• N° 01 · Fees
  • Fixed · Annual · In writing
  • Double Bay, Sydney

Fees, setonce ayear.

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A fixed annual fee for the work and the questions, paid monthly, agreed before we begin.

ScrollAll fees include GST · sample figures

Engagements

Four waysto begin.

Every fee is agreed in writing, and reviewed once a year.

i.

A private return

One person's affairs: property, shares, trust distributions and capital gains.

From $1,450A year, including GST

Discuss

ii.

The family group

Two individuals, a family trust, a company and an SMSF, with a review each May.

From $10,300A year, paid monthly

Discuss

iii.

Family office

Everything in the family group, plus bill payments, quarterly reporting and a partner on call.

From $2,600A month, by retainer

Discuss

iv.

Advisory

Structure reviews, the sale of a business, succession and estate work with your lawyer.

From $3,500Per engagement, quoted first

Discuss

Sample fees for this template, indicative only. Replace them with the firm's own.

An indication

Before wemeet.

Tell us roughly what the family holds. The figure is indicative only; your engagement letter sets the fee.

Individuals

You, your partner, adult children

2

Trusts

Family, unit or testamentary

1

Companies

Investment or bucket companies

1

Super funds

Self-managed, audit arranged

1

Investment properties

Across all entities

2
Reviews a year

Reviews a year

With a partner, in person

Indicative annual fee

$11,050

$921 a month, including GST

Discuss this figure

Indicative only, from sample fees. It is not a quote: your engagement letter sets the fee after a first meeting.

What's included

Within the fee,and without.

The parts of a year that usually become a second invoice, set out plainly.

Included

  • Calls, emails and meetings through the year
  • ATO correspondence and notices
  • Distribution minutes and Division 7A agreements
  • The May review, before 30 June
  • Liaison with your adviser and lawyer

Quoted first, in writing

  • ATO reviews and audits
  • Restructures, sales and purchases
  • Estate and succession work
  • Catching up years not lodged

Not provided

  • Financial product advice (we work with your licensed adviser)
  • Legal documents (we work with your lawyer)
  • The SMSF auditor's own fee

Questions

Aboutthe fee.

Why a fixed annual fee?

Because you shouldn't hesitate before calling us. The fee covers the year's work and the questions that come with it.

What if our affairs change mid-year?

We agree any change in writing before the work: a new trust, a sale or a move overseas. Small changes are absorbed.

Is the SMSF auditor's fee included?

No. The independent auditor invoices the fund directly; we arrange the audit and tell you the fee beforehand.

Are your fees deductible?

Fees for managing your tax affairs are generally deductible. How that applies to you depends on your circumstances.

Discovery call

Fees, discussedin person.

Office
Level 3, 00 Knox Street, Double Bay NSW 2028 (placeholder)
Telephone
(02) 9000 0000
Meetings
In person or by video, Monday to Friday