Our Professional Fee Schedule

TENfold Wealth Accountants

Transparent, fixed-price guidance for property investors, short-term rental operators, business owners and SMSF trustees. Every engagement begins with a clear scope and a written estimate — no surprises at billing time.

This Professional Fee Schedule forms part of our Engagement Letter (APES305) as required by Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and CPA Australia. Where hourly rates are quoted, time is billed in 10 minute increments and you will be charged for time spent (not outcomes). Out-of-pocket expenses are charged on a cost basis. Fee estimates current as at January 2026 and are excluding GST, state stamp duty (if applicable), payment surcharges, and subject to change without notice. Invoices are due and payable upon issue.
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Fixed-Price Confidence

Most engagements are quoted as a fixed price so you know what to expect before we start.

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Specialist Expertise

Chartered Accountants and CPAs with deep experience in property, STR, business and SMSF.

Modern Workflow

Digital onboarding, secure document handling and AI-powered meeting summaries as standard.

Specialist Pricing

Property Investors & Short-Term Rental Operators

Specialised pricing for residential investors, Airbnb & Booking.com hosts, commercial property and developers.

Investment Property / STR Consultation

$400per hour

A meeting with the Managing Partner of the firm — a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years experience advising hundreds of clients in investment property accounting, short-term rentals, commercial property, property development and tax planning.

In-person, Zoom, email or phone

Individual Tax Return with Investment / Airbnb Rental

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Includes the ITR, one investment property or short-term rental, and a detailed investment property deduction checklist. Prepared by a CPA Property Specialist.

Approx. 1.5 hours

Additional Investment Properties / Short-Term Rentals

$200each

For each additional investment or short-term rental property included in the return.

Minimisation of Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Property

$400per hour

Calculation and minimisation of CGT when you sell a property and need to include it in your ITR. Final fee depends on complexity. Prepared only by a Senior Partner with extensive experience in CGT law.

Residential Valuations

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If you're an investor: no need for a registered valuer. You save money and get compliant documentation faster. Final fee depends on complexity.

Retrospective CGT Valuations

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Where you didn't get a valuation at the point of moving in or out of a property (e.g. backdated to a specific year). Final fee depends on complexity.

Tax Depreciation Report for Investment Property

$595

Via our partners at Duo Tax (special price — normally $700).

STR Company or Investment Property Corporate Trustee

$1,500

ASIC private company incorporation for short-term rental operators including required corporate documents: Consent to act as officeholder, Consent to Occupy, Allotment Journal, Company Constitution, Register of Members, Share Certificates.

Setup Short-Term Rental Chart of Accounts in Xero

$540

Setup of the firm's proprietary chart of accounts specially designed for short-term rental operators using platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com.

Investment Property Trust with Individual Trustee

$1,500

Includes the Trust Deed setup by a lawyer on TENfold's advice but NOT including any personal legal advice.

Accountant's Letter for Lender

$600starting at

Required by lenders for clients of the firm only and subject to verification and other checks. Professional bodies recommend against issuing these letters — they trigger insurance reporting and per-letter premium adjustments. We do NOT issue Accountants Letters unless you are an existing client.

Finance Mandate Fee for Investment Property

$900–$2,200

Mandate fee quoted per deal. Working with our firm's broker to secure finance for your property investment journey. Applied to complex deals, SMSF, first-home buyers and Trust deals.

Short-Term Rental GST Position Paper

$720

A position paper for STR and commercial residential operators, developed by this firm in conjunction with the ATO to guide business operators on how to account for GST.

Amendment for Lost Negative Gearing

$360per year

If you have missed depreciation or other property claims in prior years we will need to amend the proper year return to claim the most money.

Personal Tax

Individuals

Straightforward returns and ad-hoc tax work for salary & wage earners.

Standard Basic Individual Tax Return

$260

Covers most salary or wage earners with basic deductions. Any extra work required will be charged at the ad hoc rate.

Capital Gains Tax Schedule

$120per schedule

Covers shares, crypto and other capital gains or losses.

