Areas we serve · Brighton East
Your small business accountant in Brighton East
This is home base. Summit Tax operates from the Nepean Hwy in Brighton East, so if you're a local business owner, sole trader or professional, your accountant is literally up the road.
Individual returns from $390 · Business tax & advisory from $250/month.
Being local matters more than people expect: I know the area, the school-run timetable your business works around, and the mix of home-based businesses, trades and professionals that Brighton East is really made of. No city commute, no call centre, just a CPA you can actually reach.
- 443 Nepean Hwy, Brighton East
- CPA Australia member & Registered Tax Agent
- Fixed fees, no lock-in contracts
Small business in Brighton East
Brighton East is more residential than its neighbours, and its business community reflects that. There's no single high street pulling everything together. Instead you have a wide spread of home-based consultants, trades running out of a garage and a ute, allied health practitioners with rooms nearby, and a growing number of people running online businesses from a spare room.
It's also where a lot of businesses quietly outgrow their setup. A sole trader picks up a second contract, starts subcontracting work out, crosses the GST threshold, and suddenly the shoebox-of-receipts approach stops working. Catching that moment early is the difference between a clean transition to a company and an expensive tidy-up two years later.
What that usually means for your tax
- Home-office claims done properly, including the occupancy-cost trade-off against your main-residence CGT exemption
- Sole trader to company transitions, timed so you don't pay for the structure before it pays for itself
- GST registration and the first few BAS lodgements, set up so they become routine
- Vehicle and equipment claims, including logbooks and instant asset write-off timing
What I do for Brighton East businesses
Tax & compliance
Business and personal returns, lodged on time.
BAS & GST
Prepared, checked and lodged for you.
Bookkeeping & payroll
Clean books, wages and super done right.
Tax planning
Know your number before 30 June, not after.
Business advisory
A proactive CPA in your corner all year.
Xero setup & support
Set up properly, migrated, and supported year-round.
Questions I hear from Brighton East
I work by appointment so that when we meet, you get undivided attention rather than a waiting room. Booking a time takes about 30 seconds online, or call and I'll find a slot that suits, often same-week.
Home-based business owners can generally claim a portion of running costs (power, internet, phone) and, depending on your setup, occupancy costs, though those can affect your main-residence CGT exemption, so it's worth doing properly. That trade-off is exactly the kind of thing we walk through in a strategy session.
There's no single income figure, despite what you'll read. It depends on how much profit you're retaining rather than drawing, how much risk the work carries, and whether the personal services income rules apply to you. I model both structures against your real numbers so it's a decision, not a guess.
No. Plenty of local clients I've never met in person, and everything runs over Google Meet, phone and email. The office is there when a conversation is easier face to face, particularly for planning and structure work, but it's never a requirement.
- On time, every time. Every lodgement in on time, provided your records reach me by the date on your calendar.
- The price you agreed, and no other. Your fee is agreed in writing before any work starts, and it doesn't go up for 12 months.
- Never locked in. No fixed term. If it isn't working, end it with 30 days' notice and I'll hand your file to your next accountant promptly.
These promises are in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
Ready to stop worrying about your tax and bookkeeping?
In a free 30-minute strategy session, I'll personally review your situation and we'll map out a clear plan together. If it feels like a good fit, I'll send you a straightforward, fixed-fee proposal. No pressure, no surprises.
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