Accounting Services For You and Your Business

Personal
Taxation

Business
Advisory

Cloud
Accounting

SELF MANAGED SUPERANNUATION FUND (SMSF)

Why Choose a Chartered Accountant?

All members must earn one of our three designations, which means they have already completed a significant amount of study and practical work experience by the time they are qualified.

Members keep up to date with changes affecting the business and finance industry through ongoing professional development.

They’re also required to maintain high ethical and professional standards whether they work in business or practice.

Why Choose a Chartered Accountant?

All members must earn one of our three designations, which means they have already completed a significant amount of study and practical work experience by the time they are qualified.

Members keep up to date with changes affecting the business and finance industry through ongoing professional development.

They’re also required to maintain high ethical and professional standards whether they work in business or practice.

Personal Taxation

The tax system is a complex mind field, which can have severe consequences for you if not properly understood.  As a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, Distinct Accounting & Advisory has the skills, knowledge and understanding to ensure that not only do you get the best tax result but you have the security of knowing you are not going to have any issues with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)   

From surgeons to tradesmen, corporate executives to retirees, Distinct Accounting & Advisory caters to the needs of individuals in every industry and ensuring the most tax effective outcome.

Whether you are just lodging a payment summary, claiming investment property deductions, managing capital gains tax on the sale of an asset or receiving a redundancy, robust and accurate advice is essential to ensure your financial situation is optimised.

With an emphasis on education and training, rest assured Distinct Accounting & Advisory is at the forefront of legislation change and strategic planning. The team will leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of positive experiences and outcomes for its clients.

Personal taxation services include:

Tax return preparation and lodgement

Maximising property ownership deductions

Tax effective debt structuring

Capital Gains Tax advice

Redundancy advice

Dispute resolution with the ATO

Business Advisory​

Whether you have been in business for decades or just establishing a new one, managing the taxation affairs of companies, partnerships and trusts can be daunting. Implementing the appropriate tax strategies for your business will ensure you maximise flexibility and control over an ever-changing taxation landscape.

Our team of accountants service the complex tax requirements of clients across a diverse range of structures and industries. A key aspect of Distinct Accounting & Advisory is to understanding you, your business objectives and goals personally and business related. Distinct Accounting & Advisory has a proactive and tailored approach to each and every taxation year ensuring all clients understand their financial position and obligations whilst also receiving the tools to start making relevant decisions for the following financial year.​

Quality advice allows our business clients to implement relevant strategies within the taxation rules, optimise growth opportunities and negate potentially unnecessary taxation liabilities through planning, managing and monitoring. It’s what we are about at Distinct Accounting & Advisory.

Our range of taxation services include:​

BAS preparation and lodgement

Business registration and structures

ASIC compliance

Business start-up and purchase advice

Payroll services

Tax planning & tax minimising strategies

GST Management

Succession planning

Business accounting

Asset protection advice

Business health checks

Cloud Accounting

At Distinct Accounting & Advisory we specialise in cloud accounting as we see the benefits it can provide our clients and their businesses.

The benefits of cloud accounting software:

Financial data flows automatically into the software from bank accounts and other sources

You can access accounts through any device with an internet connection

You have instant review of customer data and information, such as cash flow

You can use powerful tools and applications to process accounting data

It’s easy for all the team to use

It can grow as your clients' businesses grow

There are no more worries about outdated software, IT costs or server outages

You pay on a simple subscription basis, paying only for the services your clients need

Distinct Accounting & Advisory is a Xero certified advisor meaning we have the skills and capabilities to assist you and your business in all aspects of cloud accounting.

Our team can help with all aspects:

Establishing your Xero account

Setting up customised chart of accounts for your business

Setting up invoicing and customising to your business

Setting up bank feeds

Setting up payroll

Reconciliation of bank

Providing ongoing support

From paying your staff to better control of your cash flow, to focusing on the future, Xero is online accounting software that lets you do business, beautifully.

Business software that actually lets you run a business. Online accounting software for tax, payroll, super and more. 

Seriously Easy online accounting
software for small businesses in Australia.

From paying your staff to better control of your cash flow, to focusing on the future, Xero is online accounting software that lets you do business, beautifully.

Business software that actually lets you run a business. Online accounting software for tax, payroll, super and more. 

Seriously Easy online accounting
software for small businesses in Australia.

Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF)

​Distinct Accounting & Advisory are specialists in providing the technical guidance and administration support required to effectively manage the annual compliance obligations of SMSF trustees. This involves completing the annual financials and tax return whilst also facilitating the fund audit externally.​

As a member of the SMSF Association, you can guarantee you are going to get the best advise and outcome for your superannuation. At Distinct Accounting & Advisory we offer a wide range of services for your SMSF; 

Establishment of your fund:

Fund establishment

Corporate trustee structure

Fund trust deeds

Member applications

Trustee minutes & resolutions

Portfolio administration services:

Automatic subscription to cloud-based software Class Super for transparency

Processing of fund transactions

Investment reporting (including Capital Gains Tax position)

Access to investment advisory services

Annual compliance services:

Preparation of annual Financial Statements

Preparation of annual Tax Returns

Member statement

Facilitate external annual audit

Trustee minutes & resolutions

Organise actuarial certificates

Prepare ATO forms (including RBL forms, PAYG withholding registration and pension declarations)

Convert your fund from Accumulation to Pension phase when appropriate

Pension services:

 

Provide advice of all forms of pensions

Facilitate calculation and payment of pensions

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