General Practitioners

Operating in a niche industry we are fully aware of the issues currently challenging the General Practitioners. Our specialist knowledge and experience enables us to remove the barriers facing General Practitioners and provide a solution which successfully meets all your tax, accountancy and financial planning needs. Once you talk to us, you’ll understand how we deliver, why we are different to our competitors and how we can deliver a superior service for you!

In brief, our specialist medical accountants can:

  • Offer guidance surrounding which legal structure is the most tax efficient for your personal circumstances
  • Deliver tax planning support to minimise tax liabilities while ensuring full compliance with statutory duties
  • Assist with the lodgements of Tax Returns, Business Activity Statements, Fringe Benefits Returns and Single Touch Payroll & Superannuation compliance
  • Deliver a responsive and proactive service to ensure you can make informed financial decisions
  • Prepare comprehensive financial statements which meet all ATO and national accounting guidelines in a timely manner!
  • Hold annual and/or quarterly financial meetings to ensure you understand your accounts
  • Offer on-going FREE telephone support as part of our fixed fee; and
  • Assist with the investment planning, pension annuities and securing property financing

Tax Deductions

There are countless expenses which the General Practitioners can claim so we provide clients with a simple yet detailed checklist and ongoing advice to ensure that all allowable expenses are claimed; which includes

  • Work related travel or motor-vehicle expenses
  • Staff Expenses (if any) and their superannuation contribution
  • Protective clothing and equipment
  • Professional registration fees
  • Professional indemnity insurance and work-cover
  • AHPRA or other medical professional association membership fees
  • Medical equipment
  • Insurance for equipment
  • Conferences and professional development
  • Travel and accommodation expenses related to professional conferences
  • Mobile phone, computer and other IT equipment
  • Professional journals
  • Reference books – professional library; and
  • Personal superannuation contributions

Under s 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA), an expense is deductible to the extent that it is:

 

  • incurred in gaining or producing assessable income or
  • necessarily incurred in carrying on a business for the purpose of gaining or producing assessable income

AND it satisfies the following tests:

  • it is not capital in nature
  • it is not private or domestic in nature
  • it is not incurred in gaining or producing exempt income, and
  • a provision of the ITAA does not prevent it from being deductible

Tax Audit Insurance

Protection against the increased frequency and cost of tax audits is now essential and as such we offer a service to safeguard General Practitioners from the potential significant costs of any such investigation. While additional tax liabilities are an issue, equally important are the professional fees which could be incurred, should there be a dispute with the tax authorities. We therefore recommend all our clients take advantage of our Tax Audit Insurance, which covers professional fees incurred in handling a tax dispute with ATO.