It’s not just clinical expertise—it’s how they run the business of healthcare. Top 20% Benchmarks Annual revenue: $950,000+ Net profit: 15%–20% Consultations per practitioner: 22–30 per week Client retention: >80% Revenue per FTE practitioner: $250,000+ Billings per square metre: >$2,000/sqm annually High performers know: efficiency, retention, and financial discipline are as important as the therapy itself. Advisory insights…
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It’s not just about installing more alarms. The best in the industry build businesses that are profitable, resilient, and recurring. Key Top 20% Benchmarks Annual revenue: $1.2m+ Net profit margin: 15%–20% Recurring monitoring income: 15%–25% of total revenue Quote conversion rate: 65%–75% Technician utilisation: >85% Average job value: $2,000–$2,500 The lesson is clear: recurring revenue, efficiency, and…
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The Top 20% benchmarks are built on a methodology accountants can stand behind with absolute confidence. This isn’t theory—it’s science, discipline, and integrity combined. Multiple sources, not one dataset Government data. Industry surveys. Financial reports. Practitioner feedback. No single dataset is ever enough—we triangulate across them all so the numbers reflect the reality of the market, not a distorted…
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Benchmarking is not new. For centuries, armies compared tactics, merchants compared trade routes, and artisans compared techniques. But benchmarking as a formal business discipline truly began in the 1980s — and it started with Xerox. In the early 1980s, Xerox was under siege. Japanese copier manufacturers like Canon and Ricoh were producing faster, cheaper, and better machines.…
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Air conditioning, heating and refrigeration (often called HVAC) businesses aren’t guessing—the top 20% run on data. Accountants are uniquely placed to turn that data into action. Top-20% targets at a glance Revenue bands: small $500k–$1.2m · mid $1.2m–$3m · leaders $3.5m–$5m+ COGS 27–33% · Subcontractors 10–12% · Rent 2–5% Wages 20–25% · Overheads 8–13% · Owner’s salary…
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But let’s be clear: accountants are uniquely positioned to own it. You sit on the data, understand the numbers, and are trusted with the complete financial story. Everyone else guesses from the outside. Compliance is being commoditised. Software is eating it. “Advisory” can sound like a buzzword—until you anchor it in benchmarking. Benchmarking makes advisory tangible,…
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It came from a simple frustration: Most small business owners work incredibly hard… but too often without the direction, data, or support they need. For over 20 years, I’ve worked with small business clients and accountants across Australia. One truth became clear: “Small business owners need help to improve performance — but they’re not getting it from…
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The TaxFitness Top 20% Benchmarking System isn’t about averages. It’s about identifying what the highest-performing 20% of businesses in each industry are achieving and using that as the benchmark for success. Our curated database spans 400+ industries, drawing on: ABS data Industry financial surveys ATO benchmarks Market reports Historical trend analysis High-performing private firms We benchmark the numbers that…
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The Top 20% of firms aren’t just doing compliance, they’re building scalable, profitable, advisory-driven businesses. Here are some of the key benchmarks for high-performing practices: Revenue per partner: $800,000+ Net profit margin: 25%–35% (after paying the owner a market salary) Advisory revenue: 35%+ of total fees Revenue per employee: $260,000+ Client retention: 95%+ Hourly rates: $350–$500 for senior staff & partners Staff…
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Most benchmarking tools compare businesses to the mean or median—the middle of the market. By definition, that includes underperforming businesses. But your clients don’t aspire to be average. They want to be among the best. That’s why TaxFitness benchmarks against the Top 20% of firms in each industry. It’s a method designed to: Set the bar higher Shift…
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