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Award-winning tax accounting experts in Melbourne’s CBD

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An award-winning Australian accounting firm

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The business and personal tax accountant Melbourne trusts

With great financial success comes great financial responsibility. And as tax time rolls around, you’ll soon see that those responsibilities come with a dollar value. Working out your tax liabilities can be an anxious challenge no matter how financially savvy you are — let us help. For over 40 years, Liston Newton’s Melbourne CBD tax accountants have helped business owners and private individuals alike to develop tax-effective accounting strategies.

By working with you to thoroughly understand your current situation and your ultimate financial goals, we deliver bespoke personal tax advice, clearly laying out every step towards your financial freedom. The first step? Sitting down for a coffee. Come for a cuppa at our CBD offices on Queen Street. Parking is easy, but public transport is easier. But would you find a virtual meeting easiest? Just let us know.

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Monday to Friday

8am to 5pm

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The business and personal tax accountant Melbourne trusts

With great financial success comes great financial responsibility. And as tax time rolls around, you’ll soon see that those responsibilities come with a dollar value. Working out your tax liabilities can be an anxious challenge no matter how financially savvy you are — let us help. For over 40 years, Liston Newton’s Melbourne CBD tax accountants have helped business owners and private individuals alike to develop tax-effective accounting strategies.

By working with you to thoroughly understand your current situation and your ultimate financial goals, we deliver bespoke personal tax advice, clearly laying out every step towards your financial freedom. The first step? Sitting down for a coffee. Come for a cuppa at our CBD offices on Queen Street. Parking is easy, but public transport is easier. But would you find a virtual meeting easiest? Just let us know.

Contact us

Call us on

(03) 9070 9959
Business hours

Monday to Friday

8am to 5pm

Parking

Street parking on Queen St and Flinders Ln. Secure Parking at 367 Collins Street.

Tax accounting services available in Melbourne

Award-winning tax accounting is only a fraction of our services. As a full-service advisory agency, we can assist you in strengthening every facet of your financial life.

When Liston Newton started with ReAqua, they hit the ground running, implementing changes to the business and the automation of the finance function. Their ability to take on feedback and adapt to the requests from key stakeholders has led to the business consistently improving monthly board meetings. We have found Liston Newton to be a great sounding board, and they are always available to brainstorm ideas or answer questions our business has.

Donald Fraser

CEO, Reaqua Solar Pumping

Liston Newton helped us move our accounting over to Xero. Their Accountant managed the set up and training so we felt comfortable with the software. We now have all our processes streamlined which gives us improved visibility of our business performance. This has allowed us to open 2 more stores without a significant increase in administration effort.
Peter Luskan
Pandora
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Minimisation is the minimum. We deliver robust strategies.

Liston Newton’s tax accountants have assisted individuals at every stage of life and businesses of all sizes to manage their taxes. In fact, many of us are small business owners ourselves. Our experience isn’t theoretical and generalised; it’s roadtested and specific.

Beyond helping you minimise your tax liability, we can also help you understand them better so that you can expand your business and your personal wealth.

Tax agent responsibilities

  • Preparing tax returns
  • PAYG compliance
  • BAS returns
  • Tax planning and minimising tax risks
  • Payroll tax
  • ASIC compliance
  • Investment property and capital gains tax

Learn more about your business with our comprehensive guides

At Liston Newton Advisory, we take pride in helping business owners get more out of their hard work. Our downloadable guides can give you an in-depth look at strategies and technologies that will help your business grow.

  • Discover tax strategies and business structures available to you
  • Understand and apply new business management technology
  • Get in touch with us for information tailored to your business

Meet the Melbourne team

Expertise you can trust

Partner with an experienced personal tax return accountant

We use the breadth and depth of our expertise and industry-leading technology to deliver our most important professional service: peace of mind.

Australia’s most experienced and professional accountants — with industry leading qualifications and accreditations to show for it. Learn more from a specialised business accountant.

Why choose us

Grounded insights. Actionable approach. Proven success.

