Roydon Snelgar

Tax planning isn’t just about tax; it’s about better advice

20 May 2025

Most accountants are still reacting to tax. The best firms? They plan it. The ATO says “Tax planning… is the arrangement of financial affairs to keep taxes to a minimum.” But that’s just the starting point. At TaxFitness, we define tax planning as: The proactive and strategic structuring of a client’s financial affairs to legally…

New TaxFitness partner – Acis

16 May 2025

  TaxFitness is excited to announce a new partnership with Acis. Acis is one of Australia’s largest business and investment structures platforms for the Accounting, Legal and wealth communities. They simplify the processes around structures so you can unlock revenue and drive higher value client relationships. Learn more about Acis here.

Why most firms fail at selling advisory services

8 May 2025

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…

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

1 May 2025

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…

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

- Bono: U2