Tax compliance

Grant Thornton Australia | Audit, Tax and Advisory
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Tax compliance

Tax compliance

Grant Thornton helps businesses manage the critical issue of compliance across accountancy regulations, corporations law and tax.

We specialise in delivering relevant and timely advice to private business owners and key stakeholders, to help them fulfil their compliance obligations.

In addition, as a firm, our Business and Wealth Advisory services are closely linked to our taxation and compliance services. This allows us to provide a seamless and tax-effective offering to our private business clients.

Our service offerings

Bookkeeping and accounting	We prepare annual and management accounts and help install accounting systems that harness cutting-edge technology.
Business Activity Statements (BAS) and GST compliance	We help our clients prepare and lodge their full suite of activity statements (such as GST, PAYG withholding, PAYG instalments and FBT).
Financial statements and financial reporting	We help our clients better understand their financial position and performance, and business-cycle changes.
Corporate secretarial services	We can manage your ASIC responsibilities.
Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) advice	Our specialists can help you manage all aspects of FBT, including designing attractive salary packages and complying with the latest legislation.
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) advice	We’ll help you establish and manage an SMSF, and ensure you comply with all relevant requirements.
Payroll tax and indirect taxes	We’re your one-stop shop for managing your direct and indirect tax obligations.
Income tax compliance	We help our clients maintain high-quality governance across their tax affairs.
Tax planning	We work with our clients to ensure they efficiently plan to manage their tax obligations – now and into the future.
Tax-effective structuring	We’ll develop the right strategies to safeguard your wealth and protect valuable assets.
Business structuring	Each business structure has its own tax implications. We’ll talk you through the pros and cons and help you select the most tax-effective course of action.
Tax advice on mergers, acquisition and divestments (M&A)	Our skilled advisors can help you grow your business through M&A, public offerings, capital raisings, divestments and other strategies.
Capital gains tax (CGT) planning	CGT can be a costly issue for some businesses. We’ll help you implement the right tax-effective strategies.
Shareholder loans (Division 7A) advice and strategy reviews	Private companies dispersing funds to shareholders or their associates are likely to be exposed to Division 7A of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act. We’ll help you understand what this means for you and your business.