Top 10 Tax Accountants on the Gold Coast

Gold Medal Accounting prepares individual tax returns from Treetops Square in Burleigh Waters and confirms the fee for each return before any work starts. The family firm has prepared returns since July 1999. Principal accountant Lynn Witham is an IPA member who speaks Vietnamese and English, and senior accountant Douglas Witham is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a Chartered Tax Adviser. As well as wage earners, it acts for property investors, sole traders and tradies. A short, no-obligation chat is the first step for new clients.

All Square Accountants takes on personal returns at its Southport Central office, including people lodging for the first time. Director Bruno Silva is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants and of The Tax Institute, so complex questions go to a qualified tax specialist. The firm also plans tax during the year, which helps employees who have started investing or picked up an ABN. A free 30-minute consultation is available by video, by phone or face to face, and the firm also handles the business side if you later go out on your own.

McMaster Business Accountants is a small practice on Musgrave Street in Kirra, led by Andrew McMaster, whom the firm’s site describes as a CPA accountant. It prepares tax returns and works on ways to reduce the tax clients pay, alongside structuring, tax planning, cloud accounting and help for people starting a business. The firm calls itself recently established, and it also gives guidance on self-managed super. It suits residents near the border who want a CPA close to home for their yearly return.

Fay & Redman prepares tax returns from Siganto Drive in Helensvale, where the CPA practice has worked since 2003. Director James Fay is a CPA and registered tax agent who also holds a financial planning diploma, and director Jeanette Redman is a Fellow of CPA Australia and the IPA. The firm says it acts for clients across Australia and overseas, so people who move away can stay on. Its first meeting is complimentary, held at the office or over Zoom, which suits northern Gold Coast households with busy weeks.

VISTA Accountants & Advisors prepares income tax returns from Southport Central Tower 1 on Scarborough Street. Director Masih Shabani is a Chartered Accountant. Alongside personal returns, the firm works on tax planning and structure, and it knows clients in management rights, hospitality, construction, fitness and real estate, which suits people whose income comes from more than one source. A complimentary 30-minute consultation is on offer, and it offers financial planning through Primestone Wealth. It handles SMSF tax as well.

First Business Advisory is a Southport firm run by directors Crystal Guo and Stella Shen, both CPAs, with master’s degrees in accounting and finance respectively. It prepares tax returns for individuals and also for companies, trusts and SMSFs, so a tradie or small business owner can have personal and business returns done in one place. The firm also sets up new businesses, keeps books, lodges BAS and GST and runs payroll. It suits people who would rather have one firm look after every return in the family.

Eagle Financial Business Accountants prepares returns for individuals and sole traders from Suite 213 on Griffith Street, Coolangatta. Its two partners, Brett Dwyer and Elizabeth Glanz, belong to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Being part of a group with nine offices across New South Wales and Queensland, the Coolangatta team suits people who live on either side of the border. The firm says there is no fee for the initial meeting, and if a sole trader business grows, it can help with structures and Xero.

The A Firm Financial Solutions Group prepares individual returns, as its FAQ confirms, from Varsity Parade in Varsity Lakes. Chief executive Annette Bedford is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and registered tax agent, and the firm says she was listed in the top 50 BRW Business Women of the Year. It is mostly known for working with business owners and start-ups, which makes it a fit for people whose personal return sits next to a company or trust. New clients can book a 15-minute appointment with zero cost and no obligation.

SB Partners handles end-of-year tax for individuals from Santa Cruz House in Clear Island Waters, with particular attention to capital gains tax and rental property schedules. Founder James Legat has practised as an accountant for more than 30 years, and partner Gabe Pieters is a Chartered Accountant. The firm says it aims for a good tax outcome and prefers working with clients through the year rather than only at tax time. It suits landlords and investors selling assets, as well as business owners who want their personal tax looked after alongside the business.

QC Accountants prepares tax returns from Level 3 on Boston Court in Varsity Lakes. Partner Chris Henman, a Chartered Accountant, runs the firm with partner Jacki Penbrook. The firm says it gives a price before starting, replies within 24 hours and has clients deal with a partner rather than a junior. It monitors lodgment dates so returns are not left late. Most clients are business owners, so it suits people whose personal tax ties to a business, such as builders, NDIS providers and ecommerce sellers.