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How to stay up to date this tax planning season?

Do you feel ready to navigate the complexities of this year’s tax planning season to keep your clients informed and protected? 

Amidst such a busy time, how do you keep clients informed about their tax position and audit risk profile? The ATO has made it clear that your advice needs to be documented and contemporaneous – how will you record this?

One of the simplest and most practical ways to reduce client risk is through early tax planning. By sitting down with your clients in March and mapping out their tax planning scenarios, you’ll not only be able to better support your clients, reduce their tax and protect their assets, but you’ll be increasing your firm profits as well. 

At ChangeGPS we give accountants the tools and resources to deliver elegant, efficient and de-risked advice, through TaxPlan Advanced. 

 

How is TaxPlan Advanced different to
Taxplan Pro?

 

Based on TaxPlan Pro, TaxPlan Advanced offers additional reports to communicate complex ATO Professional Compliance Guidance updates including: 

Professional Firm Profit Tax Advice Report

Produce Tax Advice for Professional Firm clients (ie. doctors, accountants, lawyers) to establish the tax payable vs audit risk profile the client is comfortable with in light of the ATO's PCG 2021/4.

S100A Trust Distribution Advice Report

Produce an advice report to outline the impact of the s100A guidelines which changes the way profits from a Discretionary Trust (also known as a Family Trust) can be allocated. For clients with a discretionary Trust, you need to provide this advice report to inform them of the new TR tax ruling – which will impact how they distribute to their trustees.  

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Educate your Clients

Clients don’t always know what tax planning is and how it benefits them. Use our VPP emails to clearly demonstrate the Value, Plan and Price and stop ‘Quick Tax Chats’ before they begin. 

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Stay Compliant

De-risk your practice and help your clients make educated decisions about their level of risk when it comes to tax planning. 

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Increase Service Delivery

Expand your service offering with ChangeGPS. Educate clients on tax planning adjacent services like Asset Protection. 

Key Features and Benefits

 

TaxPlan

 

Pro

 

Advanced

Full Client Report which comprises:

  • Professional cover letter with optional team profiles photos
  • An introduction explaining tax planning basics as well as a brief summary of recommendations and call to action
  • Tax estimates report showing the taxable income before and after tax planning, tax assessed for the year and the balance of any tax payable (or refundable)
  • Itemised recommendations for each entity showing strategy, spend amount and estimated tax savings (or payable) and year-end reminders
  • Alternative scenarios comprised of base scenarios and recommended tax planning scenarios so that the benefit of your advice is made very clear
  • Tax calculations showing the calculations for each entity (almost like a mini tax assessment notice so you and your clients can look at what is estimated to happen for the year)
  • Detailed tax adjustment strategy descriptions included (customisable)
  • Auto-generated comparison graphs
  • Summary for each entity and the client group
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Excel Snapshot
Export your selected tax planning estimate scenarios as an Excel Spreadsheet. Perfect for audit trails and record-keeping.

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TaxFlow Report to project tax payable over 18 months
Automatically show your client their tax payments over the next 18 months in a client-friendly report. Incorporate this report outside of tax Planning season to get the biggest ROI from ChangeGPS. 

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Scenario Comparison Report
Download a summary report with each tax planning scenario itemised with a final net result. Quickly highlights any applicable strategy savings compared with your “base scenario.

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Professional Firm Profit Tax Advice
Produce Tax Advice for Professional Firm clients for the ATO's PCG 2021/4 tax ruling.

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S100A Trust Distribution Options Tax Advice
Produce an advice report to outline the impact of the s100A guidelines which changes the way profits from a Discretionary Trust (also known as a Family Trust) can be allocated

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Div7a Report 
Coming Soon

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Tax Planning Scenarios & Calculation
Standardised tax planning software 

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TaxPlan System & Client Emails

  • Access to the complete Tax Planning Client Service System for team training, marketing campaigns for this service
  • Includes VPP email templates, Tax Planning Internal Checklist, Summary list of Tax Planning Strategies & Year-End Reminders
  • Annual updates to tax rates & strategies
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Client Offer Export
Export the client offer directly from TaxPlan, including the base scenario tax payable to demonstrate the value of tax planning strategies.

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Register for our next Taxplan Advanced Product Webinar and see the magic in action. 

How to Get the Most Out of Tax Planning Season 

Join our upcoming four-part webinar series on all things tax planning. Hosted by Tim and Dave this series will deep dive into: 

  • How to setup your 2023 Action Plan
  • How to market your services effectively
  • How to deliver elegant advice reports in minutes and handle those tricky client conversations
  • How to stay up to date with advance tax planning strategies 

Save your spot. Register now! 

Hear From the ATO How These Latest Professional Compliance Guidelines Impact your Firm

In the last twelve months, we’ve hosted multiple sessions with ATO Representatives. These sessions aimed to educate accountants on the implications of recent changes for their firms, and how they can effectively communicate the resulting tax payable increase to their clients without incurring blame.

Replay the session below:

Or see the TaxPlan Advanced difference in action

Watch on-demand our most recent webinar event, Navigating the Delicate Balance Between Lower Audit Risk and Increased Tax Payable.