Startups have tax problems ordinary small businesses never meet: the R&D Tax Incentive, employee share schemes, SAFE notes, and structures that won't scare off the next round's investors. The accountants below advertise startup expertise. Compare verified reviews, or get matched in 60 seconds.
Rimon Advisory is a specialist consultant firm that assists Australian businesses with R&D Tax Incentive and Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) applications. The firm combines technical expertise from engineers and computer scientists with financial knowledge from chartered accountants to craft grant applications.
IPS Management Consultants provides free small business advisory services in regional Western Australia through partnership with the Small Business Development Corporation. Business Advisors offer tailored support including business startups, health checks, and long-term success guidance to small businesses across multiple regions.
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Eligible companies can receive a refundable tax offset on qualifying R&D spend — for pre-revenue startups that can mean a meaningful cash refund. Eligibility and registration have strict requirements and deadlines, which is exactly why specialist help pays for itself.
Before you promise equity to your first key hire, not after. Australia's startup ESS concessions can make options tax-effective for employees, but only when the scheme is structured to qualify from the start.
Most venture-track startups end up as an Australian private company (investors expect it), sometimes with founder shareholding held via trusts. The right answer depends on your funding plans and exit horizon — get structure advice before the first cheque, restructures are expensive.