gold coast accountant

Gold Coast business advisors by your side all year round.

Cashflow, structuring, growth, virtual CFO, exit planning. Practical advice for Gold Coast SMEs from people who have actually done it.

we make the hard simple.

The accountant who knows your tax position is also the right person to help with cashflow, structure and what comes next. At McKern, it's the same team for all of it.

Business advisory is the work behind the numbers. Whether you can afford to hire. How the business should be held and by whom. What growth actually requires when you put real figures against it. How you exit when the time comes, on your terms.

why us?

  • BRW Top 100 Accounting Firms. Listed three of the last four years.

  • 2025 Count National Firm of the Year - Finalist (top 4 of 151).

  • Founded 2002. Most business advisory clients have been with us 7+ years.

  • Tax + advisory + planning under one roof. The forward view is informed by the backward view.

  • Independent advice.

McKern & Associates Pty Ltd is an authorised representative of Count Financial Limited (ABN 19 001 974 625), holder of Australian Financial Services Licence No. 227232.   No commission. based recomendations.
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supporting clients across Australia.

Based in Burleigh Waters, we work with individuals and businesses across Robina, Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach, Varsity Lakes and surrounding Gold Coast suburbs, Brisbane, as well as clients throughout Australia.

what we can help with.

Ongoing advisory

Structure & planning

Compliance & corporate

industries we work with.

  • Media

  • E-commerce

  • Property Development

  • Builders & Construction

  • Medical professionals

  • Family Business

  • Sole traders

  • Childcare

business advisory FAQs.

  • An accountant handles compliance: tax returns, BAS, financials. A business advisor works with you on the decisions behind those numbers. At McKern, the same team does both. The people lodging your return also know your cashflow, your structure and where you're trying to take the business. Most firms keep those two things separate.

  • Yes, we do the work that makes one go well. That's getting your structure right, understanding your tax position, and making sure your financials are in the shape a buyer expects.

  • Yes. We handle bookkeeping in-house using Xero and MYOB. Having your bookkeeping and accounting with the same team means nothing gets lost in translation and your numbers are always in the right shape for reporting, tax and any advisory work we do together.

  • Mostly by keeping you ahead of things rather than reacting to them. That means knowing what applies to your business, keeping records in order, and flagging changes before they land on your desk. For Gold Coast businesses, having someone who stays close to your numbers through the year means compliance doesn't have to be a big exercise every time.

  • The financial and tax structure needs to be resolved before anything else. That means deciding the right entity type, how profit and losses are shared, what happens if one party exits, and whether the structure creates any unintended tax exposure. Getting this wrong early is expensive to fix. McKern advises on business structuring, entity setup, and exit planning for Gold Coast businesses entering joint ventures or partnerships.

  • For Australian businesses, compliance covers ATO lodgements, ASIC obligations, state licensing, and industry-specific requirements. The right advisor manages the compliance calendar so nothing is missed and structures the business so those obligations stay manageable. This includes BAS and tax returns, ASIC annual returns and change of details, SMSF audits, and licence applications across Queensland and New South Wales. McKern handles tax compliance, corporate secretarial, and government licensing for businesses on the Gold Coast and beyond.

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Let’s work together.

Get in touch by sending us a message or contact us at our office.