Client Stories
At Accura, our goal is understand your business, and connect you with the services, advice, and specialists you need. We help you simplify the complex, and provide clear, dedicated financial support that ensures your financial success—whatever this looks like for you.
Our clients range from small to medium businesses and not-for-profit organisations, to individuals.
Here are some of their stories.
Paul Caporn
Artist
Paul Caporn is an artist whose work has been shown Australia-wide. From mad merry-go-rounds to street art, from Sculptures by the Sea to nature playgrounds, Paul’s art defies pigeonholes. He works across many different mediums and is currently working in large-scale sculpture and installation.
Paul came to us seeking a financial advice form that understood his business—and his art. We provide Paul with consistent tax advice, helping him make significant tax savings year on year, and supported him through the setup and management of his Xero accounts.
“The Accura team are very easy to work with and understand my arts practice, as well as my work delivering services to visual arts, museum and government clients. They’re proactive in identifying savings and efficiencies.”
Stuart Irving
Irving & Keenan Real Estate
Stuart Irving is a founder of the Mount Lawley family-owned real estate agent Irving & Keenan, and a long-time client of Accura and PSZ.
We provide Stuart with regular, ongoing tax advice and support, Xero migration and accounting, and helped set up the team with a SMSF. We even helped the team manage the retirement of a key business partner, and the transfer of their shares to Stuart’s son, Brad.
“I feel very comfortable with Carlo and the team. I can always pick up the phone and speak to him. I am confident his advice will be in my best interest but also ethical and within the rules.”
Michael Cicanese
Element Builders
Michael Cicanese and his wife Lorraine run Element Builders, a boutique building company with a sustainable soul. Element creates and designs home that are solar-orientated, using recycled materials with an individual touch.
Element Builders has been a client with Accura and PSZ since 2011. We helped Michael set up a sustainable business structure, and have provided business mentoring, Xero conversion and training, tax accounting, and general financial advice.
For Michael and the Element team, Xero was a game-changer. It helped them save countless hours, and boost their transparency, and improve their cashflow forecasting.
“Accura has been the perfect solution for all our accounting needs – personal and business. Carlo and his team have not only helped us with our tax returns but they’ve given us invaluable business advice and support.”
Carole Herriman
Retired management consultant
Long-term Accura client Carole Herriman has retired from her management consultancy, but is more engaged with the community than ever.
But while retired, Carole is still co-director of a business, and uses Accura as their registered office, and for all their accounting needs. We have helped Carole set up a SMSF and family trust,and worked with her to manage her shareholdings in a more effective way.
And even during a move from Perth to Sydney, Carole stayed on as a loyal client.
“I’ve been with Accura (and its earlier incarnations) for more than 30 years. They led me through the setting up of my self-managed super fund and family trust. I’m comfortable with them; their risk-taking profile matches mine.”
Garth Gilmour and Joe Jooste
Gilmour & Jooste Electrical
Garth Gilmour and Joe Jooste started their electrical contracting business in 2005. With Accura’s help, they’ve grown from two partners and two apprentices to a thriving business of 30 staff.
Garth and Joe joined the Accura client family in 2011 through a recommendation from one of their customers. We sat down with them to understand their business and their financial goals, and then created a new financial structure that ensured they had solid systems in place for the future.
We worked with them to place the business under a partnership agreement, setting up the necessary trusts, companies, and insurances, along with their ATO obligations. We also helped each of them start their own SMSF, and managed their estate planning.
“The Accura team have shown an understanding of our business as we have grown and are always concerned about the future of the business. We value our relationship with Accura and would highly recommend their services.”
Jane Fraser
Fremantle Press
As CEO of Fremantle Press, Jane Fraser helps bring uniquely Australian stories to the world.
Fremantle Press has been with Accura since 2012. Jane was recommended to contact us, as we have a strong understanding of arts organisations and not-for-profits.
And, as an incorporated not-for-profit organisation, Jane’s needs are different from most. Fremantle Press reports to their key funding bodies in a very particular way, and Accura provides support with their annual audit, delivering the financial information they need to fulfill their obligations.