Roydon Snelgar

Most accountants only see part of the picture

14 May 2025
blind accountant

Yet real tax savings and business advisory breakthroughs come when you see everything, the full group structure, cash flow, financial history, and the client’s goals. TaxFitness brings it all together so you can deliver high-impact advice quickly, clearly, and confidently. Here’s how it works: One-time setup – Quickly import individuals and entities from XPM, and…

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Unlock your clients’ true potential with one simple checklist

13 May 2025
simple client checklist

Most accountants don’t truly know what their clients want until it’s too late. Tax returns and compliance work tell us what happened. But they don’t tell us what’s important to the client or where they want to go. And if we don’t know what they want, how can we help them get there? That’s where…

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Why most firms fail at selling advisory services

8 May 2025
business person pushing a wall

Many accounting firms struggle to convert clients into tax planning or business advisory engagements. They offer valuable services, but face resistance or indifference. The core issue? They don’t truly understand their clients. Without clear insight into a client’s financial position and goals, firms pitch services that are irrelevant or poorly timed. The client disengages. The…

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Most clients don’t actually know what their accountant does

6 May 2025
Accountant working

They see the tax return. The final numbers. The result. But behind that are hours of analysis, compliance checks, and strategic thinking they never see. So, how do you show your value and open the door to tax planning conversations? At TaxFitness, we recommend a simple but powerful step: Integrate three quality control checklists into…

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Why tax planning fails and how to fix it in 10 minutes

1 May 2025
business man on a mountain

Most accountants struggle to sell tax planning and business advisory services — not because clients don’t want them, but because the practice doesn’t understand the client. Here’s the truth: If you don’t know your client’s current financial position… If you don’t know what they actually want to achieve… Then of course you’ll struggle to sell…

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Tax planning without a system? That’s a recipe for chaos

29 April 2025
corporate chaos

Most accounting practices have nailed the system for tax returns, BASs, and financials. But when it comes to tax planning, too many are still winging it – and it’s costing them. Without proper systemisation, tax planning becomes: Ad hoc and inconsistent Offered to only a select few clients Priced too low – or worse, not…

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Tax planning bootcamp – 3 one-hour webinars

24 April 2025
tax planning webinars

Darren Gleeson presents 2 one one-hour tax planning bootcamp webinars. Getting started with tax planning | Monday 5th May 10:30 AM – register now. Educating & selling tax planning to clients | Tuesday 6th May 10:30 AM – register now. Implementing tax planning strategies | Wednesday 7th May 10:30 AM – register now. See all…

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The proven framework to deliver scalable, profitable tax planning

24 April 2025
scalable business

Most accounting firms want to offer tax planning—but few have the systems to do it well. The TaxFitness 10-step tax planning process gives your practice a clear, repeatable method to deliver real value to clients and grow your advisory revenue with confidence. Here’s how it works: Step 1: systems and practice integration Embed tax planning…

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Three signs your firm has achieved true differentiation and why tax planning is the fastest path to get there

22 April 2025
differentiation

In a competitive market, most accounting firms still rely on one thing: price. But the most successful firms? They’ve broken free. They’ve made the shift from being just another accountant to becoming indispensable advisers. Here’s what strategic differentiation really looks like – and why tax planning and TaxFitness are key: You stop competing on price…

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78% of tax agent-prepared returns have errors

10 April 2025
accounting mistakes

That’s not just an ATO stat, it’s a wake-up call. According to the ATO’s Individuals Not in Business Tax Gap Report, a staggering 78% of tax returns prepared by registered tax agents contain errors. Most of these are unintentional, of course – but they highlight a deeper issue in the industry: Many accountants rely solely…

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"You’d be stupid not to try to cut your tax bill and those that don’t are stupid in business"

- Bono: U2