It stretches the imagination to think that tax accounting allows for any degree of personalisation, but that is, in fact, our specialty. Our Melbourne-based tax accountants have helped countless local clients align their tax strategies and personal goals in ways they never thought possible.

The business owners and high-wealth individuals we counsel have strong financial acumen. But our notoriously knotty taxation rules and regulations are a thorny thicket to untangle for anyone but a specialist. As an award-winning Melbourne tax accountant, we have proven time and again that our accounting strategies definitively work.

Attain financial peace of mind with:

  • ATO compliant & audit guarantees
  • Corporate and personal tax structuring
  • Fintech solutions
  • Regular financial health reviews

If our claims seem too bold, read through our case studies. When you keep your head down and do the hard work for as long as we have, there’s no need to beat your chest.

Our methodology

Our methodology for reaching financial freedom

How we get you set

The first phase is all about establishing the fundamentals of your business and creating a strong foundation to build from. You also need to establish your long-term goals so you have a clear idea of what you're working towards.

  • Plan your goals
  • Structure your business and assets
  • Online accounting
  • People and HR
  • Protect your business and personal risk
  • Business and personal will

How we get you moving

The second phase is about gaining a deeper understanding of your business; how to make it more efficient and experience sustainable growth. This is where you transition from working in your business to working on your business.

  • Understand your numbers
  • Delegate bookkeeping
  • Systematise and automate tasks
  • Minimise tax
  • Forecast cashflow and capital needs
  • Quarterly coaching and accountability

How we get you free

The final phase is when all your hard work really starts to pay off. This is when you start using your profits to build your personal worth to a point that give you financial freedom—the freedom to work only if you want to.

  • Understand wealth creation
  • Investment portfolio
  • Investment property
  • Superannuation
  • Succession and exit planning
  • Your legacy

Our Melbourne case studies

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Community service is a special privilege

We want to be a business that’s part of the community we serve, not above it. We also believe that the best way to continuously serve our community is to offer up the skills we’re best at — fortunately, business and tax advice are always in high demand. We’re proud to use our expertise to sponsor and support:

  • The Cancer Council’s Small Business Advisory Service
  • The Type 1 Foundation for diabetes education and prevention
  • Several community sports teams in Wantirna, Richmond and St Kilda

And that’s just our Melbourne CBD office. The staff at each of our offices across Australia have chosen to support different charities and initiatives closer to their communities and their own hearts.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

How can I minimise my tax?

You can minimise your tax obligations by:

  1. Contributing to your super
  2. Prepaying your expenses
  3. Buying tax-deductible assets

Those are only three of many options, and there may be better ones for you. Your Liston Newton accountant will consider your situation, needs and goals to offer personalised advice.

Is it good to contribute to my super voluntarily?

Absolutely. Not only are you creating a stronger financial safety net for your future, but your contributions are also tax deductible, up to $25,000 per year. Your super is also taxed at a lower rate than your income tax return is.

How can I prepare for my income tax return?

Whether you’re preparing your business’s tax return or your personal one, we’ll schedule regular meetings with our accounting specialists throughout the financial year. At these meetings, we’ll explain how you can restructure your accounts to lighten your tax burden.

Is tax planning worth the cost?

Tax planning is an extremely prudent course of action. You’ll be far better financially if you prepare for your obligations before their due date arrives. Tax time can be stressful, but with our assistance, you’ll enter tax season feeling confident and secure.

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We believe in technology, not in magic

Recent developments in ‘artificial intelligence’ have been, frankly, astounding. At first glance, extraordinary new AI tools seem capable of human-level creativity, from writing to photography and video creation. Many tools even claim to be able to boost business productivity with an AI-generated strategy. But anything that seems too good to be true probably is, especially in the hype-fueled tech world.

Liston Newton believes in technology. We gladly and regularly integrate new technologies into our operations. But we also believe that delivering results is more important to our clients than the appearance of techno-progressivism. Partner with us, and we’ll deliver personalised strategies, not confidently-worded babble.\