Accounting
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Our specialty is small business.
The Client Manager allocated to you has been carefully recruited and is responsible for the preparation of financial statements and income tax returns and supports you with answers to matters of a general nature. The Directors concentrate, and advise on, the more specialised and strategic areas such as income tax planning, business development and investment.
The firm’s success has been due to the high quality of advice given and to the friendly personal service offered to clients.
Why use Pacific Eastcoast Accounting?
We believe that the two-tier support system offers our clients a high quality service at reasonable fees.
The Directors’ have input and review on all accounting matters as well as being involved in matters of quality control and strategic planning. In conjunction with this the lower charge out rates of our specially chosen and trained Accounting staff will result in savings to you.
The Client Manager allocated to you is suitably qualified and carefully trained and can assist you with most, if not all, accounting matters.
Tax laws are changing constantly and unless your accountant has the time to look into, and keep up to date with those changes, you will lose the benefits.
Our Services
At Pacific Eastcoast Accounting we are not just committed to ‘balancing your books’. We want to see your business grow, and have developed a range of services to help you achieve this goal.
- Accounting Services
- Business Growth Strategies
- Business Structure
- Financial Planning
- Superannuation Services
- Taxation Services
For more information on how we can assist your business please contact us.
What are our fees?
We offer a free initial consultation for advice.
Our fee for preparing accounts, tax returns etc is charged either on a “schedule fee basis” or prepared on a time basis. The nature of the work will determine the basis of the charge.
The partner’s normal fees are AUD$400 per hour and our Team are charged out at between $50 - $210 per hour.
Accounting Services
Like it or not, accounting is one of the most important functions of running your business. Although people drive the business of doing business, money funds the engine.
At Pacific Eastcoast Accounting we understand the key business functions, and irrespective of whether you out-source your accounting or do the work yourself, we can assist you in the key functions of:
- Maintaining your book keeping information
- Paying taxes
- Providing a management information tool
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the accounting function and see if we can assist you, please contact us.
Business Growth Strategies
What you can do to improve the profitability of your business?
There are just four ways to grow any business
- Increase the number of clients of the type you want to have
- Increase the number of times clients come back
- Increase the average value of each sale
- Increase the effectiveness of each process in the business
Working with Pacific Eastcoast, we can help you understand how the ‘4 ways to Grow any business’ can have a dynamic effect on your business.
Business Structure
Whether you are standing out in business contemplating a new business venture or require a review of your existing structure, talk to us. At Pacific Eastcoast we understand all business structures can assist you to identify the best structure for your needs.
Financial Planning
Why choose a Financial Planner?
Financial Planners develop strategies to help solve your financial problems and achieve short and long-term financial goals.
At Pacific Eastcoast Accounting we have a variety of skills and knowledge to deal with the complexities that surround the interaction of the various components of the financial planning process.
How can we help you?
After we complete an analysis of your situation we select a financial planner from our pool of Advisers and liaise with you and the selected planner about your particular circumstances.
Any analysis we complete for you is free of obligation.
Superannuation Services
With almost universal superannuation coverage for employees and tax incentives for the self-employed, superannuation is a key investment for most people, and forms an important part of retirement planning.
At Pacific Eastcoast, our understanding of Superannuation Contributions is second-to-none, covering:
- Employer contributions
- Employee contributions
- Self-employed contributions
- CGT exemption to fund retirement
- Spouse contributions
- Superannuation Guarantee Charge
- Small Superannuation amounts and
- Superannuation Contributions Tax (surcharge)
- Strategies and Structures
Taxation Services
The impact of taxation affects most entities, be those individuals, partnerships, trusts or companies. Also of considerable importance is the fact that taxation affects nearly every business decision.
A problem concerning taxation may involve a simple question, however, behind these apparently simple questions are a number of important concepts and related principles.
At Pacific Eastcoast Accounting we understand taxation in all its forms and can provide you a valuable and ‘simple’ roadmap through this confusing area.
The following are some of the areas we operate in:
- Income Taxation Returns (ITR) – personal, family & business
- Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT)
- Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
- Goods & Services Tax (GST)
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Taxation Planning
- Proactive
- Reactive - Pay As You Go (PAYG)
- Business Activity Statements (BAS)
- Taxation Audits
- Specialist Taxation Advice
- Depreciation Reviews
Real Estate Investment
We can help you in the following ways:
Before and after investment
- Budgeting for repayments: how much debt can I afford?
- Analysing the right property: does it fit the right criteria? (we have specialist property software available)
- How should I finance it? What are my options?
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How do you maximise your after-tax returns
- Depreciation
- Capital write-off claims
- Negative gearing aspects
- GST considerations
- Repairs vs. Improvements – what is tax deductible?
- Lease costs - How to negotiate with Agents, Vendors, Tenants & Lessees.
- What insurance is available?
- When should I sell?
