Sunshine Coast Accounting Services

Total Business Partners is a leading accounting, bookkeeping and business services firm servicing clients on the Sunshine Coast. Our team can take care of all your accounting needs and offer a fully tailored service to meet the requirements of you and your organisation.

Not only do our accountants help to reduce your taxation obligations, but they can also help to strategise and improve your overall financial position to help your business to grow. Total Business Partners has many accountants that serve from offices on the Sunshine Coast and in North Lakes to cover the surrounding areas.

Please visit our pages for accountants in Brisbane, Redcliffe and North Lakes.

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Our Accounting services on the Sunshine Coast and in North Lakes include:

Our accounting and bookkeeping offers a complete range of taxation services including:

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What is an accountant?

When you hire an accountant on the Sunshine Coast or in North Lakes, they should be at the very heart of your business. Their role is to ensure that up-to-date financial information is brought to owners and managers to enable comprehensive strategic development and high-quality financial management. Furthermore, some businesses choose to take our detailed reports and build their own strategies from there. Others choose to take advantage of our years of expertise and knowledge and build their business with our advice on financials and strategy development.

Core tasks for an accountant

Whilst all accountant services vary, there are some main tasks that any high-quality accountant will offer:

  • Data entry – recording all transactions and ensuring that they balance
  • Reconciliation – making sure the books tally with bank statements
  • Reports – delivering monthly reports on finances for the business
  • Analysis – making deductions based on reports and providing recommendations to improve a business’s financial position

Additional services

  • Payroll – calculate deductions and overall pay
  • Tax returns
  • Accounts receivable – create, distribute, and follow up invoices
  • Accounts payable – ensure invoices from suppliers are paid on time
  • Strategy – review and suggest improvements to maximise business performance and profitability
  • End of year reports – prepare annual profit and loss reports

Where necessary, we also offer comprehensive training for your workforce.

Why do I need an accountant?

When you choose to hire a professional accountant on the Sunshine Coast or North Lakes to take care of your finances, you can be assured that your business financials are being taken care of comprehensively and competently. Total Business Partners takes care of your day-to-day and year-end tasks and can help you throughout the calendar year to ensure that your organisation thrives. This way, you can focus on the aspects of your business that require your specialist skills, understanding that your finances are being taken care of professionally.

Accounting for small businesses

When owning a small business, you’ll know that your expenditure is extremely important to keep on top of. Fortunately, your accountant will know this too. At Total Business Partners, our accountants help to manage your outgoings and incomings to ensure that you stay on top of your finances. By handing the reins over to an accountant, you can focus on growing your customer base and elevating your business.

Accounting for larger businesses

Businesses grow and develop and when they do, your finances follow. A high-quality accountant on the Sunshine Coast will keep track of your finances and other areas of your business, helping you to develop strategies to maximise profits and performance. Consequently, this allows you to focus more on other areas of your business and look toward further growth and development.

Tailoring your accounts for the best outcome.

With Total Business Partners, we take the time to specifically learn about you. This includes your work, family and social life. Through understanding more about your overall life, our accountants tailor financial advice to help you reach your goals.

Additionally, our passionate team have an understanding of a variety of industries from farming to medicine. This helps us to relate to our client’s situations and offer advice based on certain financial hurdles that are attributed to certain fields.

Furthermore, building close relationships with our clients are key to our operation. We value you highly and have built a reputation based on personal connections and individualised accountancy services.

Accounting Services FAQs

What does an accountant do?

The role of an accountant is to keep and interpret financial records, along with completing financial tasks such as tax returns.

How much does it cost to hire an accountant in Australia?

Accountancy fees depend on a variety of factors such as the size of your business and the tasks that need to be completed. Some accountants are hired to simply complete your tax return, and others offer advice throughout the year and provide a wide range of services to ensure that your business runs as smoothly and as profitably as possible.

What do accountants do daily?

Accountants’ daily duties typically consist of a range of finance-based tasks. Some of these tasks may include:

  • Collect and analyse data
  • Evaluate finances
  • Prepare financial reports
  • Give financial statements
  • Complete tax returns
  • and more
Do I need a bookkeeper or an accountant on the Sunshine Coast?

Simply put, both are required. Often an accountant will oversee what the bookkeeper does and offer advice on how to deal with your business financials. Furthermore, bookkeepers can help accountants to do their job more efficiently and give business owners confidence that their financials are running smoothly and effectively.

Do I need to use the same company for bookkeeping and accountant services?

It isn’t an obligation; however, it does make the most sense if you choose to. Selecting the same firm ensures that all parties offer seamless communication and a solid understanding of company strategy. Additionally, the ease of sharing information will be vastly superior.

How do I know if an accountant is reliable?

Choosing accounting can be tough. You should always ensure that they are trustworthy to complete a high-quality level of service to support your business. Additionally, take care to find out if your accountant has the relevant professional memberships, as well as certification from initiatives like Xero so you know your business is working to its max.

What are the 4 types of accountants?

There are plenty of traditional accountancy roles; however, when boiling them down to the most common, the following 4 are the most used:

  • Corporate
  • Public
  • Government
  • Forensic

These 4 accountancy roles are suited to different individuals, businesses, governments etc, depending on the situation and who or what they represent. At Total Business Partners, we mostly focus on corporate accounting and public accounting.

What skills does an accountant need?

To become a high-quality and competent accountant, there are some skills that a candidate must possess, along with their accountancy qualifications. Knowledge of accounting practices is key and proficiency in common accounting software is also a must-have.

An accountant must be able to prepare financial statements comprehensively and have a good knowledge of general business practices. Furthermore, critical thinking is also near the top of the list of skills that an account must possess. Accountants must be able to analyse data efficiently, present top organisational skills and manage time effectively.

At Total Business Partners, we only hire fully qualified accountants that tick all of these boxes to ensure that our clients receive the best possible standards of service.

Do you provide foreign accountancy advice?

Yes! The Sunshine Coast is a beautiful location and it is no wonder that many people migrate here. However, many Sunshine Coast individuals and businesses require foreign tax advice to provide or receive services from overseas.

Taxes are difficult enough to navigate without the extra hassle of dealing with foreign tax matters. At Total Business Partners, we ensure that you are compliant with all local and foreign tax legislation.

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At Total Business Partners, we are driven by the success of our clients. We are Xero certified accountants, well-versed in structural business planning and financial management, and always look to provide the best standard of service. With this in mind, we have chosen to offer the following comprehensive services to help Sunshine Coast businesses thrive. We also provide services to the wider Brisbane region, including North Lakes.

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