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Use these official registers and professional body directories to find an accountant, tax agent, bookkeeper or adviser, or to check that someone you already use is registered.
Government registers show who is legally registered, for example with the Tax Practitioners Board or ASIC. Professional body directories list members who have chosen to be listed, so they may not include everyone. Not sure who you need? Read what type of accountant or adviser your business needs.
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Accountant
An accountant can analyse your business finances, prepare financial statements and help you make financial decisions, such as choosing a structure, expanding or meeting reporting obligations. Many accountants are also registered tax agents or BAS agents.
What to check: Check their professional body membership and public practice certificate, and check the TPB register if they will charge you for tax or BAS work.
- Professional bodyCPA Australia: Verify/Find a CPA (opens the CPA Australia website)Find a CPA by Australian or New Zealand location, or verify a person's CPA Australia membership status and designation.
- Professional bodyChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand: Find a Chartered Accountant (opens the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand website)Search by city, suburb, postcode or name for Chartered Accountants who hold a Certificate of Public Practice and have chosen to be listed.
- Professional bodyInstitute of Public Accountants: Find an Accountant (opens the Institute of Public Accountants website)Search the Institute of Public Accountants directory to find a qualified accountant near you.
- Official register or serviceTax Practitioners Board: TPB public register (opens the Tax Practitioners Board website)Check whether a tax agent or BAS agent is registered with the Tax Practitioners Board, and see any breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct recorded against them.
Registered tax agent
A registered tax agent can prepare and lodge your tax return and BAS, tell you about the tax laws that apply to your business, and deal with the ATO on your behalf.
What to check: Only a registered tax agent can charge a fee for tax agent services, so check they are listed as a tax agent with the Tax Practitioners Board.
- Official register or serviceTax Practitioners Board: TPB public register (opens the Tax Practitioners Board website)Check whether a tax agent or BAS agent is registered with the Tax Practitioners Board, and see any breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct recorded against them.
- Official register or serviceTax Practitioners Board: Find a tax practitioner near you (opens the Tax Practitioners Board website)Search by address and postcode for registered tax agents and BAS agents up to 75 km away, and see each one's registration number, business name, type and status.
Registered BAS agent
A registered BAS agent can prepare and give advice on your BAS, covering areas such as GST, PAYG withholding and the super guarantee. A BAS agent can't help with your tax return.
What to check: Anyone who provides BAS services for a fee must be registered with the Tax Practitioners Board, so check they are listed as a BAS agent or tax agent.
- Official register or serviceTax Practitioners Board: TPB public register (opens the Tax Practitioners Board website)Check whether a tax agent or BAS agent is registered with the Tax Practitioners Board, and see any breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct recorded against them.
- Official register or serviceTax Practitioners Board: Find a tax practitioner near you (opens the Tax Practitioners Board website)Search by address and postcode for registered tax agents and BAS agents up to 75 km away, and see each one's registration number, business name, type and status.
Bookkeeper
A bookkeeper keeps track of your day-to-day transactions in accounting software, and may look after banking, invoices, payment collection, payroll and cash-flow monitoring.
What to check: If a bookkeeper will prepare or lodge your BAS, or do payroll work that applies a tax law, check they are registered as a BAS agent with the Tax Practitioners Board.
- Professional bodyInstitute of Certified Bookkeepers: Find a Bookkeeper (opens the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers website)Search the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers' directory of members who hold a current ICB Practising Certificate.
- Official register or serviceTax Practitioners Board: TPB public register (opens the Tax Practitioners Board website)Check whether a tax agent or BAS agent is registered with the Tax Practitioners Board, and see any breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct recorded against them.
Financial adviser
A financial adviser can give you personal advice on investments, superannuation and life insurance, and help you set financial goals and a plan to reach them.
What to check: Check the adviser is on the Moneysmart financial advisers register, which also shows their qualifications, the products they can advise on and any bans.
- Official register or serviceMoneysmart (ASIC): Financial advisers register (opens the Moneysmart (ASIC) website)Search by name, number, ABN, suburb or postcode to see where a financial adviser has worked, their qualifications, training, professional memberships, the products they can advise on and any bans.
Registered liquidator, restructuring practitioner or bankruptcy trustee
A registered liquidator handles formal insolvency appointments for companies, and an eligible company with total liabilities of no more than $1 million may appoint a small business restructuring practitioner to help prepare a restructuring plan. Registered bankruptcy trustees deal with personal insolvency.
What to check: Only a registered liquidator can act as a small business restructuring practitioner, so check ASIC's register of liquidators, and check AFSA's register for bankruptcy trustees.
- Official register or serviceASIC: Professional registers search (opens the ASIC website)Search ASIC's professional registers, including registered and official liquidators, by name, registration or licence number, ACN or ABN.
- Official register or serviceAustralian Financial Security Authority: Register of trustees search (opens the Australian Financial Security Authority website)Search the list of currently registered bankruptcy trustees by name, company and state.
- Professional bodyARITA: Find a Member (opens the ARITA website)Search for ARITA Professional Members, who are restructuring and insolvency practitioners, by location, type of service or name.
Lawyer
A lawyer can help you understand the laws that apply to your business and advise you on legal problems, such as a dispute or a statutory demand.
What to check: The Law Council of Australia says you can find a lawyer by contacting your state or territory law society.
- Professional bodyLaw Council of Australia: Contact our constituent bodies (opens the Law Council of Australia website)Lists each state and territory law society and bar association, which the Law Council says you can contact to find a lawyer or barrister.
Free government help
business.gov.au's adviser finder connects you with government-supported business advisers, many of whom offer free or low-cost advice. The Small Business Ombudsman (ASBFEO) can help if you're in a dispute with another business or an Australian Government agency.
What to check: These are government services, so there is no registration to check.
- Official register or servicebusiness.gov.au: Adviser finder (opens the business.gov.au website)Search by postcode, topic and delivery method for government-funded or government-supported business advisers you can talk to online, by phone or in person.
- Official register or servicebusiness.gov.au: Get help with your finances (opens the business.gov.au website)Explains what accountants, bookkeepers, tax agents and BAS agents do, and lists free financial counselling services such as the Small Business Debt Helpline.
- Official register or serviceAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman: How we help (opens the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman website)Ask for help with a dispute with another business or an Australian Government agency, including access to low-cost legal advice and alternative dispute resolution.
Links checked 26 Sept 2026. We re-check them at every review because professional bodies sometimes move their search pages.