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BUSINESS SETUP

​Start it right the first time.

​ABN, company, trust, GST, PAYG, business name — set up properly in 24hrs from $99 +GST. We'll tell you which structure actually suits you before you pay for anything.

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Already trading and set up wrong? We restructure too — that's half the calls we get.

​Registered tax agent

​Advice you can rely on

​ASIC registered agent

​Company set up same week

​From $99

​Price agreed up front, all in

​450+ businesses started

​Right across Australia

Where people trip up on day one.

​You don't know what to register.
​Everyone says 'get a company'.
​Going into it with someone else.
​You've already started, badly.
ABN, ACN, TFN, GST, PAYG, business name. Google gives you six answers and four of them are ads.
​Sometimes right, often not. A company you don't need costs you $329 a year to ASIC plus extra accounting fees.
​Mates in business with no agreement is how mates stop being mates. Structure and paperwork matter here.
​Trading under the wrong entity, no GST registration you should have, invoices with no ABN on them. Fixable.

​Sole trader, company or trust?

​The honest version. We'll pick with you based on risk, profit and who else is involved — not on what's most expensive to set up.
​Sole trader

Side hustles, tradies starting out, freelancers under ~$100k profit.

GOOD FOR

  • Cheapest to run

  • Simple tax — one return

  • No annual ASIC fee

WATCH OUT

  • No asset protection

  • Taxed at your personal rate

  • Harder to bring in a partner

​Company

​Growing businesses, anything with real risk, profit you don't need to draw.

GOOD FOR

  • Limited liability

  • Flat 25% tax rate on retained profit

  • Looks solid to clients

WATCH OUT

  •  $329 ASIC fee each year

  • Director duties are real

  • More accounting to do

​Trust

​Family businesses, investments, income you want to split legitimately.

GOOD FOR

  • Flexible income distribution

  • Asset protection

  • Good for family groups

WATCH OUT

  •  Costs more to set up and run

  • Must distribute each year

  • Trust deed rules apply

​Partnership

​Two or more people starting small, low risk, sharing everything.

GOOD FOR

  • Cheap and quick

  • Shared workload and cost

  • Simple to understand

WATCH OUT

  • You're liable for your partner

  • Needs a written agreement

  • Often outgrown fast

One price agreed up front to get going.

Government fees included where they apply. No surprise invoices while you're still finding your feet.
Sole trader starter

$90
one-off

+GST

Getting your ABN and registrations sorted properly.

  • ABN application

  • Business name registration (1 yr)

  • GST and PAYG registration if needed

  • Invoice template that's compliant

Company setup

$1,000 one-off

+GST

Pty Ltd registered, constitution done, ready to trade.

  • ASIC company registration (fees included)

  • ACN, TFN, ABN, GST and PAYG

  • Constitution and share certificates

  • Director ID guidance and registers set up

Trust setup

$1,500 one-off

+GST

Discretionary or unit trust with a corporate trustee.

  • Trust deed prepared and stamped

  • Corporate trustee company registered

  • All tax registrations

  • Distribution basics explained in plain English

Set up + first year

From $199 /month

+GST

Setup rolled into bookkeeping, BAS and your first tax return.

  • Setup fee waived on 12-month plans

  • Books and BAS from day one

  • First tax return included

  • Unlimited questions along the way

​How it works.

01

​Free chat about what you're starting.
​What you do, who's involved, how much risk there is and what you expect to make. Twenty minutes, no charge.

02

​We register everything.
​Structure set up, ASIC and ATO registrations lodged, deeds prepared. Most setups are done inside 48 hours.

03

​You start trading, we stay on.
​Software configured, first invoice out the door, and a plan for BAS and tax so nothing sneaks up on you.

ALREADY TRADING

​Set up wrong? It's fixable, and it's cheaper than you think.

Sole trader who should've been a company two years ago. A company someone talked you into that's costing you money. A trust nobody has distributed properly since 2021.

We work out what moving would cost — including CGT and stamp duty — and tell you straight whether it's worth doing. Sometimes the answer is stay put.

Price agreed up front. No pressure to change

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Businesses that started here.

​"Been a sole trader for six years and finally moved to a company. They handled the whole rollover, I barely noticed."

Kate W.

​Got a question?

READY TO GET THE NUMBERS SORTED?

​Let's make accounting one less thing to worry about.

​Tell us what's going on and we'll help you work out the next step.
​No pressure. No accounting lecture. Just a straightforward chat.
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