GFA Business

GFA Business is an accounting and advisory practice in Perth, Western Australia, built around family-owned companies. Alongside tax and compliance it offers strategic advice and personal wealth planning, and it pitches itself as an external CFO for owners who need extra support.

What GFA Business offers

• Accounting and tax — tax planning, preparation and lodgement, keeping clients compliant with the ATO.
• Business advisory — an outside view on growth plans, decisions and problems, drawing on long business experience.
• Wealth creation and protection — building, managing and protecting personal wealth.
• Estate and succession planning — arranging how a business and its assets pass on.
• Super and retirement planning — superannuation advice for owners preparing to step back.

Who it works with

Mainly family businesses and their owners in Perth. The firm says it understands the dynamics, pressures and rewards that come with family ownership, and some clients have stayed with it for well over a decade.

Key facts

• Based in: Perth, Australia
• Team: Perth-based accountants; no work is outsourced overseas
• Client contact: two dedicated contacts per client, with queries answered within 48 hours
• Software: favours Xero but works with other packages