Fusion Accountant & Partner

Melbourne and Canberra are the two cities where Fusion Accountant & Partner has offices, and its staff between them speak Mandarin and Cantonese as well as English. The practice describes itself as a comprehensive accountancy firm whose approach is tailored to each individual or business, and its team holds CPA, registered tax agent, registered ASIC agent, Xero and MYOB credentials.

Tax and compliance for every kind of entity

The firm prepares annual financial reports and income tax returns, and says it does so whatever the structure: a person, a partnership, a family trust, a company or a self-managed super fund. It also handles business activity statements and instalment activity statements, as well as fringe benefits tax.

Bookkeeping, payroll and software

Fusion Accountant & Partner keeps books and runs payroll for clients, and offers bookkeeping training for those who want to do more themselves. Its advice extends to choosing, buying, setting up and learning accounting software.

Planning and advisory

On the advisory side, the practice gives business consultation, tax and wealth growth planning, and help with the structure a new venture should operate under. It also lists special financial services for immigration, a service that suits the clients it serves in its language communities. Other services include trademark applications and administration, registering and renewing business names, company secretarial duties, and budgets and forecasts.

Industries it has dedicated pages for

The firm has pages for four sectors, each with its own tax needs:

• Medical: practitioners with specific accounting, tax and business requirements
• Legal: lawyers at different career stages who want a tax or wealth strategy to match their goals
• Building and construction: a sector that faces its own compliance, regulatory and tax rules
• Property investment and development: investors who want help to improve their tax position

Small business support

The Canberra principal's profile emphasises saving small business owners time and money on their accounts, and the Melbourne principal works with clients over the long term, with regular contact, on both operational and strategic questions. An administration officer supports company registration, share transfers and the handling of sensitive financial data.