About us
What is TaxFitness?
TaxFitness is a purpose-built software platform that empowers accountants to deliver high-impact tax planning, business advisory, and Top 20% business benchmarking services to their clients. Backed by structured training, marketing resources, and practical support, TaxFitness gives accounting professionals the tools and confidence to move beyond compliance and into strategic advisory.
Imagine presenting your clients with clear, powerful, and visually compelling reports that highlight opportunities for tax savings, profit improvement, asset protection, and wealth creation. With TaxFitness, you're not just lodging returns or preparing financials and BAS; you're helping clients transform their business and investment outcomes.
Using real industry benchmarks, practical strategy databases, and customisable reports, you’ll help clients understand how they compare to the top 20% of performers in their industry and what they need to do to close the gap.
Deliver value beyond compliance
TaxFitness helps you raise the bar and deliver chargeable advisory services that demonstrate value far beyond tax compliance. We provide the systems, tools, and training to help you:
- Create and customise powerful reports
- Explain the insights in clear, strategic language
- Sell the value of the services with confidence
- Price and package advisory services for profitability
Whether you’re introducing business benchmarking, expanding your tax planning offerings, or building a recurring advisory revenue stream, TaxFitness gives you the structure and support to deliver.
Australian-owned and operated
Founded in 2017
We operate exclusively from within Australia, with no offshore outsourcing, no overseas call centres, and no extended wait times. Our team collaborates to deliver a responsive and high-quality experience for our users.
All core services, including software, marketing tools, resources, and training programs, are designed specifically for public practice accountants offering tax planning, business advisory, and Top 20% business benchmarking services.
Our Operations
- Software development is led by our Melbourne-based partner, Intuitive IT, a trusted Australian development firm.
- Support, demos, and training are delivered directly from our head office located in O’Connor, Western Australia.
At TaxFitness, you're dealing with a local, knowledgeable team that understands the needs of Australian accounting firms and is committed to helping you deliver high-value, chargeable advisory services with confidence and efficiency.
Meet the team
(Founder)
Mob: 0412 842 856
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Darren Gleeson is a leading authority in tax planning and business advisory, with over 20 years of experience in the Australian accounting industry.
In 2003, he co-founded Success Tax Professionals, now Australia’s third-largest tax franchise network with 75+ franchisees lodging over 50,000 returns annually. In 2017, Darren launched TaxFitness, a tax planning and advisory platform purpose-built for accountants. The software has since expanded to include benchmarking tools and training programs used by hundreds of firms nationwide.
Darren holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), MBA, and Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance. He is a registered Tax Agent, a CPA, and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
A prolific author, Darren has written ten books on tax strategy and business performance, including The Tax Planning Advisory System, Tax Planning Made Simple, and Intelligent Accountant.
He is passionate about helping accountants move beyond compliance to deliver strategic, high-impact advice that drives client results.
