Tax agent for builders in Melton.
Registered building practitioners, domestic builders and small-volume residential outfits all live in different parts of the tax code. A registered tax agent in Melton who already understands HIA contracts, retentions and progress payments is the difference between a clean year-end and a stressful one.
Melton's housing stock is the work of builders pacing the land releases. From Aintree to Eynesbury, the trade defines the suburb. Straight up, fixed fee, on time.
Deductions specific to builders.
VBA registration and CPD
Victorian Building Authority registration renewals (DB-U, DB-L, DB-M categories), required CPD points and any specialist endorsements are deductible.
Insurances — public liability, contract works, PI
Premiums for the policies your contracts require. Domestic building insurance (formerly home warranty) on each build is deductible against that build's income.
Subcontractor payments
Substantiated through the TPRS (Taxable Payments Reporting System) which we lodge each August. We make sure every subbie ABN is recorded against the payment.
Vehicle, site signage, marketing
Logbook for the work vehicle. Site signage with your registration number, supplier-funded co-branding, lead generation through HIPages or local advertising — all deductible.
Office costs — site office or home base
If you run a site office (caravan or container), it's deductible. Home-office running costs at the work-use percentage if you run admin from home.
Industry body fees
HIA, MBV, MBA membership fees and accreditation costs.
What we see at audit.
Builders don't pay tax on a contract — they pay on revenue earned. Progress payments are revenue when invoiced; retentions are income when released. Mis-timed recognition can pull tax forward by a year.
Builders must lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report every 28 August reporting payments to subcontractors. Missing TPAR is a $313+ penalty per occurrence. We file it as part of the year-end engagement.
Drawing from the business loan facility for personal spending creates a Div 7A loan in a Pty Ltd structure or a private-use adjustment in a sole-trader/trust. Both are messy at year end. We monitor and clean it up.
Questions builders ask us.
Can't find what you need? Call (03) 8732 2126 or email info@taxtracker.com.au.
Talk to a registered tax agent who already knows your trade.
Complimentary 15-minute discovery call. We'll confirm whether a personal return, sole-trader return or company structure suits, and quote you in writing — same day.
A tax agent who already knows your trade.
Each trade has its own deductions, its own common mistakes and its own ATO scrutiny. We keep a dedicated guide for every trade we work with — open yours for the specifics, not a generic checklist.
Tax-agent services across the Melton corridor.
Tax Tracker is based in Strathtulloh and works with individuals, sole traders and small businesses right across the Melton corridor. Every appointment is video, phone or by-arrangement in-person — no commute required. Open any suburb for local context, drive time and the services most relevant to typical clients there.