QC Accountants

QC Accountants Business Accountants Gold Coast - We pride ourselves on being solution providers to a range of business, SMSF, business startups and individuals.

Since 2013 QC Accountants has been empowering businesses across the Gold Coast with expert accounting, tax and bookkeeping solutions. As a full-service accounting firm we help you understand, manage and grow your business. Our team of passionate Chartered Accountants works closely with our clients to minimise tax, protect your assets and run your business with peace of mind. Whether you're a small business or a growing enterprise, QC Accountants is dedicated to helping you thrive.

Be honest: how many separate places does your business "keep track of money" right now? 🧾A) Just one systemB) Two or thr...
27/08/2026

Be honest: how many separate places does your business "keep track of money" right now? 🧾

A) Just one system
B) Two or three
C) Honestly, I've lost count

Drop a letter, no judgment here.

If you landed on B or C, you're in good company. It's common to end up with money tracked across a mix of places: the accounting software, an old spreadsheet, the banking app, and a payment platform like PayPal or Stripe running its own separate ledger.

The problem isn't having multiple tools; it's not having one clear source of truth. When the "real" numbers could be in any of them, things slip through: a duplicate entry, an expense that never makes it into the books, a sale that never gets reconciled.

The fix is usually picking one system, generally your accounting software, as the source of truth, and letting everything else feed into it automatically rather than running in parallel.

If untangling this feels bigger than you have time for, give us a call at (07) 5593 6060.

Are PAYG instalments due soon for your business?PAYG instalments are the ATO's way of collecting tax on your business in...
26/08/2026

Are PAYG instalments due soon for your business?

PAYG instalments are the ATO's way of collecting tax on your business income progressively through the year, based on either your last return or a rate applied to your current income.

If your income has changed noticeably since last year, the instalment amount the ATO has calculated might not reflect where you're actually tracking now.

You can generally vary the instalment if you have a reasonable basis for doing so, which can free up cash instead of overpaying and waiting for it back at tax time.

How often should you actually be looking at your financials? 📊Waiting until tax time to review your financials is too la...
26/08/2026

How often should you actually be looking at your financials? 📊

Waiting until tax time to review your financials is too late to change anything.

A few common mistakes we see include mixing up cost and expense categories, not reconciling accounts regularly, and treating a healthy bank balance as the same as being profitable.

Checking your numbers monthly is enough to catch most of these early, well before they compound into a bigger problem.

Our guide to the common mistakes worth avoiding 👉
https://qcaccountants.com.au/news/4-common-business-accounting-mistakes-to-avoid/

Want a simple monthly reporting pack set up for you? Call us at (07) 5593 6060.

Financial services and AFSL licensees 📋, is your annual compliance certificate on track?Most AFSL holders must lodge aud...
25/08/2026

Financial services and AFSL licensees 📋, is your annual compliance certificate on track?

Most AFSL holders must lodge audited financial statements with ASIC each year, generally through Forms FS70 and FS71, along with evidence that the licensee still meets its net tangible asset and cash flow requirements.

These obligations sit outside a normal tax return, so they're easy to overlook until the due date is suddenly close.

Getting ahead of it early means no last-minute scramble when the certificate and audited statements are due.

If you're not sure where you stand, give us a call at (07) 5593 6060.

Behind every set of numbers is a real person who built the business 👋That's why we sit down with clients properly, not j...
23/08/2026

Behind every set of numbers is a real person who built the business 👋

That's why we sit down with clients properly, not just at tax time, to actually understand what's going on and where things are headed.

We keep it in plain English, with no jargon, because it's a real relationship.

Want to see what that's like? Call us at (07) 5593 6060.

Growth can be more dangerous to cash flow than a quiet month 📊More sales usually means more stock to buy, more staff to ...
22/08/2026

Growth can be more dangerous to cash flow than a quiet month 📊

More sales usually means more stock to buy, more staff to pay, and, if your clients are on 30- or 60-day terms, a longer wait before that new revenue actually turns into cash.

This is sometimes called the growth trap: profitable growth on paper that still leaves the business short of cash to fund the next stage.

A cash flow forecast built around your actual growth plans is what stops that gap from catching you by surprise.

If you're planning to grow over the next twelve months, call us at (07) 5593 6060.

Quick win for the weekend 🧾Set a recurring calendar reminder for BAS and super due dates, three business days before the...
22/08/2026

Quick win for the weekend 🧾

Set a recurring calendar reminder for BAS and super due dates, three business days before they're actually due.

That small buffer gives you room to fix anything before a payment is late.

Are you selling across Shopify, Amazon and a marketplace or two? 🛒Here's where the profit picture usually breaks down.Ev...
20/08/2026

Are you selling across Shopify, Amazon and a marketplace or two? 🛒

Here's where the profit picture usually breaks down.

Every channel typically stacks up fees in layers: a referral or commission fee taken as a percentage of the sale, a payment processing fee on top of that, and if you're using a fulfilment service, storage and pick-and-pack fees on top again.

On paper, a $50 sale might look identical whether it came through your own Shopify store or a marketplace, but once each layer of fees is stripped out, the amount you actually keep can differ significantly between channels.

This is sometimes called blended margin: one overall profit number that hides which channels are genuinely carrying the business and which ones are barely breaking even, or quietly costing you money once every fee is accounted for.

The only way to see this clearly is through channel-by-channel bookkeeping, where you track and reconcile each platform's fees separately, rather than lumping them into one general "merchant fees" line.

Once you can see true margin by channel, decisions like where to invest in advertising, which channel to scale, or which to reconsider become much clearer.

If you'd like a hand untangling your channel margins, give us a call at (07) 5593 6060.

The TPAR deadline is 28 August, eight days from now, and it's one of those obligations that's easy to lose track of when...
20/08/2026

The TPAR deadline is 28 August, eight days from now, and it's one of those obligations that's easy to lose track of when BAS and payroll are already competing for attention.

If your business pays contractors for building, cleaning, courier, road freight, IT or security services, you need to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report by that date.

A late TPAR isn't just a formality missed. The ATO calculates a failure-to-lodge penalty that increases the longer it stays outstanding, and a missing or incomplete report can flag your business for closer scrutiny of contractor payments and GST reporting.

Getting it right comes down to three things: confirming which contractor payments are reportable, making sure you have each contractor's name, ABN, address, and payment total on file, and reviewing the data before you lodge, since the ATO cross-matches it against contractors' own tax returns.

Our full breakdown of the TPAR deadline and how to avoid the common mistakes can be found here👉
https://qcaccountants.com.au/small-business/missing-the-tpar-deadline-could-cost-you-more-than-you-think/

If you're not confident your TPAR is ready to go, call us at (07) 5593 6060.

Agencies and consultants 📈, is your utilisation rate actually where you think it is?Utilisation is billable hours divide...
20/08/2026

Agencies and consultants 📈, is your utilisation rate actually where you think it is?

Utilisation is billable hours divided by total available hours, and most agencies aim for 60 to 75%, depending on how much non-billable work, like pitching or admin, the model carries.

The number matters because it's easy to feel flat out busy while utilisation is actually well below target if a lot of that time isn't billable.

Tracking it properly, by person and by month, shows you exactly where the margin is being made and where it's quietly leaking away.

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