Small Business Accountants for Tradies & Building Industries

Helping business owners save on their tax returns is only a part of the many services our team of professionals provide to our clients.
The other part is our business advisory service aimed at helping business owners make more money, increase their margins and invest their profits wisely. You decide how much help you want from us, and we’ll deliver to your needs.

Why Choose Us?

The Principal of Straight Talk Accounting & Tax - Robert Bauman has been a trade business owner himself for many years. Robert fully appreciates how tough it is to run, own and grow a small tradie business, with ever increasing competitors, government and WHS changes. That's why he focused on assisting tradie and building related solo operators and small business owners, to make tangible differences to their businesses and lives.

While it can be tough to own a small business, and often stressful, a lot of assistance from professionals accountants who understand your business, can make all the difference in the world.

With various packages of accounting services - including The Business Freedom program - that all beyond basic tax and compliance work, you can feel supported all the way with growing your business.

How we work

When you come to us, we talk the same language as you… we’ve already walked with hundreds of business owners through their challenges and developed strategies that have boosted their profits. We use cutting edge technology and software, so when you need to set up systems or mobile technology solutions to be more effective in your day-to-day customer management, we can help you with that.

We understand that your concern is not just what happens now in your business. You also want to know how you can make the most of your hard working years by putting something away for your retirement. We tell it to you straight - even when it’s hard to say (and even harder to hear). Anything short of this would be a disservice to you. But don’t worry — we don’t just give you the facts, we also give you the solutions. And we help you every step of the way in putting them into action.

Step by step

We’ve developed a simple, powerful planning process to get your business on target for the growth that you’re aiming for. If you’re looking for a real helping hand to run and grow your business… straight advice without the ‘geek speak’… and someone you can talk to for all your money concerns, this will be one of the most important websites you ever visit.

Walking the Talk

Over time, we have also developed expertise in a number of specific industries. Tradies in particular seem to appreciate our straight, no-nonsense approach to talking about business challenges and how best to increase profits. Whether you’re a mechanic, carpenter, builder, plumber, painter, landscape gardener or from any other trade business where you put your hands and body on the line, we ‘get you’.

It’s our in-depth understanding of your day-to-day issues that enables us to devise effective strategies to lift your business performance and teach you what is working in your business and what areas need working on.

Our expertise

With a team of Accountants and Financial Advisers combining over 35 years of experience in the industry, you can be confident that you will get the best expertise from us in accounting, finance, banking, financial planning, business structures and business succession planning.

Just to name a few, our services include:

  • Tax Planning
  • Business Planning & Advice
  • Financial Planning
  • Self Managed Superannuation Funds

Find out more about our beyond the basic accounting Business Service Packages.

Trade and other Industries We Work With

If you own a solo operator or small business in an industry not on the list above, that's fine as our services still suit your business.

Contact us to organise a meeting to tell us all about your business and goals.