Tax returns priced for how accounting works now.
ReturnTax exists because modern accounting software changed the work, and most accountants' fees never noticed.
A registered Tax Agent, personally.
ReturnTax is run by Shane Burns, a registered Tax Agent with the Tax Practitioners Board and 15+ years in private practice. Every return is prepared and reviewed personally. Not handed to a junior, not pushed through a self-service portal.
The qualifications and experience are the same as any traditional firm. What's different is everything around them: no office, no admin layer, no hourly billing, and software doing the mechanical work it is good at.
Why is it so much cheaper? Because the costs are actually lower.
No office lease, no front desk, no legacy systems. Cloud accounting does the reconciliation. What you pay for is the accounting judgement, and that's the part we kept.
Three commitments
The price is the price
Fixed fees on the website. If something falls outside your tier, you get a quote before the work happens, not a bill after it.
No jargon, no theatre
You get straight answers about your tax, in language you can act on. If something is simple, we say so.
A name, not a queue
You know exactly who prepared your return and who to call. Personally accountable, every lodgement.
Work with an accountant who prices it straight
Most clients are onboarded and lodged within two weeks.