Tax Accountant Fees in Sydney (2026)
Sydney tax fees track complexity more than anything else. In our table, a wage return for one employer costs $110–$280, and a return with investments, a rental or a capital gain is $280–$560. If you trade on your own account, the sole trader band is $170–$560; companies and trusts are $450–$2,800. Businesses buying an ongoing service that rolls activity statements, the books and the annual accounts into one fee pay $3,350–$11,000 per year. In a city where almost a third of homes are apartments, strata paperwork is a regular part of an investor's file, and it is worth having it ready.
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Detailed Pricing — Tax Accountant Cost in Sydney 2026
| Tier | Typical fee (ex GST) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Individual tax return (single employer) | $110–$280 | Per return |
| Individual return with investments or capital gains | $280–$560 | Per return |
| Sole trader return | $170–$560 | Per return |
| Company or trust return | $450–$2,800 | Per return |
| Full business compliance package | $3,350–$11,000 per year | Per year |
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- Apartment investors. Flats and apartments are 30.7% of Greater Sydney dwellings, against 21.7% across New South Wales (ABS 2021 Census). An apartment let to tenants adds strata levy notices, the managing agent's statement and loan statements to the return. That puts it in the investments band at $280–$560; how many properties there are decides where in the band it falls.
- Rent as income. Greater Sydney's median rent at the ABS 2021 Census was $470 a week, and 35.9% of households rent, against 32.6% across the state. Every leased home is rental income on its owner's return, so a landlord with a year of statements, repairs and agent fees to report is quoting from the investments band, not the wage-earner one.
- Sole traders and contractors. Sydney contractors who invoice in their own name lodge a sole trader return at $170–$560. If they hold a GST registration, activity statements follow, and the ATO may allow more time when a registered agent lodges them. Ask whether BAS work is quoted inside the fee or charged separately, since practices handle it both ways.
- Trusts and family groups. Each company or trust return is quoted at $450–$2,800. A family group can mean a trust, a company acting as its trustee and personal returns for each beneficiary, and each one is a separate lodgement. Ask for a single quote that covers the whole group, itemised by entity, so you can see where the money goes.
- Monthly or quarterly BAS. A business with GST turnover of $20 million or more must lodge its BAS monthly, as must one the ATO directs to; smaller businesses generally lodge quarterly. Monthly reporting means three times as many BAS cycles as a quarterly lodger, which is part of why packages at $3,350–$11,000 per year vary so much from one business to the next.
- Confidentiality and competence. The TPB Code of Professional Conduct requires registered agents to keep your affairs confidential unless you give permission or the law requires disclosure, to provide their services competently and to carry the indemnity cover the Board sets. Those duties apply whichever band you are paying in, and the TPB may impose sanctions for a breach.
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Use a registered tax agent or accountant if you run a business, have investments or capital gains, or want planning advice; the fee is deductible next year.
A single-employer wage earner with standard deductions can lodge through myTax at no cost.
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This guide is general information, not advice. Figures are typical ranges compiled from published Australian sources in 2026 and are not a quote; confirm fees with the provider before engaging them.