Practical support across tax, accounting, and business.
From annual compliance through to structuring, superannuation, and business advice, we provide a broad general practice for companies, small businesses, and private clients, with specialist referrals where they serve you better.
Taxation & Accounting
Returns, BAS and GST, tax planning, capital gains, and ATO correspondence, with the accounting and bookkeeping underneath it.
Xero, Bookkeeping & Payroll
Setup and migration, day-to-day bookkeeping, payroll and Single Touch Payroll, and practical Xero support all year round.
Corporate & ASIC
Company and business name registration, ASIC annual reviews and lodgments, statutory registers, and a registered office.
Superannuation & SMSF
SMSF establishment support, administration, annual accounts and tax compliance, with the independent audit arranged and managed.
Audit & Assurance
SMSF annual audits and statutory engagements, performed by external auditors, arranged and managed by us.
Business Advisory
Planning, budgets and cash flow, owner remuneration, valuations and due diligence, capital raising, government grants, and systems and workflow consulting.
Estate & Succession
Estate plans, family business succession and handover structures, CGT and GST on estates, and deceased estate administration.
Portfolio & Referrals
Portfolio management through Praemium, capital gains tax reporting, and introductions to trusted specialists.
Owner-managed businesses, and the families behind them.
Most of our work is with owner-managed businesses and the families behind them. We look after the accounts and tax for businesses, alongside their owners’ investments and personal tax returns.
Growing businesses
From your first hire to your first premises, we help you plan the next step and fund it properly. That usually starts with returns, BAS and tax planning and moves into budgets, cash flow and owner remuneration as the decisions get bigger.
Established family businesses
Structures, succession, and steady advice for businesses that carry a family name and a family future. Company and ASIC compliance keeps the structure current, and succession and estate work deals with what happens next.
Health and professional practices
Allied health, medical, legal, and consulting practices, run on clean, current numbers. In practice that means bookkeeping, payroll and Single Touch Payroll that stay up to date, with the tax work built on top of them.
Switching accountants or systems
Moving to us, or onto Xero, handled for you. Most of the work sits with us, not with you: we deal with your previous accountant for the file, and a Xero setup or migration is a job we do rather than a project you run.
The work we look after.
Business and investments are at the heart of our work. We also look after taxation, accounting, Xero and payroll, corporate administration, SMSF administration, estate and succession planning, and the personal affairs that sit alongside a business or family.
When you need a specialist, our trusted network gives you a good place to start. We make the introduction, keep the accounting and tax work moving, and stay alongside you from the first conversation through to the next step.
Common questions
Where are you, and do you work with clients outside Brighton?
We're at Suite 1, 307 Bay Street, Brighton VIC 3186, a short drive from Hampton, Sandringham, Elsternwick and Caulfield. The office is open Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm, and Friday, 9am to 4pm. We work with clients across Melbourne and Australia, in person or online, so where you are is rarely the deciding factor.
Are you chartered accountants?
Walch In Practice is a Melbourne-based chartered accounting practice, established in 1999.
Can you look after the business and our personal tax together?
Yes, and that is how most of our clients use us. We look after both sides of the picture: the business itself, and the family tax matters behind it, which means the two are planned together rather than reconciled after the fact.
Do you advise on investments or superannuation strategy?
Investments and SMSFs are a core part of our work. We look after the tax, accounting, structure and administration around them. Walch In Practice advises on SMSF strategy and structure, and arranges the auditor. Where you need financial product advice, we work with your advisers and can recommend someone from our network.
Can you take over from our current accountant?
Yes. Moving to us is handled for you, and most of the work sits with us rather than with you: we request the file from your previous accountant and pick up the compliance calendar from where it stands. If a move onto Xero makes sense at the same time, that is a job we do rather than a project you run.
How do we start, and what does the first conversation cost?
Initial conversations are obligation free. Call the office on 03 9642 1633, email hello@walchinpractice.com.au, book a time that suits you, or send an enquiry through the contact page and we will call you back, usually within one business day.
Speak with our team.
Whether you are starting out, growing, or simply want your tax and compliance handled properly, contact us directly. Initial conversations are obligation free.