Online or in person individual tax returns.
Maximise your personal tax refund with an experienced accountant - quick, easy and done properly, whether you come into Fortitude Valley or never leave the couch.
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12,000+
tax returns completed
$1,000,000+
in refunds claimed
Every deduction
you're entitled to
Australian
founded & owned
12+ years
helping Australians
Who we prepare individual returns for.
We're upfront about this because it saves everyone time: LINK is a business-first firm, and our individual tax work serves whole financial pictures rather than volume.
Business clients, always
If we act for your business, your personal return is part of the relationship - and usually your family's too. This is most of our individual work, and it's included in how we look after you.
Complex positions, gladly
We take on individuals directly where the return genuinely needs senior eyes: income above $250k, a rental property, or assets above $2m that can be leveraged. If that's you, you're exactly who this page is for.
Not there yet? Honestly, save the fee
A straightforward PAYG return doesn't need us. myGov pre-fills it for free by late July, and a walk-in service costs a fraction of our minimum. When a rental, a business or a portfolio enters the picture - that's our cue.
Done any of these this financial year?
Invested in shares, managed funds or ETFs. Traded cryptocurrency. Owned an investment property. Worked and want every deduction you're entitled to. If any of those are you, don't do your own return - a professional pays for themselves.
Shares & investments
Dividends, franking credits, capital gains events and managed fund statements handled correctly - including the losses worth carrying forward.
Crypto & NFTs
Every disposal is a CGT event the ATO already knows about through exchange data matching. We reconstruct your position and lodge it right.
Rental properties
Interest, depreciation, repairs versus improvements and the CGT record-keeping that saves you money the day you sell.
Important lodgment due dates.
31 October 2026
Individuals lodging directly with the ATO via myGov, and anyone who lodged late last year even if using an agent this year.
31 March 2027
Individuals whose latest return resulted in a tax liability of $20,000 or more.
17 May 2027
Remaining individuals lodging through a registered tax agent - one of the perks of using one.
Lodging through a registered tax agent generally gives you until May - one more reason not to fight myGov alone in October.
Three ways to get it done.
Nothing about a personal return requires you to sit in our office. Pick whichever suits you - the work and the fee are the same.
In person
Book a time with an experienced accountant at our Fortitude Valley office. Bring what you have and we will tell you what is missing.
Virtual meeting
The same conversation over video, from anywhere in Australia. Nothing about the return needs you in the room.
Via email
Send your documents through and we run the whole process by email. Common for straightforward returns and for clients in other time zones.
What you'll need.
The checklist below is what we work from. Download it, tick what applies to you, and bring only that - most people need a fraction of it.
Income
- Employer salary and wages for the year - payment summaries are no longer issued, we pull these from ATO Online Services
- Employer lump sum payments
- Centrelink / pension income
- Annuities and superannuation lump sum payments
- Interest amounts and TFN withholding credits
- Dividend statements
- Managed fund annual tax statements
- Cryptocurrency trading tax summary (income and disposals)
- Employee share schemes
- Partnership distributions
- Trust distribution income - a statement of distribution or advice from the trustee
- Income protection receipts
- Detail of any capital assets disposed of during the year (real estate, shares)
- Foreign income and foreign pensions
- Rental property income and expenses
- Airbnb income and expenses
- Business income and expenses
Deductions
- Work-related motor vehicle expenses - up to 5,000km, or actual expenses by logbook percentage
- Work-related travel - airfares, accommodation, meals and incidentals, plus nights away
- Work-related protective clothing and uniforms
- Work-related self-education - course fees, seminars, conferences, books
- Subscriptions and memberships - union fees, professional bodies, licences
- Home office expenses - a record of hours worked from home across the whole year
- Phone and internet - monthly cost and work-related percentage
- Overtime meal expenses - days of overtime worked, and a travel diary for six nights or more
- Tools, equipment and new assets - computers, laptops, iPads
- Software costs
- Printing and stationery
- Reference books, journals and trade magazines
- Sun protection - sunscreen, glasses, hat, gloves if working outside
- Gifts and donations over $2, to deductible gift recipients only
- Tax return preparation fees
- Un-deducted purchase price - pension or annuity
- Income protection insurance premiums not paid through super
- Personal concessional super contributions - notice of intent lodged and fund acknowledgement received
- Investment costs - margin loan interest, bank fees, financial planning fees
Other items to consider
- HELP, HECS, SFSS
- Child Support Agency liability
- Private health insurance statement
- Medicare levy exemption certificate
- A copy of your spouse's tax return, if they are not a LINK client
- Number of dependent children
- Current contact details and bank account
Wondering what a claim is actually worth before you go looking for the receipt? Our pay calculator works it out on your own income, including what a deduction returns and what a study loan costs you. Free, no sign-up, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
If you own a rental property
- Weeks the property was available for rent
- Annual statement from your property manager
- Advertising for tenants
- Bank charges
- Body corporate fees
- Cleaning
- Council rates
- Electricity and gas
- Gardening and lawn mowing
- In-house audio/video service charges
- Insurance - building, contents, public liability
- Interest on loans
- Land tax
- Legal expenses, where related to managing the property and collecting rent
- Lease costs - preparation, registration, stamp duty
- Mortgage discharge expenses
- Pest control
- Capital works
- Quantity surveyor's fees
- Replacement purchases such as an oven or dishwasher
- Security fees
- Servicing costs such as air conditioning
- Stationery and postage
- Water charges
- Substantial renovations
Why people hand this to an accountant.
