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Holiday-let owners, retirees and local businesses at the top of the peninsula.
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Your tax agent in Avalon Beach
Personal, proactive tax help from a registered tax agent based in Avalon Beach — for households, retirees, creatives, tradies and village businesses, online or in person by arrangement.
Overview
Tax help, close to home
Avalon Beach is where Jansen Tax & Advisory is based, so if you live or work here, meeting in person is easy to arrange. Jan Jansen is a registered tax agent and former Tax Manager at a Northern Beaches CPA practice, and he handles every client's work himself, from the first conversation through to lodgment.
Avalon's mix is distinctive: long-time locals and retirees, young families, artists and makers, tradies, and the independent shops and cafés that give the village its character. Add holiday lets, granny flats and investment properties, and no two returns look quite the same.
Whether you need a straightforward return done properly, BAS for a small business or a planning conversation before 30 June, you'll get a fixed-fee quote upfront and deal directly with Jan throughout.
The local picture
Village life, and the tax that comes with it
A few of the situations that come up in and around the village, and how Jan approaches each one.
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Village shops and cafés
Independent retailers and hospitality businesses juggle GST, stock, staff and the ebb and flow of a beach town's seasons. Jan can prepare and lodge your BAS, keep PAYG withholding and super obligations on track, and review how stock and asset purchases are treated at year-end.
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Artists, makers and freelancers
Designers, writers, musicians, photographers and makers often have irregular income, commissions or grants, and costs that are partly private. Jan helps separate business from personal, works out what's deductible and checks whether income averaging could apply to a strong year.
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Sole traders and contractors
Sole traders and contractors need vehicle, equipment and home-office claims done properly, PAYG instalments set at a sensible level and GST lodged on time. If you pay subcontractors, a taxable payments annual report may be due as well.
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Retirees and investors
Retirement brings its own questions: whether you still need to lodge, how your income streams are taxed and whether a refund of franking credits is available. Jan works through them with you, along with the tax on selling shares or property.
Services
Services for Avalon households and businesses
Each one starts with a free intro call and a fixed-fee quote, and Jan does the work himself.
Sole traders & contractors
Tax returns, GST and PAYG instalments for tradies, creatives, consultants and contractors — with practical advice to keep more of what you earn.
From $495Learn more
Individual tax returns
Accurate, thoughtfully prepared returns for employees, retirees and investors — every deduction you're entitled to, properly documented.
From $220Learn more
BAS, GST & PAYG
Quarterly or monthly activity statements prepared, checked and lodged on time — so GST, PAYG withholding and instalments never become a scramble.
From $165Learn more
Tax planning & advice
Considered, forward-looking advice before 30 June — structures, timing and the decisions that shape your tax position, explained in plain English.
From $180Learn more
In focus
Creative, freelance and irregular income
For many creative and self-employed people, income doesn't arrive as a neat fortnightly pay slip. It comes from commissions, markets, online sales, teaching, licensing or a handful of big jobs a year, sometimes alongside a salary.
That's manageable with the right set-up. Jan looks at how your income is earned, which rules apply and what records you need, then prepares your return with business and private costs properly separated. See how he works with sole traders and contractors.
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Income averaging
Authors of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, and performing artists, can count as special professionals. If you do, averaging may reduce the tax on an unusually strong year.
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GST registration
You must register for GST once your business's GST turnover reaches $75,000. Jan can help you track where you stand and what registering would mean for your pricing.
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PAYG instalments
After a good year, the ATO may enter you into PAYG instalments, so you pay tax on business income through the next one. Jan checks the amounts are realistic and helps you plan for them.
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Studio and equipment costs
Materials, equipment and some home studio costs can be claimed to the extent they relate to earning your income, with private use apportioned and records kept.
Meeting
Meeting in Avalon Beach
Most clients work with Jan online, by phone and video call, with documents sent by email. Because he's based in Avalon Beach, meeting in person can also be arranged at a time that suits.
In person
In Avalon Beach and across the Northern Beaches, by arrangement
Online
Phone or video calls, with documents sent by email
Hours
Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm
Evenings & Saturdays: by appointment
Questions
Avalon Beach questions
Answers to questions that come up in Avalon Beach. Every situation is different, so treat these as a starting point.
Can I meet Jan in person in Avalon Beach?
Yes, by arrangement. Most of Jan's work happens online, but he's based in Avalon Beach and can meet locally, for example for a first planning conversation, with the rest handled online.
I earn money from my art, music or writing. Do I need to declare it?
If your creative work is a business, the income is assessable and related costs may be deductible. If it's genuinely a hobby, the income generally isn't taxed and the costs can't be claimed. Where the line falls depends on your circumstances, including whether you're aiming to make a profit and how regularly and professionally you operate. Jan can help you work out where you stand.
We rent out our home over summer while we're away. What should we know?
The rent is assessable income, and you can generally claim a share of the costs for the period the home is rented. Renting out your main residence can also affect the capital gains tax exemption when you eventually sell, so keep good records of when and how the home was used. Jan can explain how the rules apply to your arrangement.
Do retirees still need to lodge a tax return?
Not always. It depends on your income and circumstances. If you don't need to lodge, you may need to tell the ATO with a non-lodgment advice, and you may still be able to claim a refund of franking credits on share dividends. Jan can check what applies to you.
Do you help village businesses as well as individuals?
Yes. Jan prepares BAS, business tax returns and year-end planning for sole traders, partnerships, companies and trusts, as well as personal returns. Every engagement starts with a free 15-minute intro call and a fixed-fee quote.
Nearby
Around Avalon Beach
Jan can also help in the neighbouring suburbs, online or in person by arrangement.
- Bilgola
- Clareville
- Whale Beach
- Careel Bay
- Bayview
Along the coast
Avalon Beach & online
Local tax help, personally handled.
Tell Jan a little about your situation and he'll come back to you within one business day to arrange a free 15-minute intro call. No obligation, no hard sell.
Based in Avalon Beach · Online Australia-wide, in person on the Northern Beaches by arrangement