Hi All,
I'm after some advice from the community.
The accountant I have used for many years has not been very responsive lately and it has been pretty hard to get him to reply to my emails.
Mind you, the replies have always been done by the secretary anyway, so I'm not sure he was even reading the details. I've stuck with him because my tax return is quite straight forward. PAYG + a couple of properties.
The trouble is, I've relocated overseas for work and need to do my tax return for 12/13. He's not replying to emails and he's not the type that would do a skype session with me. So I need alternatives.
I moved overseas in August, so for 12/13, my tax return is just normal. My next one will be more interesting as I've become "non-resident" of Australia for taxation purposes that month.
The alternatives I can think of are:
1) DYI tax return 12/13 - download eTax and lodge it myself
2) Find another accountant to do my return
Do you think option 1 is reasonable? I'm not an accountant, but am educated on property and work related deductions. Would that increase my chances of being audited by the ATO? Any pitfalls you can think of?
For option 2, the issue is, I would need an accountant who understands about expat taxation and property. Also, would need to be willing to skype and talk. I'd go for this option if I knew there would be a relationship created. But in my experience, the Juniors in the office do the tax return anyway, and because I'm a small fish, the service I've been getting is quite limited. So I'm not sure this is the way to go.
Do you agree with that?
I'm after some reassurance
I'm after some advice from the community.
The accountant I have used for many years has not been very responsive lately and it has been pretty hard to get him to reply to my emails.
Mind you, the replies have always been done by the secretary anyway, so I'm not sure he was even reading the details. I've stuck with him because my tax return is quite straight forward. PAYG + a couple of properties.
The trouble is, I've relocated overseas for work and need to do my tax return for 12/13. He's not replying to emails and he's not the type that would do a skype session with me. So I need alternatives.
I moved overseas in August, so for 12/13, my tax return is just normal. My next one will be more interesting as I've become "non-resident" of Australia for taxation purposes that month.
The alternatives I can think of are:
1) DYI tax return 12/13 - download eTax and lodge it myself
2) Find another accountant to do my return
Do you think option 1 is reasonable? I'm not an accountant, but am educated on property and work related deductions. Would that increase my chances of being audited by the ATO? Any pitfalls you can think of?
For option 2, the issue is, I would need an accountant who understands about expat taxation and property. Also, would need to be willing to skype and talk. I'd go for this option if I knew there would be a relationship created. But in my experience, the Juniors in the office do the tax return anyway, and because I'm a small fish, the service I've been getting is quite limited. So I'm not sure this is the way to go.
Do you agree with that?
I'm after some reassurance
