At Liston Newton Advisory, your business challenges are our priority – and as a trade-focused accountant, we understand the intricacies of your industry.
Whether it's tailored tax planning and advice, managing cashflow and payments or new software and systems integration, we're here to help with all the advice and specialist support you need.
Business structures
Quoting and costs
Cashflow management and forecasting
Invoicing & accounting software
Tax planning & advice
With 40 years of experience providing accounting services for tradies, you're in the best hands.
Whether you need advice on business structures, tax planning or cashflow & forecasting, our tailored services are made for businesses like yours.
We work to understand your short and long-term business needs and goals, both now and into the future.
Innovation adds value and makes work simpler – and our unique approach uses the very latest accounting technology.
SL Construction provides building and construction services across Melbourne and its surrounding suburbs. Turning over $250,000 in 2013, they needed help with high-level business planning as they entered their next phase of growth.
We met with them quarterly to discuss issues like costings, hourly rates and profitability – all of which enabled them to focus on selecting the right jobs that would improve profitability.
As of 2018, they are turning over $1.9 million.
Our specialist accounting and business advisory team has more than 40 years of experience in your industry.
It's our goal to help our clients with the best processes, solutions and advice to take business to new heights.
Whether you need strategic advice on setting up your business structure or ongoing accounting solutions to make life easier, we're ready to help.

We've been doing this for a long time, and we have industry leading qualifications and accreditations to show for it. Learn more from a specialised business accountant.
Job costing reviews are one of the best ways to increase income. Additionally, targets and industry benchmark reviews can reduce your overheads. Our quarterly client reviews are designed to help you do both.
Software such as Xero is one of the easiest ways to streamline processes and improve time management, enabling you to quote and invoice on a job straight away.
While this can be a grey area for trade business owners, in general if you hire a sub-contractor who has the same working characteristics as an employee, you would need to pay super.
We have all the accounting help and advice your building business needs. Talk to the experts today.