Ad Hoc Tax Work, Calls, Emails & Amendments

$240per hour

Extra accounting, tax work, phone advice, emails or amendments to prior year returns charged at an hourly rate for work performed.

Individual Tax Return ATO Objection

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An amendment, out-of-time request, correction or dispute regarding a prior year ATO Notice of Assessment.

ATO Private Ruling

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A private ruling is binding advice that sets out how a tax law applies to you in relation to a specific scheme or circumstance.

Self-Employed

Sole Traders

Compliance and BAS work for ABN holders trading in their own name.

Sole Trader Tax Return (by Chartered Accountant)

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Covers very small sole trader businesses with an ABN and an ITR.

Approx. 2 hours

Sole Trader BAS

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Standard price covers a basic Business Activity Statement. Generally there will be 4 BAS each financial year.

Ad Hoc Tax Work for Sole Traders

$240per hour

Extra accounting, tax work, phone advice, emails or amendments to prior year returns charged at an hourly rate.

New Australian Business Number (ABN)

$240

New sole trader business with ABN. GST registration and business name are extra charges if required.

Annual GST Return

$240

GST return for the whole financial year — generally only applicable if your income for the year is less than $75,000.

Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR)

$120

Part of the taxable payments reporting system (TPRS) — many businesses lodge a TPAR to report payments made to certain contractors.

Tax Return Amendments

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Amendments are charged for each year for up to 2 years from the Notice of Assessment. Beyond 2 years an objection is required and will be quoted on a case-by-case basis.

Uber / Rideshare Driver Tax Return

$400

Covers the individual tax return, Motor Vehicle Claim and the Small Business Schedule required by Uber drivers.

Corporate

Companies

End-to-end company compliance and advisory — from incorporation through annual reporting.

Company Tax Return (by CPA)

$640from

Base rate is for companies that have a bookkeeper and use an accounting system like Xero. Otherwise add the Ledger Preparation service.

ASIC Agency Annual Service

$260per annum

Required for all company clients — preparation of the Annual Company Review and associated documentation.

Company BAS with Xero

$132from

Covers only the review of each BAS in Xero and lodging with the ATO — does not include preparation of the BAS.

Company BAS Preparation

$260

For clients that don't use Xero and require preparation of the BAS using the Ledger.

Xero Training and Support

$240per hour

Xero Certified Advisor and Partner-level support for Xero.

Payroll and FBT Returns

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Posting payroll and submitting annual FBT returns.

Annual Financial Statements Preparation

$1,200from

Full profit and loss, balance sheet and cashflow reporting.

Corporate Business Advisory

$400per hour

Engagements for business advisory work and forensic accounting are quoted on a project-by-project basis.

Annual Ledger Preparation

$960

We will import your bank statements to our ledger ready to prepare BAS and Company Tax Return.

Division 7A Loan Agreement

$360

ATO compliant loans from Company to Director.

Setup a New Company with ASIC

$1,500

Includes ASIC registration, company name search, Consent to act as officeholder, Consent to occupy, Allotment Journal, Company Constitution, Register of Members and Share Certificates.

ASIC Annual Company Return Management

$240per annum

Review ASIC correspondence to ensure solvency and send for payment.

Resident Director, Secretary & Office for ASIC

$649per annum

For foreign or non-resident directors who want to setup an Australian company but require local resident office holders.

Apply for Company TFN and ABN

$240

Apply to the Australian Business Register and the ATO for a company TFN and ABN.

Company Serviced Office Address (Privacy)

$44per month

Useful for companies that want to setup a registered office address but don't want to use the directors' home address.

Asset Protection

Trusts

Discretionary, unit and hybrid trust structures — setup, compliance and resolutions.

Setup a Discretionary (Family) Trust

$1,500

Setup discretionary original trust deed (plus certified copy) prepared by legal firm under our instruction including out-of-pocket expenses and trustee resolution — NOT including your own legal advice, state-based stamp duty or ATO Tax File Number.

