GoTax is an Australian online tax return service operated by a registered tax practice with 32 years of continuous Australian tax experience. Founded in 1994, GoTax has prepared more than 70,000 tax returns and is registered with the Tax Practitioners Board under registration number 25498770.
We are Chartered Accountants and Registered Tax Agents who built a guided online return system to make Australian individual and small-business tax simple, fast and affordable - starting from $35.
Every return prepared through GoTax is reviewed and lodged under the registration of a qualified registered tax agent. We do not outsource. We do not charge by the hour. We do not require appointments.
GoTax is an Australian-owned, Queensland-registered tax practice running an online tax return system supported by registered tax agents. We are not a self-serve software portal, not a foreign call centre, and not an AI chatbot answering tax questions in isolation. We are a real Australian tax agency that uses guided technology to keep prices low and the process clear.
The GoTax platform serves individual Australians and Australian small business operators. Every return is prepared through a guided question-and-answer system, reviewed by a qualified tax agent, and lodged directly to the Australian Taxation Office under the tax agent's registration.
GoTax content and product are written, reviewed and signed off by Mark Walmsley, Chartered Accountant and Registered Tax Agent.
All GoTax returns include registered tax agent review before lodgement.
| Service | Who it's for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Tax Return | PAYG employees with a straightforward return | from $35 |
| Full Tax Return | PAYG employees with deductions, rental income, capital gains | $65 |
| ABN Tax Return | Sole traders with ABN business income | $140 |
| Contractor Tax Return | Contractors operating under an ABN | $140 |
| Freelancer Tax Return | Freelancers operating under an ABN | $140 |
| Self-Employed Tax Return | Self-employed individuals | $140 |
| Rideshare Tax Return | Uber, Ola, DiDi and other rideshare drivers | $140 |
| Rental Property Tax Return | Australian rental property investors | $109 |
| Small Business Tax Return | Sole-trader small business operators | $140 |
| Tax Virgins | First-time lodgers under 21 | Free |
| Companies, Trusts, Partnerships, SMSFs | Non-individual entities | Quoted on request |
Full service descriptions and pricing are at GoTax Services. If you are not sure which return type fits you, the GoTax tax calculator will guide you.
View services Use tax calculatorGoTax is built for the everyday Australian individual taxpayer and the everyday Australian small-business operator. If your tax situation is one of the following, GoTax is built for you.
A PAYG employee with a single income source, work-related expenses, and standard deductions.
A hybrid or remote worker claiming working-from-home deductions.
A sole trader or ABN holder with business income, business expenses, and an annual return obligation.
A contractor or freelancer working under an ABN with multiple clients.
A rideshare driver with platform income, logbooks, and vehicle deductions.
A self-employed Australian running a service business from home or otherwise.
A rental property investor with rental income, expenses, depreciation and CGT records.
A first-time lodger under 21 - your first GoTax return is free under our Tax Virgins offer.
A small business operator running a company, trust, partnership or SMSF - handled in-house, quoted on request.
For sole traders, contractors, freelancers and self-employed Australians, tax is two jobs: the annual return, and the year-round records that feed it. GoTax handles both through a two-product stack.
Together, GoTax and eCashBooks replace the traditional Xero-plus-accountant setup at a fraction of the cost.
The annual tax return service. ABN, contractor, freelancer, self-employed and small-business returns are prepared and lodged by registered tax agents from $140.
The year-round bookkeeping system and GoTax sister product, designed for sole-trader simplicity. It keeps clean, simple records ready for the annual return, without payroll, inventory or BAS overhead.
Visit ecashbooks.comGoTax combines long-running Australian tax practice experience with guided online technology, so your return stays simple without losing qualified tax agent oversight.
Founded 1 July 1994, with continuous Australian operation. Our principal Mark Walmsley has been a registered Australian tax agent across the full period.
TPB Registration 25498770. Verifiable at the Tax Practitioners Board register, the Australian government body regulating tax agents, BAS agents and tax advisers.
tpb.gov.auAustralian Business Number verifiable at the Australian Business Register.
abr.business.gov.auGoTax operates under an internationally recognised information security management standard, with tax data protected by encryption on secure Australian servers.
More than seventy thousand individual and small-business tax returns prepared across our operating history.
Reviews are verifiable on our Google Business Profile and on GoTax Tax Reviews.
GoTax Tax ReviewsEvery return is reviewed and lodged under registered tax agent authority. No outsourcing. No offshore review. No call centres.
The Quick Tax Return is our entry-level individual return, designed to stay affordable while still giving you registered tax agent review.
