Happy New Year from Tax Store Australia. As we welcome the New Year, the team at Tax Store extends our warmest wishes to all our valued partners, franchisees, business clients, and those considering joining our network. Happy New Year. May 2026 bring growth, opportunity, and continued success for you, your team, and your business.

At Tax Store, we are proud to support the Australian SME community, helping small and medium businesses grow with confidence through clear strategy, trusted advice, and practical solutions. For many business owners, a successful year is not just about working harder. It is about working with better information, better planning, and the right support. When your bookkeeping is up to date, your BAS and GST are handled correctly, your payroll obligations are tracked, and your tax planning is proactive, you can make faster decisions with clarity and reduce unwanted surprises. This is the foundation that helps SMEs build momentum and protect profit.

In 2025, our franchise network demonstrated resilience, innovation, and commitment, achieving strong results across accounting and bookkeeping. As we look ahead, our focus is to exceed what we achieved in 2025 and unlock even greater opportunities in 2026 for our franchisees and for the business clients they serve. That means strengthening capability, continuing professional development, and ensuring every Tax Store location can deliver consistent, high quality accounting services and tax services with a strong client experience

Our mission remains clear. We empower accountants and bookkeepers to grow successful practices while delivering meaningful outcomes for their SME business clients. Through our proven accounting franchise model, franchisees are supported to expand their practice, strengthen client relationships, and build sustainable businesses that make a real impact within their local communities. If you are an accountant or bookkeeper considering an accounting franchise in Australia, or you are looking for a supported pathway into public practice, Tax Store provides structure, systems, training, and a national network designed to help you build with confidence.

For accountants and bookkeepers exploring ownership in 2026, the year ahead presents real opportunity. Many professionals reach a point where they want to grow a client base, build a team, expand into tax and advisory, and step into public practice with a clear plan. Tax Store supports motivated professionals who are ready to expand their practice and increase business impact, transition into public practice with confidence and structured support, and build a scalable thriving business within a national franchise network. The advantage is not just brand. It is the combination of proven systems, operational support, training, coaching, and a partner community focused on standards, execution, and sustainable growth.

For SME business owners and new clients, 2026 is the year to set goals that are specific, measurable, and tied to the numbers that matter. Stronger cash flow, improved margins, better control of expenses, and more certainty at tax time all become achievable when you have consistent reporting and a forward plan. Start by ensuring your bookkeeping is accurate, your BAS and GST compliance is timely, your payroll and super obligations are organised, and your tax planning is done throughout the year rather than at the last minute. Then move beyond compliance by reviewing performance regularly, tracking cash flow, and using reporting to make decisions on pricing, staffing, growth investment, and risk management. If you are looking for an accountant or tax agent who can help you plan, not just lodge, Tax Store Partners are here to deliver practical advice and dependable execution.

At Tax Store, we do more than provide accounting solutions. We foster a collaborative community where knowledge sharing, professional development, and partnership drive long term success. We are committed to helping our franchisees transform their expertise into strong commercial outcomes, while delivering exceptional value to SME business clients through accounting services, bookkeeping, BAS and GST support, payroll support, tax returns, and proactive tax planning.