Top 10 Accountants on the Gold Coast

All Square Accountants works from Building G in Southport Central on Garden Street and says it has looked after clients for over a decade. Director Bruno Silva is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants and a Fellow of The Tax Institute, and practice manager Svetlana Silva runs the office side. The firm prepares personal returns, including for first-time lodgers, and handles BAS, bookkeeping, payroll, tax planning, structuring and SMSFs. Its clients include medical and dental practices, trades, hospitality and ecommerce businesses. A free 30-minute consultation is offered by video, by phone or in person.

Gold Medal Accounting is a family firm in Treetops Square, Burleigh Waters, that has prepared tax returns since 1 July 1999. Principal accountant Lynn Witham is a member of the IPA and speaks Vietnamese as well as English, and senior accountant Douglas Witham is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a Chartered Tax Adviser. Work covers individual returns with the fee confirmed before work starts, BAS, payroll, company secretarial tasks, tax planning and SMSF administration. Its client list takes in tradies, property investors, NDIS providers, hospitality venues, manufacturers and medical practices.

Walsh Accountants has worked with Gold Coast businesses since 1976 and calls itself the city’s longest standing family-owned accounting firm. Founder Graham Walsh is still a consultant, and managing director Tom Walsh is a Fellow Chartered Accountant. From the Pegasus Centre in Bundall the firm covers small, medium and large business accounting, cloud bookkeeping, fractional CFO work, due diligence and valuations, corporate and international tax, and SMSFs. It works with health, hospitality, manufacturing, construction and NDIS clients, and also offers private wealth and family office services.

Eagle Financial Business Accountants has its Coolangatta office on Griffith Street, one of nine offices the group runs across New South Wales and Queensland. Partners Brett Dwyer and Elizabeth Glanz are both members of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. The office prepares returns for individuals and sole traders, advises small businesses on tax and structures, mentors owners, sets up Xero and arranges bookkeeping through its partner Reed Accounts. It also helps with SMSF setup and ongoing compliance. Eagle says there is no fee for the first meeting.

MAR Advisory is a Robina practice on Scottsdale Drive led by directors Mohamed Radwan and Dominika Makosova. Both are Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers, and Dominika is also a business valuation specialist. The firm handles tax planning and returns, BAS, structuring and restructuring, Xero bookkeeping, ASIC work and SMSFs from setup to the annual return. It names medical centres and GPs, dental and allied health practices, property investors and developers among the clients it knows well. New clients start with a free 15-minute qualifying call.

QC Accountants sits on Boston Court in Varsity Lakes and is run by partners Jacki Penbrook and Chris Henman, a Chartered Accountant. The firm says clients deal directly with a partner, get a price before work starts and hear back within 24 hours. It prepares tax returns and covers BAS, bookkeeping, PAYG and super lodgements, business returns and virtual CFO reporting. Its clients include QBCC builders, AFSL licensees, hospitality and NDIS businesses, ecommerce, property and marketing agencies. Describing itself as Griffith alumni, the firm funds a yearly scholarship for an accounting student at Griffith University.

The A Firm Financial Solutions Group is a Varsity Lakes practice on Varsity Parade headed by chief executive Annette Bedford, a Fellow Chartered Accountant, registered company auditor and registered tax agent. The firm says Annette was named in the top 50 of the BRW Business Women of the Year. Carolyn Deagle is an accredited SMSF specialist. Services take in individual returns, business advice, cash flow and budgets, Xero bookkeeping, payroll, structuring and SMSF administration. The firm offers a 15-minute first appointment at no cost and with no obligation.

SB Partners works from Santa Cruz House in Clear Island Waters. Founder James Legat has been a practising accountant for more than 30 years, and partner Gabe Pieters, a Chartered Accountant, joined the partnership in 2019. The firm handles end-of-year tax, capital gains and rental properties for individuals, and bookkeeping, BAS, ASIC work, budgeting, start-ups, succession, QBCC licensing and farm accounting for businesses. It also benchmarks businesses, assesses risk and sets up self-managed super funds. Finance is listed among its business services.

Fay & Redman has been in Helensvale since 2003 and describes itself as a CPA Practice. Director James Fay is a CPA and registered tax agent with a diploma in financial planning, and director Jeanette Redman is a Fellow of both CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants. The firm prepares tax returns, keeps books, lodges BAS, prepares financial accounts, restructures businesses, plans tax and handles company secretarial work and SMSFs. It says it acts for clients around Australia and overseas, and the first meeting is complimentary, at its office or on Zoom.

Keypoint Accountants & Advisors works from Lake Orr Drive in Varsity Lakes and says it has more than 60 years behind it. Managing director Chris Dobbie is a CPA and business strategist, associate director Karl Halvorsen is a tax adviser and SMSF specialist, and senior accountant Hayley Croke is a CA ANZ member. The firm prepares income tax returns and financial statements, manages ATO lodgements and advises on structure and payroll. It focuses on businesses with revenue of typically $1 million to $20 million (firm says) in construction, medical, child care and panel beating.