Setup a Unit Trust

$2,000

Includes the Trust Deed and the associated accounting fees but not including your own legal advice.

Setup a Hybrid Trust

$2,400

Includes the Trust Deed and the associated accounting fees but not including your own legal advice.

Setup a Corporate Trustee (simple Trustee only)

$1,500

ASIC private company incorporation including required corporate documents: Consent to act as officeholder, Consent to Occupy, Allotment Journal, Company Constitution, Register of Members, Share Certificates.

Trust Tax Return

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Simple Trust tax return — more complex returns will incur fees at the hourly rate.

Trust Resolutions

$120per resolution

Minimum one will be required each financial year.

Set of Trust Accounts

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Produced in Xero ledger based on bank transactions sent via CSV file downloaded from the bank.

UPE Investment Agreement

$560

An ATO compliant agreement for reinvesting unpaid present entitlements back into the Trust.

Two or More Owners

Partnerships

Returns, accounts and partnership agreements for unincorporated joint ventures.

Partnership Tax Return

$360from

Final fee depends on the complexity of the return and hours spent.

Partnership Accounts

$720from

Preparation of accounts using Xero ledger.

Partnership Agreement

$900

Basic partnership agreement that's used to apply for an ABN and TFN.

Self-Managed Super

Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF)

Setup, compliance, borrowing, pensions and audit support for trustees of self-managed super funds.

Register Corporate Trustee + Superannuation Trust

$2,000

Setup the superannuation trust and the corporate trustee including ABN and GST — NOT including consulting and tax advice. You should seek independent financial advice before setting up an SMSF.

SMSF Minutes & Resolutions Package

$176

Ensure compliance with ASIC and ATO requirements for managing the fund.

SMSF Borrowing — Custody Trust

$1,600

For just the custody (or bare) trust required when borrowing money to buy an asset for an SMSF including the required resolutions and compliance letter.

SMSF Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement

$960

Full borrowing documents that may be required by a lender or for private loan agreements or mortgages.

SMSF Pension Pack

$400

Per pension when moving to pension phase.

SMSF Amendments

$600from

Change of name, change trustee, amendments, corrections, replacement deed, vesting deed, etc.

SMSF Binding Death Benefit Nomination

$300per member

Documented binding nomination per member of the fund.

SMSF Investment Strategy

$208

Document your investment strategy to comply with the relevant laws.

SMSF Annual Accounts

$1,200from

Annual GPFR accounts generated using BGL SimpleFund 360 suitable for audit and including BGL fee.

SMSF Annual Audit

$600from

Outsourced audit fees as required by Australian law. Final cost will depend on the quantity and complexity of transactions.

Actuarial Certificate

$352

May be required when transitioning to retirement.

SMSF Borrowing — Bank

$500from

Required when borrowing funds from the bank to buy investment property.

SMSF Borrowing — Related Parties

$1,250from

Required when borrowing from related parties.

SMSF Change of Trustee

$560

When you need to change the trustee — e.g. for borrowing purposes.

Mandate Fee for SMSF Borrowing

$2,000up to

SMSF borrowing is complex; this mandate fee covers the additional advice given on structuring the loan.

SMSF Annual BGL Software Administration Fee

$175

Simple Fund 360 is Australia's leading SMSF administration software with powerful automation and AI-powered technologies for streamlining SMSF compliance.

Disputes & Litigation Support

Forensic Accounting

Independent expert reports for business losses, family law and commercial disputes.

Forensic Accounting Report on Business Losses

$4,000from

Minimum number of hours required to quantify business losses is 10 hours @ $360 per hour. Additional time may be required and will be quoted on a case-by-case basis.

Family Law Forensic Accounting

$400per hour

Under instruction from an aggrieved party or from legal advisors. Family law matters require delicate handling and often substantial investigation.

Business Valuation Disputes

$5,040from

Our firm will provide a valuation report on the value of a business in case of commercial disputes or family law matters.

Note on payments: If you pay by debit card or credit card, the card processing company will add a surcharge to the total transaction fee.

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