Our Professional Fees

Office appointments

Immediate payment is required for most returns, generally at the end of your appointment.

• If your tax return cannot be completed in the meeting—e.g., due to missing or incorrect information—we will require immediate payment for the meeting. This payment will be a non-refundable deposit toward the total fee we charge for preparing your tax return.
• Your documents will not be lodged with the ATO until payment is received, unless by prior agreement.
• Cancellations of face-to-face appointments with less than 48 hours' notice will incur a fee equal to 100% of any deposit paid at the time of booking the appointment.
• Being well-organised for your tax meeting avoids delays and keeps our fees to a minimum, and we provide excellent online resources to help with this.

We accept Square contactless payments via EFTPOS, Mastercard, Visa, and AMEX, as well as mobile wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. 

We currently do not offer a fee-for-refund service to ensure we can maintain low fees for all of our customers. We appreciate your understanding. 

When coming to an office appointment:

For the benefit of our clients and staff, Canberra Tax Solutions operates a healthy workplace policy. For all our health, we respectfully ask that if you are sick, please call to reschedule your meeting.

Online appointments

• We will email you the final tax invoice and a copy for you to review and digitally sign.
• Your documents will not be lodged with the ATO until payment is received, unless by prior agreement.

Hourly charge rates (GST inclusive) for the professional time of an accountant engaged in your affairs are:

Principal Tax Agent: $320.00 | Bookkeeping Services: $110.00

Additional costs may be incurred due to the complexity of the tax return or the document format.  

We prefer that documents be uploaded to your secure client portal, or you can email us a summarised Excel spreadsheet.  

If multiple emails are required to resolve queries, additional charges will be charged in six-minute increments at our principal tax agents hourly rate. 

Handling non-standard ATO Correspondence (e.g., excess superannuation, ATO debt, etc.), negotiating payment arrangements, and requesting remission of interest and penalties will incur additional charges. 

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Our Base Fees

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CLIENT UPDATE - Online Service only                                                                                              from $99.00

Advise the ATO that return(s) are not necessary. 

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FRANKING CREDIT RETURN - Online Service only                                                                     from $121.00*

This is for taxpayers with income below the tax-free threshold & receiving franked dividends 

on their shares.

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ESSENTIAL TAX RETURN - Online Service only                                                                                     $149.00*

ATO Prefilling information only, no deductions (except for tax agent fees).

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INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURN - Online service only                                                                                   $220.00*

This is for a typical employee using our online tax return questionnaire. It includes claiming standard 

deductions, rebates, and other sources of income, such as bank interest, some dividends, & and 

managed fund annual statements with a 15-minute phone discussion.

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INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURN - Face-to-face service                                                                                  $255.00*

For a typical employee with a 30-minute face-to-face meeting in our office. This includes claiming 

standard deductions, rebates and other sources of income, e.g. bank interest, some dividends, & managed fund annual statements. 

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INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURN - Mobile service (Canberra only)                                                               $275.00*

We come to you. Our mobile Individual Tax Return service is provided in the comfort of your home. 

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COMPLEX INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURN - Complex or high-value deductions                                    $330.00*

Everything in our Individual tax return, plus income from 5 or more dividends or managed funds.

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*ADDITIONAL TAX RETURN SCHEDULE FEES

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RENTAL PROPERTY                                                                                                                                     $220.00*

(add-on, per property, fee split between joint owners)   

Enter rental property schedule income and deductions, review depreciation schedules for the property, 

and make adjustments where required — all income and expenses from your real estate agent's 

annual statement or summarised by you.

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NRAS RENTAL PROPERTY                                                                                                                         $330.00*

(add-on, per property, fee split between joint owners)   

Apportionment of the deductible component of expenses based on the annual offset and recording of capitalised costs not available to claim for future use.

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ADDITIONAL RENTAL PROPERTY                                                                                                           $220.00*

(add-on, per property, fee split between joint owners) 

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CGT - RENTAL PROPERTY                                                                                                                         $275.00* 

(add-on, per property, fee split between joint owners) 

Entry of the capital gains schedule for the sale of rental property, including allocation of expenses 

between the final rental schedule and the capital gains worksheet, final adjustments, including capital 

gains, and depreciation adjustments, and ensure all items are collated and relevant to the sale.

