Business Structure & Tax Planning

The right structure should make your business more effective, not more complicated.

The right structure should make your business more effective, not more complicated.

As businesses grow, structures often become outdated, messy or disconnected from how money, risk and ownership actually move. Toohey Reid helps business owners review, refine and design structures that are purposeful, congruent and fit for the current tax environment.

Structure Designed Around Your Goals
Tax & Asset Protection Considered Together
Senior-Led Strategic Advice
Built For Long-Term Outcomes

Is your structure still working for you?

Your business may have grown. Your assets may have changed. Your family position, debt, income, entities and risk exposure may look completely different. At the same time, the tax landscape continues to shift through new laws, regulations, ATO guidance and court interpretations.

The question is not just whether you have a structure.

The question is whether your structure is still tax effective, risk aware and aligned with where the business is going.

20 +
Years Designing Structures For Business Owners
Helping business owners create structures that support growth, protect wealth and adapt as circumstances evolve.

Memberships

Most business owners have a structure.
Few have one that has been properly reviewed.

Many businesses grow into their structure over time. Entities are added. Assets are purchased. Money moves between companies or trusts. Advice is given at different points, by different people, for different reasons. The result can be a structure that technically exists, but does not work as well as it should.

A proper structure should be clear, purposeful and aligned with how the business operates today.

Business Structure Reviews & Redesign

Most business owners have a structure.
Few know whether it still works.

As your business grows, your structure can become outdated, inefficient or exposed. We review your entities, trusts, ownership and money flow to see whether your structure is still purposeful, tax effective and fit for the current environment.

What’s Included:

Structure reviews and analysis
Business and trust restructuring
Entity design recommendations
Long-term planning considerations

Tax Efficiency & Risk Protection

Your structure should reduce risk, not create it.

Tax laws, ATO views and court interpretations continue to change. We help business owners understand whether their current structure is helping minimise tax, protect assets and support long-term wealth creation.

Services Included

Tax-effective structuring
Asset protection planning
Ownership and control strategies
Succession and exit considerations

Your Structure Should Keep Up With Your Business

The right structure can create opportunity. The wrong one can create tax issues, risk exposure and unnecessary complexity. As your business grows, your structure should be reviewed to make sure it is still purposeful, effective and suited to the current tax environment.

Why is business structure so important?
Your structure affects more than tax. It influences risk, asset protection, ownership, succession, cash flow and long-term wealth creation. A good structure should make it clear how money moves, where risk sits and how the business supports the owner’s broader goals.
When should a structure be reviewed?
As a general guide, every five to ten years.

It should also be reviewed sooner if the business has grown, new entities have been added, assets have changed, family circumstances have shifted or tax laws and ATO interpretations have moved on.
Can restructuring reduce tax?
It can, when done properly.

The goal is not just to reduce tax today. It is to create a structure that is tax effective, commercially sensible and aligned with how the business actually operates.
Can restructuring affect my existing tax position?
Yes. That is why structure should be reviewed carefully before changes are made.

Moving money between entities, changing ownership or restructuring assets can create tax consequences. Toohey Reid helps clients understand the risks, opportunities and likely outcomes before making a decision.

Is Your Structure Still Working For You?

A structure that worked five or ten years ago may not suit the business you run today.

Toohey Reid helps business owners review whether their current structure is still tax effective, risk aware and aligned with how money, assets and ownership now move through the business.

Structure Should Create Clarity, Not Confusion.

Are you moving money between entities without really understanding the tax impact?

We help clients make sense of their companies, trusts, entities and ownership arrangements so their structure is purposeful, effective and built for the current environment.

Toohey Reid is a boutique chartered accounting firm for business owners who have outgrown a compliance-first accountant.