Business Advisory Services

We can arrange compliance obligations for all structures including Companies, Trusts, Partnerships, & Individuals. Compliance obligations include Financial Statements, Income Tax Returns and Business Activity Statements.

Our team can offer comprehensive advice for any new business and/or investments. Our services include the incorporation of new companies and the settlement of new Family Trusts, appropriate advice for selecting directors, shareholders, trustees and beneficiaries, as well as managing the registration process right through to the setup of bank accounts.

Our team has experience in various forms of government department licensing application requirements in both Queensland and New South Wales. We have assisted clients with Training Provider licenses in Queensland, as well as Pre-qualification for Queensland Transport & Main Roads tendering.

We can take care of your corporate secretarial needs, including ASIC lodgements of annual returns and various other necessary lodgements as required. We can also assist with completion of Business Name applications for all states of Australia as well as completing change of details forms for submission to the Offices for Fair Trading.

Using the correct structure to carry out your building operation is very important for various reasons, including licensing requirements, asset protection, and flexibility when considering income distributions and income tax. The McKern team is highly experienced in how to successfully structure your entities to ensure the best outcome for all of these considerations

We can provide advice for succession planning for your family, business and/or investments. From large or multiple family groups to a Mum & Dad business looking to pass their business on to their children, there are many Small Business Capital Gains Tax (CGT) concessions to be considered. These issues can greatly impact the tax effect of the eventual sale of a business, and need to be considered carefully in the early years when structuring is taking place.

We can complete the audits required for Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF), Trust Accounts used by Accountants, Lawyers and Real Estate Agents. McKern Principal, Damien McKern, is a Registered SMSF Auditor with ASIC. Our team has over 10+ years experience in compliance audits for SMSF’s and Trust Accounts.

All of our bookkeeping services offer every client a guarantee that their taxes will be completed by the ATO deadlines. All of their work is also backed by our client managers and chartered accountants, so you can be certain that all paperwork is completed correctly and accurately.