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CRYPTOCURRENCY ANNUAL TAX STATEMENT                                                                            from 80.00*

 (add-on, per financial year)  

Annual tax report that complies with ATO guidelines from CryptoTax Calculator. 

The fee is dependent on the number of transactions.

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CGT - SHARES & MANAGED FUNDS                                                                                               from $55.00*

 (add-on, per holding, fee split between joint owners) 

Calculations for the sale of non-property investments (shares and units), including adjustments to the 

cost base for capital actions and holding changes. Time-based, depending on complexity and corporate 

action adjustments required to cost base (minimum fee, per sale).

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In Addition to our Base Fees:

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MOTOR VEHICLE LOGBOOK METHOD CLAIM (per vehicle)                                                                  $55.00

Entry of the MV schedule from client provided summarised records and receipts

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MOTOR VEHICLE INTEREST SCHEDULE(S) (prepared by us, per loan)                                                 $55.00

Calculating the deductible interest payments on your motor vehicle loan(s)

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HOLIDAY HOME/RENTAL PROPERTY PRIVATE USAGE (per loan)                                                        $55.00

Calculating the deductible interest payments on your investment loan(s)

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These fees depend on the number of transactions and the actual time spent.

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QUARTERLY BUSINESS ACTIVITY STATEMENTS (BAS)                                                       $175.00 – $495.00

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ANNUAL GST RETURN                                                                                                               $242.00 - $399.00

With a summary from your accounting software package (Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho, etc)

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SOLE TRADER BUSINESS RETURN                                                                                       $440.00 – $1,990.00 

No GST Registration, no financial statements

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SOLE TRADER BUSINESS RETURN                                                                                       $660.00 – $1,990.00

GST Registered, no financial statements

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TRUST & PARTNERSHIP RETURNS                                                                                      $440.00 – $1,990.00

No GST Registration, no financial statements

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TRUST & PARTNERSHIP RETURNS                                                                                      $880.00 – $1,990.00

GST Registered, no financial statements

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SPECIAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL REPORTS (financial statements)                                      $440.00 – $990.00

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SMALL COMPANY RETURNS                                                                                             $1,320.00 – $5,500.00

No financial statements

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TAXABLE PAYMENT ANNUAL REPORTS (TPAR)                                                                $275.00 to $550.00

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ABN & GST RELATED REGISTRATIONS/DEREGISTRATIONS (per registration)                                   $88.00

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ASIC AGENT ANNUAL SERVICE                                                                                                                  $220.00

Download your annual Statement from ASIC and receive all ASIC correspondence by using our office 

address as your registered address and update the address in the ASIC register for the place of 

business or director/secretary address or shareholder address (one address change request per year)

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These fees depend on the number of transactions and the actual time spent.

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INCOME TAX RETURN TO DATE OF DEATH                                                                  $495.00* -  $1,100.00*

Excludes Capital Gains Tax calculations on the sale of assets

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TESTAMENTARY TRUST TAX RETURN                                                                           $660.00* -  $1,650.00*

Excludes Capital Gains Tax calculations on the sale of assets

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TFN APPLICATION (1st Year Testamentary Trust Return)                                                                    $165.00 

Per application

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These fees depend on the number of transactions and the actual time spent.

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INCOME TAX RETURNS (not prepared or lodged by us from)                                                           $220.00*

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INCOME TAX RETURNS (prepared by us, additional information)                                            from $79.00*

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CGT WITHHOLDING CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (sale of Australian property, per certificate)       $275.00 

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ACCOUNTANTS 'SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR' CERTIFICATE  (per certificate)                                  $320.00 

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WRITTEN TAX ADVICE (hourly rate applies, minimum)                                                                         $320.00

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OBJECTING TO AN ATO DECISION OR DEFAULT ASSESSMENT (hourly rate applies, min)            $320.00

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REPLACEMENT DOCUMENTS (per document requested)                                                                       $33.00 

You will always receive an electronic copy of any tax documents we produce on your behalf. If you

require an additional copy at any time, we reserve the right to charge per document for providing it. 

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