Affordable Tax & Accounting

Affordable Tax & Accounting Pty Ltd is the legal entity trading as Best Tax & Accounting, Affordable Tax Returns Pty Ltd and Affordable Tax Returns. The director is Paul Anthony O'Connor, who founded the firm in 2002. O'Connor's accounting experience dates back to 1986. He is a registered tax agent and a Justice of the Peace, and holds qualifications including B.Bus, FIPA, FFA, Dip.FP, S.M.S.F and NTAAF.

The firm provides taxation services, small business start-up assistance, business services, and auditing. It specialises in accounting and taxation services, as well as the audit of associations regulated by the Office of Fair Trading. The firm serves clients throughout Rockhampton. It offers free initial consultations for business clients. For business clients, Paul consults with a team of legal advisors for corporate matters.

Affordable Tax & Accounting is described by clients as a practice where the principal, Paul, takes a personal and knowledgeable approach to tax and accounting work. Several customers recount that their returns were not straightforward, including capital gains tax matters, yet Paul worked through the details, explained each step and answered questions without rushing, so the job was completed during the appointment.

Several accounts note his willingness to accommodate first-time clients and those who previously handled their own returns, with the process and inclusions set out clearly. Clients who run businesses or invest note that the advice given has been informative and has produced strong outcomes, and the same assessable, unhurried manner is reported across tax returns, general accounting and capital gains work.

The friendliness and patience shown to people unfamiliar with the process comes up often, as does the sense that each client's circumstances are treated individually rather than being processed as routine. Repeat clients, including couples returning over successive years, point to consistent results and a service they intend to use again. Word of mouth in Rockhampton positions the firm as a place to bring varied tax and accounting matters, and the personal attention clients describe is the theme that runs through their accounts of the work.