An accountant who actually understands trades.
Fixed monthly pricing for builders, electricians, plumbers and concreters across Melbourne's north-west. Anthony Hamilton has audited and built construction books for thirty years — he'll be the partner who picks up your call.
- 200+ trades businesses onboarded
- BAS lodged on the 28th
- From $295 / month
- Direct line to a partner
You shouldn't have to explain your job to your accountant.
Most firms treat tradies like any other small business. They aren't. Here's what we sort out in the first ninety days.
PAYG vs contractor classification
Get it wrong and the ATO claws back super. We’ve seen $80,000 shortfalls that started as "he’s just a subbie".
Retentions & progress payments
Your P&L looks one way, your cashflow another. We fix the reporting so you can actually plan.
Plant, tools & vehicle depreciation
Instant asset write-off, prime cost, diminishing value — we pick the lever that gives you the most cash back.
BAS quarter without the panic
We lodge on the 28th, every quarter, on time, every time.
Paying yourself properly
Wages, dividends, trust distributions, super — structured so you take home more without crossing the ATO.
Tradie Tax Pack
Most builders and trades businesses we look after fall into this package.
See the full pricing page →- Quarterly BAS preparation & lodgement
- Annual tax return & financials (entity + personal)
- Xero or MYOB maintenance & reconciliation oversight
- Two structured calls a year — tax planning & annual review
- Direct line to Anthony — no junior gatekeepers
- ATO & ASIC correspondence handled
Bookkeeping data entry, tools under $500, business sale advice, R&D claims. We quote those separately if you need them.
Anthony Hamilton runs trades clients.
Anthony joined Cadwall in 1999 and became a partner in 2007. He audits construction companies, owner-builder structures and trades businesses across Melbourne. He's a Bachelor of Business graduate, a CPA, a Registered Tax Agent and a Registered Company Auditor.
He'll be the partner on your file. Not a junior. Not an offshore team. Anthony.
From first call to first BAS in two weeks.
Free 15-minute call
You tell Anthony what your business looks like — turnover, staff, subbies, vehicles. He quotes a fixed monthly fee on the call.
Document handover
We collect two years of returns, BAS history and your Xero or MYOB login. One signed authority lets us deal with the ATO for you.
First BAS at the new fee
We run the next quarterly BAS at the agreed monthly price. You see the work, we see your business — and from there it’s monthly.
The questions trades owners ask us first.
Do you work with sole-trader subbies as well as PAYG-paying builders?
Yes — we have clients on both sides. The Tradie Tax Pack covers both. Pricing depends on entity count, not the size of your crew.
We’re already with another accountant. Is switching painful?
No. We’ve onboarded over 200 trades businesses. We write to your current accountant, collect what we need, and lodge an ATO authority change. You sign two documents and we do the rest.
Do you do bookkeeping, or just BAS?
We oversee bookkeeping in Xero or MYOB. If you have your own bookkeeper, we review their work each quarter. If you don’t, we’ll recommend a fixed-fee one from our network for $200–$400/month.
What if my turnover is over $5M?
Talk to us anyway. Above $5M you usually need the Small Business Advisor package and a slightly different scope. The first call is still free and still fifteen minutes.
The Tradie Tax Checklist
Two pages: the eight tax positions that save trades businesses the most money in a typical year, plus the four mistakes we see most often when we onboard a new client.
No spam. We send the PDF and one follow-up email seven days later. That's it.
Get fifteen minutes with Anthony.
The call is free, it's fifteen minutes, and at the end you'll have a fixed monthly price.