Fixed fee accounting, with every price published
You see the price before you commit, agree it before work begins, and pay that number at the end. Anything outside the agreed scope is quoted first, never added to an invoice afterwards.
Three commitments, not a marketing word
Plenty of firms say fixed fee and mean an estimate. These are the parts that make it real.
Priced before you enquire
Standard work has its price on this site. You do not have to book a call to find out what a return costs.
The scope is written down
Each price lists what it includes, so you know what you are buying and where the edges of it are.
Changes are quoted, not billed
If something falls outside your scope, it gets quoted in writing and waits for your approval before any work happens.
A fixed fee moves the risk of a slow job off you and onto us.
When the price is agreed up front, running the job efficiently is our problem rather than your cost. You can also ask a question without watching a meter, which is where most tax problems get caught early.
What our fixed fees actually are
Every price includes GST. These are the prices for standard work, with GST, staff and every add-on priced per line on the pricing page.
When we quote instead of publishing a price
A published price only works where the work is predictable. Where it is not, you still get a fixed number in writing before we begin.
Complex structures and events
Payroll and super obligations, multiple entities, fixed asset registers, business sales and restructures. We scope it with you and quote a fixed fee for your circumstances.
Years of catching up
Nobody knows the state of the records until someone looks. We quote what we can see and come back to you in writing before going further. See overdue tax returns.
Books that need work first
Bookkeeping is charged at $80 per hour with an estimate up front, because the size of the job depends on what is in the file. Once the books are reconciled, your return goes back onto a fixed fee.
What never changes
You approve the number before the work happens. That holds whether the price came off this page or out of a quote written for you.
Tell us about your business and we'll confirm the fixed fee before you commit to anything.
Common questions about fixed fees
More on the reasoning in our guide to fixed fee vs hourly accountants.
What makes the fee fixed?
The price for standard work is published on this site and agreed before any work begins. It does not move because the job took longer than expected. That risk sits with us, which is the point of pricing this way.
What if my situation turns out to be more complex than the tier?
We tell you before we do the work, not after. Anything outside the scope of your tier is quoted in writing and waits for your go-ahead. Complex engagements are still fixed, they are just quoted for your circumstances rather than published.
What do I need to provide for the fixed fee to hold?
Tax-ready records: reconciled accounts in whatever software you use (Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, Wave, Reckon, Sage, Zoho Books and others), or a tidy spreadsheet for simpler entities. Not sure yours qualify? Send what you have and we'll tell you. If the books need work first, bookkeeping support is $80 per hour with an estimate before we start.
Is GST included in the prices?
Yes. Every price on this site includes GST, so the number you see is the number you pay.
Who prepares my return?
A registered Tax Agent with the Tax Practitioners Board. Not a junior, not an algorithm.
Want the longer argument? Read fixed fee vs hourly accountant, or see how the process works.
Ready to know the price before you commit?
Most clients are onboarded and lodged within two weeks.