Doing it yourself through myGov is free. This is what the fee buys you instead.
Quick, and off your desk
Send what you have and we tell you what is missing. Most returns are turned around in days, not weeks, and you are not chased for things the ATO already prefills.
Every deduction you are entitled to
The ones people miss are rarely exotic - home office hours, the depreciation schedule nobody ordered, the carried-forward capital loss from two years ago. We go looking.
The least tax legally payable
Not the least tax imaginable. There is a line, we know exactly where it is, and staying the right side of it is what keeps a refund yours after an ATO review.
Registered agents, not software
A registered tax agent signs your return and is accountable for it. That is a different relationship to a website that autofills a form and wishes you luck.
Priced for your actual return
A fixed fee quoted before we start. A simple return costs a fraction of one with a rental property and a share portfolio, and you know which you are before you commit.
We have seen your situation before
Twelve thousand individual returns means the crypto year, the redundancy year, the first rental year and the six-years-behind catch-up are all familiar ground.
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4.9 from 520+ Google reviews
Read them allI just completed my personal tax return with Andrew from Link Advisors, and have done for many years, approx 25 years. I started seeing James's Dad Ron and continued when James continued in his footsteps. It has always been an easy and friendly professional service.
Kelly is our Advisor at Link. We have been with Link now for about a year and have been more than impressed with their professionalism. Kelly and the team have been extremely helpful within the areas of Tax planning, FBT, Compliance and Reporting. I was also really impressed with their onboarding process and how easy it was. I would recommend Kelly and team at Link to anyone who is looking for accountants that will understand their business and work with them to add value to their company
LINK have provided personal and business accounting advice to me for a number of years. Chris and the team are professional, responsive and clear in their communication, with a well-structured approach to tax planning and business accounting advice. What stands out is the balance of technical clarity, diligence and genuine support. Their advice gives me confidence that matters are being dealt with accurately and efficiently, allowing me to stay focused on my career and business direction. Highly recommend.
Frequently asked questions.
Should I do my own tax return?
If you've invested in shares or ETFs, traded crypto, or owned a rental property - no. Doing it yourself risks missing deductions worth far more than an accountant's fee, which is itself deductible next year. If none of that is you and your return is genuinely simple, myGov may honestly be all you need - we say so under who we take on, above.
Do you take on every individual return?
No - and we'd rather say it here than after you've filled in a form. We prepare individual returns for clients whose business work we already handle, family included, and for individuals with genuinely complex positions: income over $250k, a rental property, or assets above $2m that can be leveraged. Outside those, a straightforward return doesn't need us - and paying our fee for one would be bad advice, which is the one thing we refuse to sell.
Can you do my return online?
Yes - fully online, over the phone, or in person at Fortitude Valley. Most returns are turned around within days.
What do I need to bring?
Your ID and bank details, plus anything not already prefilled with the ATO: deduction receipts, rental statements, crypto records, dividend and managed fund statements. We tell you exactly what applies to you before the appointment.
What does an individual return cost?
A fixed fee quoted before we start, based on complexity - a simple return costs a lot less than one with a rental property and a share portfolio. The fee is tax deductible in next year's return.
I'm behind on several years of returns. Can you help?
Yes, we do catch-up lodgments all the time. The ATO is far more reasonable when you come forward through an agent - we bring your lodgments up to date and deal with them on your behalf.
Let's get started with your tax return.
Fixed fee, every deduction you\u2019re entitled to, minimum fuss. In person or fully remote.
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