Taxation Accountant
What the work is
Analyses, reports and provides advice on taxation issues to organisations or individuals, prepares taxation returns and reports, and handles disputes with taxation authorities.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Provides taxation advice on business structures, plans and operations
- Prepares taxation returns for individuals and organisations
- Represents clients in disputes with the taxation authorities
- Undertakes tax compliance reviews, assists clients with tax audits by regulators, and advises on tax implications on the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers and capital financing
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional accounting firm in a regional city, in the weeks before small business tax returns are due. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A nervous small business owner finally understands their own numbers and relaxes
- You spot an error that would have caused a real problem and fix it before anyone notices
- A client who started with a shoebox of receipts now sends tidy records every month
Hard days
- A deadline week with too many returns and too little time
- A client who wants you to treat something in a way that you know is not right
- A set of figures that will not add up, however many times you check them
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 211135, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.