Roydon Snelgar

Get more clients asking for tax planning without having to sell

10 June 2025

Most accounting clients don’t understand the value of compliance work. They see the result (a tax return or BAS), but not the thinking behind it. That’s a missed opportunity. With TaxFitness, you can turn compliance delivery into a powerful tax planning conversation, with no extra effort. Here’s how Use quality control checklists. TaxFitness provides three…

The #1 reason clients don’t say yes to tax planning?

5 June 2025

Clients don’t understand what tax planning is or how it saves them money. That’s why Step 4 of the TaxFitness 10-step tax planning Framework is simple: educate your clients. Here’s exactly what you need to teach them: What tax planning includes (and what it doesn’t). Their current tax position—taxable income, tax payable/refundable, and net worth…

Why free tax planning is worthless and what you should be charging

3 June 2025

Let’s be honest. When you offer free tax planning, you’re telling clients, “this isn’t worth anything,” and they know it. Here’s the truth: Tax planning is not compliance work. It’s a specialist, high-value service that requires skill, expertise, and strategic thinking. It should never be bundled in with a compliance fee, or worse, given away…

New TaxFitness partner – Practice Protect

30 May 2025

TaxFitness is excited to announce a new partnership with Practice Protect, the largest cyber security platform trusted by over 28,000+ accounting professionals. Protect your clients’ data and put your security on autopilot with our all-in-one, managed-for-you platform. Trust us with your cyber security and focus on being your clients’ trusted advisor. Find out more about…

New TaxFitness partner – FBT Solutions

29 May 2025

TaxFitness is excited to announce a new partnership with FBT Solutions. FBT Solutions is dedicated to helping Australian employees maximise salary packaging opportunities and ensuring employers better manage their FBT obligations. They have training options to help employers and their teams, from workshops, webinars and in-house training. Sign up for their FBT return preparation – full…

Fees and charging clients – the systematic pricing framework for accountants

29 May 2025

Let’s face it, most accountants undercharge for tax planning and advisory services. They default to an ad-hoc, hourly rate model that limits growth, undervalues expertise, and fails to reflect the true value they deliver. TaxFitness is here to change that. The new era of pricing: We teach accountants how to implement a systematic pricing model…

From spreadsheets to strategy, the evolution of tax planning tools

22 May 2025

Tax planning in Australia has come a long way. Timeline of tools 1985–2011: Microsoft Excel dominates – flexible but labour-intensive. 2012–2014: QuickBooks, MYOB, Xero Tax + XPM enter the scene – useful for compliance, not planning. 2013–2015: Tax Strategist, Change GPS, Business Fitness – better tools emerge 2017–Now: TaxFitness changes the game. Tax planning is…

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

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