Medical accountants in Brisbane for doctors and practices.
Specialist accounting, tax, and structuring for doctors, specialists, dentists, and allied health across Brisbane and Australia. We understand practice structures, the Queensland payroll-tax landscape, and the wealth questions that come with a high-income practice.
- CA ANZ Chartered Accountants
- Registered Tax Agent 26081500
- Xero Gold Partner
Generic accounting does not understand how a medical practice is structured.
- Your accountant treats your practice like any small business, missing the service-trust and entity structures that protect income and manage tax for practitioners.
- Payroll tax on contractor practitioners is a moving target, and you are not sure where your practice actually stands in Queensland.
- Your practice income, your personal tax, and your long-term wealth are handled by three different people who never talk to each other.
- Medical practitioners carry structuring, payroll-tax, and wealth questions that mainstream accounting often gets wrong. You need a Chartered Accountant who understands medical practice structures, the current payroll-tax position, and how to join up your practice, your tax, and your wealth. That is what we do.
Accounting tuned to doctors, specialists, and practices.
We work with GPs, specialists and surgeons, dentists, allied health providers, and locums. The engagement is scoped to your stage, whether you are a contractor practitioner, a practice owner, or somewhere in between.
Medical practice structuring
Advice on the right structure for your practice, including service trusts, companies, and partnerships, for tax efficiency and asset protection.
Payroll-tax position review
A clear read on where your practice stands on payroll tax for contractor practitioners under the current Queensland rules, with documentation to back it up.
Tax planning for practitioners
Proactive tax planning for high-income doctors and specialists, including income timing, deductions, and the use of structures.
Practice bookkeeping and BAS
Clean books and on-time BAS for the practice, set up so practice income and practitioner payments are tracked correctly.
Payroll and STP for practice staff
Award-compliant payroll, superannuation, and Single Touch Payroll for nurses, receptionists, and practice managers.
SMSF for doctors
Setup, administration, and compliance for self-managed super funds, a common fit for practitioners building retirement wealth.
Integrated wealth advice
Through our authorised representative arrangement with Count Financial, your practice accounting and personal wealth are planned together, not in silos.
Year-end accounts and tax
Practice and personal tax returns prepared by the same team that handles your structure, books, and BAS. No handoffs.
From first review to ongoing support, structure and tax in order.
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Discovery
A call to understand your specialty, whether you contract or own a practice, your current structure, and your goals.
- 02
Structure and tax review
We review your structure, your payroll-tax exposure, and your tax position, and prepare a clear plan with priorities.
- 03
Onboarding
We implement or refine the structure, set up practice books and payroll, and align your personal tax and wealth plan.
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Run and advise
Ongoing accounting, BAS, tax planning, and proactive advice as the rules and your practice change through the year.
Sector experience plus the discipline of Chartered Accountants.
- Direct medical sector experience
- We support GPs, specialists, dentists, allied health providers, and locums. We understand how each is taxed and structured.
- CA ANZ Chartered Accountants
- Every senior team member is CA ANZ qualified. Practice structuring, tax compliance, and standards are non-negotiable.
- Current on payroll tax
- We track the Queensland payroll-tax position for medical practices, including the rules for contractor general practitioners, and apply it to your practice.
- Service-trust structuring done correctly
- We set up and review service trusts and entity structures so they are commercially genuine, documented, and defensible.
- Tax and wealth under one roof
- Through Count Financial, we join your practice accounting with personal wealth advice, a combination most medical-only accountants cannot offer.
- Capalaba based, Australia-wide capable
- Face-to-face support in Brisbane and Redland City, with cloud-based service for practitioners across Australia.
Questions we hear most often.
Have a question that is not here? Call 07 3399 2300 or book a consultation and we will answer it directly.
Do Queensland medical practices pay payroll tax on contractor GPs?
In Queensland, payments to contracted general practitioners are exempt from payroll tax, an exemption the State Government made permanent from 1 December 2024. The position for non-GP practitioners, such as specialists and dentists, is less settled and depends on how the arrangement is structured and documented. We review your specific arrangements and tell you where your practice stands. This is general information, not specific tax advice.
What business structure should a doctor use?
It depends on whether you contract or own a practice, your income, and your asset-protection and family circumstances. Common options are operating through a company, a discretionary trust, or a service-trust arrangement for a practice. We model the options for your situation and recommend the structure that balances tax, protection, and simplicity.
Should my practice use a service trust?
A service trust can be appropriate where a practice genuinely provides administrative and facility services to practitioners at a commercial rate. It must be commercially real and properly documented to be effective and defensible. We assess whether a service trust suits your practice and set it up correctly if it does.
How is a locum doctor taxed?
Locums are usually paid as contractors, which raises questions about structure, GST registration, superannuation, and how income is best held. The right approach depends on how regularly you locum and your other income. We advise locums on structure and tax so you keep more of what you earn and stay compliant.
Can you handle my practice and my personal wealth together?
Yes, and that is one of our strengths. We handle the practice accounting and tax, and through our authorised representative arrangement with Count Financial we provide personal wealth advice as well, so the two are planned together rather than by separate advisers who never talk.
Do you work with dentists and allied health, not just doctors?
Yes. We work with dentists, allied health providers, specialists, and surgeons as well as GPs. The structuring and tax differ by discipline, and we tailor the engagement to your profession and how you practise.
More from the same team.
Wealth management
Authorised wealth advice for high-income practitioners, planned alongside your practice accounting through Count Financial.
ExploreSelf-managed super funds
SMSF setup, administration, and compliance, a common fit for doctors building retirement wealth.
ExploreTax planning and structuring
Proactive tax strategy and the right structure for your practice and personal income.
ExploreReady for an accountant who understands medical practice?
Book a consultation. We will review your structure, your payroll-tax position, and your tax and wealth setup, and tell you exactly how we would run your accounting going forward.