Tax support built around Australian tradies

Specialist support for builders, electricians, plumbers, apprentices and tradespeople

TradiesTaxOnline is the trades arm of a registered tax practice that has been preparing Australian returns for more than four decades. We are not a general accountant who also sees the occasional tradie. Occupation-specific work is what the practice does, and the tradie service is built around how trade work is actually paid, taxed and recorded.

That matters because a tradie return rarely looks like a standard salary return. Tools bought across several years, a ute used for both work and private travel, site-to-site running around, protective gear replaced mid-year, licences and tickets that have to stay current, an apprentice wage that changes partway through the year. These are the details that decide whether a return is right, and they are easy to get wrong with generic software.

Who prepares your return

Garry Angus is the principal of the practice and leads the accounting team, with a career in taxation, accounting and financial advice spanning more than 51 years. Alongside straightforward work-related returns, Garry handles rental properties, capital gains, shares and cryptocurrency, and returns that have fallen several years behind. He is also the person you see if you book an appointment.

Working alongside Garry are support accountants Pia, Shekar and Yuvi, who prepare and review returns through the year. Anne looks after customer care and is usually the first person you speak to. Behind them sits a small in-house technology team that builds and maintains the secure upload, so your documents are handled on our own systems rather than a third-party platform.

The same team handles your return whether you lodge online or come in for an appointment.

Registration and professional membership

TradiesTaxOnline is the tradie tax service of Accountants Plus Pty Ltd, a registered tax agent, Tax Agent No. 5596 1005. Every return is prepared, reviewed and lodged under that registration.

The practice holds membership of the Institute of Public Accountants, the National Tax & Accountants' Association and The Tax Institute.

Being registered matters practically, not just on paper: a registered agent can lodge on your behalf, deal with the ATO directly about your return, and works to professional obligations covering how your tax file number and records are handled.

What we review on a tradie return

• Tools and equipment, including items that need depreciating rather than claiming outright
• Protective clothing, boots, high-vis and safety gear
• Vehicle use, travel between sites and the records needed to support it
• Licences, tickets, tapes, union fees and trade training
• Phone and internet used for quotes, scheduling and invoicing
• Apprentice-specific questions, including self-education and first-year tool purchases
• Subcontracting and ABN income alongside PAYG wages

If something is not claimable we will say so. Getting a deduction disallowed later is more expensive than leaving it off.

Two ways to work with us

Most straightforward returns go through Express Tax Upload from $165+. You send your details and documents securely, we prepare and check the return, and we call you before anything is lodged. If your situation needs a conversation, say a rental property, capital gains, multiple income sources or overdue years, you can book an appointment with Garry instead. Both are handled by the same team; see pricing for what each includes.

Where we are

The office is at Level 1, 19 Market Street, Nunawading VIC, and the service runs Australia-wide, so you do not need to be in Victoria to lodge with us. Call 1800 819 692 during business hours, or send us a question.