SJ Ellis Accounting Services

SJ Ellis Accounting Services has provided accounting advice to the Gold Coast since 2009. It is a small, boutique CPA practice and a professionally licensed tax practitioner. The practice specialises in traditional tax planning and compliance services for individuals and businesses. Services include tax, accounting, self-managed super and bookkeeping. It provides personal accounting and taxation services, bookkeeping and BAS preparation, self-managed superannuation administration, and financial reporting and compilation services.

It offers an onsite bookkeeping and BAS preparation service and provides SMSF administration expertise. It does not provide assurance services. It serves Palm Beach, Burleigh Heads and the Gold Coast. It offers a fixed fee tax return service, a budgeting and advisory service, and business advisory and consultation. Clients can be met by phone, face to face via Skype, or by email.

SJ Ellis Accounting Services has earned a loyal following across the Gold Coast for its personal approach to accounting work, with bookkeeping and tax preparation among the services clients discuss. The tax return process is frequently described as smooth, clear and free of the stress that usually accompanies tax time, and the decision to deal with a person rather than an automated system is singled out as a genuine advantage. Lucy receives consistent praise for her speed, thoroughness and depth of knowledge, and for the way she eases the pressure of lodging returns.

Steve is commended for his patience, professionalism and readiness to answer questions about superannuation, including during telephone appointments arranged for clients in remote areas. A theme that comes up often is reliability: appointments and deadlines are met, the office is well organised, and communication remains clear from the first enquiry through to the finished return. Clients also remark on the friendly and ethical manner in which the team handles their affairs, saying they felt supported at every stage. Many confirm they will return the following year, having settled on this practice as their accountant.