Areas we serve · Sandringham
Accounting for Sandringham businesses
Sandringham's village feel hides a serious small-business economy, Bay Road traders, health practitioners, consultants and creatives. I'm the Bayside accountant who keeps it all simple and fixed-fee.
Individual returns from $390 · Business tax & advisory from $250/month.
I see a lot of health and professional practices in Sandringham, physios, psychologists, allied health, consultants, where the tax questions are specific: GST-free services, PSI rules, service entities. I know that terrain well, and I'm ten minutes away when you want to talk it through in person.
- 443 Nepean Hwy, Brighton East
- CPA Australia member & Registered Tax Agent
- Fixed fees, no lock-in contracts
Small business in Sandringham
Sandringham trades on its village character, and the Bay Road strip reflects it: independent cafés and food, specialty retail, and an unusually high concentration of health and wellbeing practices. Physiotherapy, psychology, podiatry, dental and allied health all cluster here, alongside consultants and professionals who work from home or a small suite.
Health practices carry accounting questions most businesses never face. Whether a service is GST-free depends on what it is and who delivers it, so a single practice can have taxable and GST-free income side by side. Add associates or contracted practitioners and you're into service-entity arrangements and personal services income rules. Getting the treatment wrong is easy and expensive; getting it right is mostly a matter of setting it up carefully once.
What that usually means for your tax
- GST treatment for health practices, separating GST-free services from taxable income
- Personal services income rules for one-practitioner and consulting businesses
- Associate and contractor arrangements, including service entities where they genuinely fit
- Practice equipment, fit-out and room costs, claimed and depreciated correctly
What I do for Sandringham 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 Sandringham
Many recognised health services provided by registered practitioners are GST-free, but parts of a practice's income, some reports, cosmetic work, product sales, can be taxable. I map which is which so your BAS is right and you're not over- or under-charging GST.
It depends on your income level, risk and the personal services income rules, which can limit the benefit of a company for one-person consultancies. I model both against your actual numbers in a strategy session and recommend the one that genuinely leaves you better off.
Quite a lot, and it's worth getting right at the start. Whether they're an employee or genuinely contracting affects super, payroll tax, WorkCover and your GST position, and the agreement should match the reality of how they work, not just what's convenient. I'll walk through the options before you commit to one.
Yes. Most practice systems export cleanly, and I'll set up the flow between your clinical or booking system and your accounting file so takings, fees and any practitioner splits land in the right place without you re-keying anything.
- 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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