Accountant for Creatives

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Creative Industry Accounting

Our accountants for creatives are here to guide you through your financial landscape, fueling the growth of your artistic endeavours, and helping you achieve your goals. Whether you’re a start-up artist seeking guidance on financial structuring, or an established creative agency aiming for expansion, we’re here to assist you.

Based in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and offering services Australia-wide, we provide a comprehensive array of accounting services specifically designed for the unique needs of the creative industry. From freelance designers and writers to film producers and small art studios, our expertise is tailored to support the financial health and growth of your creative business.

How Our Creatives Accountants Can Help

As a creative professional, your focus should be on your creations, be it in design, writing, music, or any other artistic or commercial endeavour. Managing the financial aspects of your creative business, however, can be less intuitive and often distracting. This is where Accorti steps in – to help you balance your creative passion with financial experience.

As experienced accountants for the creative industry, we are deeply familiar with the financial challenges and opportunities unique to this sector. Whether you’re a freelance artist, a small design studio, or a growing media company, we understand your financial landscape and collaborate with you to maximise your profitability and streamline your creative process.

Our services are specifically tailored to meet the needs of creatives, encompassing everything from cost analysis for projects, tax planning and compliance tailored to the creative sector, maximising benefits from intellectual property rights, cash flow forecasting to manage irregular incomes, and strategic business structuring advice. Additionally, we provide advisory services, aiding you in making informed decisions about scaling your creative work, securing funding, and managing your resources.

As fellow business owners, we grasp the importance of practical, real-world advice. That’s why we take the time to thoroughly understand your creative endeavours and goals, working collaboratively with you to navigate challenges and capitalise on opportunities.

Choosing Accorti means partnering with a team of accountants who bring extensive knowledge of the creative industry, professional insights, and a commitment to supporting your creative journey. If you’re in the Gold Coast or Brisbane area, or beyond, Accorti is prepared and fully equipped to guide you through the intricacies of accounting in the creative industry.

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Why Choose Our Accountants for Creatives

Industry-specific Tax and Compliance Expertise

Accorti’s team of accountants for creatives provides strategic tax planning and assists with compliance matters, uniquely relevant to the creative sector such as intellectual property rights, royalty tax considerations, and GST on creative services and products. We ensure you maximise all potential tax benefits pertinent to creatives, simplifying tax complexities.

Our experts offer comprehensive advice on business structuring, crucial for freelancers, artists, designers, and other creative professionals. We balance your creative aspirations with sound risk management, ensuring your financial health is robust as your creative footprint expands.

At Accorti, we understand the fluctuating nature of income in the creative industry. We provide precise financial management and planning, turning unpredictability into a manageable, strategic advantage for your creative pursuits.

Our advisory services deliver critical insights into funding options for creative projects, monetizing your art, and managing your financial resources. This ensures you’re always equipped to embrace new creative opportunities.

We offer advice that’s grounded in real-world experience. We understand the unique challenges and opportunities in the creative industry, providing practical solutions to enhance your artistic and financial success.

Our strong connections within the Gold Coast and Brisbane communities extend to the creative industry. We are more than just accountants; we’re your trusted partners, ready to leverage our network to benefit your creative endeavours. Working with Accorti means joining a community of professionals committed to nurturing and growing your creative agency.

When you work with us, you don’t just get the Accorti team. We also open up our network of referral partners, including lawyers, financiers, and insurance providers. We operate these professional relationships on a ‘no referral fee’ basis so you can be confident in their independent advice. Contact us today to see if we can help with your creative business accounting

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Success Stories
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Commercial Construction
Construction
Challenge
Client had future work substantially in excess of their approved QBCC Maximum Revenue requiring client to turn away work.

How we solved it
We reviewed their business structure and implemented a restructure of operations

Outcomes achieved
QBCC Maximum Revenue increased threefold to enable contracts to proceed, boosting business income and profit

Services provided
Strategy, QBCC Annual Reporting, Structuring, Financial Reporting
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Hotel Operator
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Challenge
Establish a finance function for new hotel integrating bookings, cafe/restaurant, in-room entertainment systems to enable streamlined reporting and payment systems


How we solved it
We looked at a range of front-of-house booking systems, CRM and POS systems, as well as various back of house accounting software. We helped the client settle on their preferred providers and assisted with implementation and integration of systems and various merchant facilities.


Outcomes achieved
Streamlined, integrated, data rich systems enabling efficient reporting and minimise administrative costs.


Services provided
Process and systems review, systems implementation and training

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Golf and country club
Property

Challenge
Poor profitability across business


How we solved it
We implemented a strategic review of business to identify goals and actions. We discovered a legacy accounting system which was slow, difficult to use and provided no oversight of where or why profitability was impacted. We implemented a software upgrade to improve oversight, reporting and efficiency, enabling a reduction in administration staff. We also identified several opportunities to diversify income streams and boost business value. We developed a strategic plan for the next 3-5 years to roll-out these income streams and business units.


Outcomes achieved
Improved profitability, reporting, reduced costs and implemented change in operations. Business owners clarified strategic direction and action plan to increase long-term business value


Services provided
Strategic planning, cost review, processes and systems review.

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Construction

Challenge
Client operated as a services trade to construction industry. The business had poor profitability and cash flow.


How we solved it
The Accorti team reviewed the internal business systems and processes. Working together, we updated the accounting systems to enable real-time job and cash flow reporting, allowing the business owner to understand the business’ financial position at any time. To help manage cash flow better, we established a payment collection process that was enabled to support various payment methods.


Outcomes achieved
Business owner was equipped to see where they were losing money, understand the reasons why and implement remedial action leading to cost reduction and timely payment collection.


Services provided
Bookkeeping, business processes and systems review, financial reporting, business advice

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Caravan Park Operation
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Challenge
Business owner operates several caravan parks located in remote areas and was seeking a way to monitor management and operational performance because they were not physically based at business sites.


How we solved it
We identified and implemented strict controls and delegated authority and duties between site management and business owner. Business accounting function relocated to the Accorti office, enabling the business owner line of sight across business.


Outcomes achieved
Improved financial reporting, improved cash control, reduced business risk, improved management performance.


Services provided
Outsourced accounts, financial reporting, risk management

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Commercial Property Investor
Construction

Challenge
Client was experiencing financial distress due to failure of a business, putting related commercial property portfolio at risk.


How we solved it
Worked with client and other advisors to quarantine assets from legacy issues.


Outcomes achieved
Protected significant property holding from potential claims, enabled repayment of bank debt in full and secured long-term tenants providing income stream for owners in retirement.


Services provided
Strategy, business advice, risk management

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