Haines Muir Hill Pty Ltd

Chartered accountants and advisers in Melbourne, Victoria, operate as hmh, the trading name of Haines Muir Hill Pty Ltd. Its stated objective is to give clients practical advice on their personal and business affairs, so that they can manage their wealth and improve their lifestyle. The firm describes its services as business, tax and financial services, and it says each client is served according to where the business stands in its life.

Advice matched to each stage of a business

hmh frames its work around stages of a business: starting up, consolidation, scaling up and contentment. A new business faces the reality that running it can be challenging, so the firm helps set it on a sound footing. A business that is beginning to thrive may need to decide whether to grow its workforce. A stable, profitable business can turn to advice on an exit, so that the owner can enjoy life after work.

Succession and exit planning

For owners who are thinking about retirement, hmh offers succession planning that prepares a business and its owner for an exit. The firm says it values family succession as part of that work, and it treats each plan as a question of how the business and the family's wealth will continue after the owner steps back.

Self-managed super funds and family wealth

The firm sets up and helps run self-managed superannuation funds, and it advises families on wealth and investment plans. Its services cover tax work for businesses and individuals, accounting for business owners and planning for personal and family wealth. The website also provides a financial knowledge centre and an online facility for paying invoices.

Long-term relationships with owners

The firm describes long-term relationships with business owners and families as central to how it works. It says it helps clients through growth phases with advice on operating structures, tax planning and family wealth, and that it acts as a second opinion on matters that owners need to test before acting. Its advisers are presented as people who understand how their clients think, which the firm says is the basis of its service.