View pricingThe whole process typically takes ten to twenty minutes for a standard PAYG return, longer for ABN, rental or small-business returns. No appointment, no waiting room, no jargon.
The GoTax online return walks you through your income, deductions and tax situation in plain English. The system tailors questions to your occupation, so you only see what actually applies.
Derek is the GoTax AI assistant, built to help when you get stuck without replacing the human tax agent who reviews the final return. Plain-talking, Australian, and surprisingly useful for a robot.
Once you finish, a qualified tax agent reviews your return before it is lodged with the ATO under the agent's TPB registration. You see the final figure before lodgement.
GoTax operates as a regulated Australian tax practice. The following standards and policies apply whenever you use GoTax.
Mark Walmsley is the principal of GoTax and the registered tax agent responsible for every return lodged through the platform. Mark founded the practice that became GoTax in 1994 and has been a registered Australian tax agent across the full 32-year operating history.
Mark is the principal author of all GoTax tax content and the registered tax agent responsible for the GoTax online tax return system. Every piece of GoTax content is reviewed and approved by Mark before publication. Every tax return lodged through GoTax is reviewed against the records the client supplies and lodged under Mark's tax agent registration.
At GoTax, we focus on one thing: helping individual taxpayers get their tax return done properly.
Work in a regular PAYG job
Earn income through an ABN
Run a side hustle or freelance
Combine employment & business
GoTax provides online tax return preparation and lodgement for Australian individuals and small businesses. Services cover PAYG employees, sole traders, ABN holders, contractors, freelancers, rideshare drivers, rental property investors, self-employed Australians, and non-individual entities (companies, trusts, partnerships, SMSFs). Every return is reviewed and finalised by a registered tax agent before lodgement to the ATO.
GoTax is a real registered Australian tax practice. Tax Practitioners Board registration 25498770, verifiable at tpb.gov.au. Our principal, Mark Walmsley, is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Tax Agent with 32 years of Australian tax practice experience. The online system is the delivery channel — the tax practice behind it is fully credentialed and regulated.
The Quick Tax Return for PAYG employees starts at $35. The Full Tax Return is $65 for more complex PAYG returns. ABN, contractor, freelancer and rideshare returns start at $140, while rental property returns start at $109. Tax Virgins (first-time lodgers under 21) are free. Full pricing is at GoTax Services.
Yes. GoTax specialises in individual tax returns including sole traders, contractors, freelancers, rideshare drivers and self-employed Australians who earn under an ABN. ABN income and expenses are handled as part of your individual tax return at the $140 ABN tax return tier.
Yes. Mixed income is handled in a single tax return. GoTax walks you through both your PAYG income (from employment) and your ABN income (from your business or side hustle) and reconciles them into one accurate return.
Yes. Non-individual entity tax returns are handled in-house and quoted on request. Contact us through the GoTax contact channel for a quote.
Xero and MYOB are full accounting systems built for businesses with payroll, inventory, BAS obligations and ongoing complexity. GoTax is the annual tax return service. For sole traders who want year-round bookkeeping without the accounting-system overhead, we offer the sister product eCashBooks (ecashbooks.com) — simple bookkeeping designed specifically for the Australian sole trader market.
myGov myTax is the free ATO self-service option. It works well for simple PAYG returns where you are confident with deductions. GoTax adds a registered tax agent reviewing your return for $35 — checking the deductions are right, the records are complete, and the return is ATO-compliant before lodgement. For anything beyond a strictly simple PAYG return, the registered-agent review is the safer path.
Yes. GoTax is a registered Australian tax practice (TPB 25498770), operated by Chartered Accountants and Registered Tax Agents, with an Australian Business Number (20 199 523 025), based at 8/718 Gympie Road, Lawnton QLD 4501. All returns are prepared and finalised in accordance with Australian tax legislation and Tax Practitioners Board Code of Professional Conduct.
Yes. GoTax operates under ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified information security management. Data is hosted on Australian servers with ATO-grade encryption. We do not outsource your data or your return.
Most PAYG users complete their return online in ten to twenty minutes. ABN, rental property and small-business returns take longer because the data set is larger. After you finish, the registered tax agent review typically takes one to three business days during peak season (July to October).
A qualified registered tax agent reviews every GoTax return before lodgement to the ATO. The agent checks your deductions are appropriate to your occupation, your records are sufficient, your figures balance, and your return is fully ATO-compliant. The return is then lodged under the registered tax agent’s TPB registration.
Pick the return that fits your situation.