Accountants Who Already Know LAFHA, Zone Offsets and Rosters
If you fly in and out for work or contract in the Pilbara, we sort your tax, structure and salary packaging so your week off stays your week off. We claim your zone offsets, LAFHA, work travel and novated lease properly around your roster, and make sure you keep what you have earned. Lodged from Perth, anywhere in WA.
You Land Back in Perth, and the Last Thing You Want to Spend Your Week Off On Is Tax
Two weeks on, a charter back from Newman or Karratha, then a swing at home you would rather spend with the family than chasing a PAYG summary. The salary packaging portal is a maze, you have a hunch the zone offset and your work travel are worth more than last year's return showed, and your old accountant only ever called you at the end of June, usually while you were back on site with no signal. Whether you are on the tools for Rio, BHP, Fortescue or Roy Hill, running your own ABN on a tenement, or building out a mining services crew, the rules are not the same as a city office job. Here is how we take it off your plate.
- You are not sure which deductions you are missing. We work through zone offsets, work travel, sun protection, uniforms and professional development line by line, so FIFO employees claim everything the ATO allows.
- The salary packaging portal never made sense. If your site uses RemServ, Smart Salary or Maxxia, we read your statements and tell you exactly what to route through it, so the benefit actually lands.
- Running your own ABN on a Pilbara tenement. BAS, GST, super, vehicle and tool depreciation and travel between home and site, all handled, so contractors stop carrying the admin alone.
- Your services business has crews, camps and a payroll to run. Drill and blast, geo, electrical, mechanical, catering or transport, we set up the Pty Ltd structure, run payroll for FIFO crews and get FBT on accommodation right.
- You are a trade on a mine site and want it done by someone who gets the work. Sparkies, fitters, boilermakers and riggers get the FIFO premium calculated here, with trade-specific advice on our Tradies page.
FIFO-Specific Tax, Not the Generic Version
Every deduction worth claiming, plus zone offsets, LAFHA structure where applicable, salary packaging optimised for the roster.
- Annual tax return for FIFO worker or contractor
- Zone tax offset (Pilbara, Kimberley, Goldfields-Esperance)
- LAFHA review (where private accommodation maintained at home base)
- Work-related travel, sun protection, work uniform deductions
- Novated lease structured for FIFO roster impact
- Salary packaging review across employer's portal
- For contractors: BAS, super, GST, business deductions
- For services businesses: full Pty Ltd accounting, payroll, FBT
When the ATO Looks at a FIFO Return, We Have Already Made Sure It Holds and That You Kept Everything You Are Owed
We chase every dollar that is yours
Zone offsets, work travel, airport meals on swing, sun protection and uniforms add up, and a city accountant who has never worked a roster tends to miss them. We go through your year deduction by deduction so you keep what you earned out there.
Claims that hold up if the ATO asks
Zone offsets and LAFHA are fact-specific, and a sloppy claim is what gets a FIFO return pulled. We check your roster and your home base against the rules and document the position, so what we lodge stands up to a review.
We work around your swing, not the other way round
You should not have to burn a day off site to do your tax. We schedule calls in your off-swing, chase the documents ourselves and lodge while you are home, then stay reachable the rest of the year, not just every June.
Lodged in Your Next Off-Swing
Free Roster Call
30 minutes during your off-swing. Roster, salary packaging, deductions, prior return.
Proposal & Document Pack
Fixed-fee proposal for employee, contractor or services business within 48 hours. You send PAYG summary, packaging statement and expense list, and we chase the rest.
Lodged & Refund
Return lodged. ATO refund usually within 14 days. Annual cycle thereafter.
Fixed Pricing Across Employee, Contractor and Services Business
- Annual individual tax return
- Zone offset and deductions
- Salary packaging review
- LAFHA assessment
- BAS, super, annual return
- Vehicle and tool deductions
- FIFO crew payroll (if Pty Ltd)
- FBT on accommodation (if any)
- Pre-June 30 strategy session
What FIFO Workers Ask Before They Switch
What is the zone tax offset and do I qualify?
Australian residents who lived or worked in a specified remote zone for more than 183 days in the income year may qualify for the zone tax offset. Pilbara, Kimberley and most Goldfields tenements qualify. We check your roster against the zone list.
Can I claim LAFHA?
Living-away-from-home allowance is restricted under current rules. It generally applies when an employer requires you to live away from your usual residence for work and you maintain a residence at your usual home. Eligibility is fact-specific. We assess yours.
Is sun protection deductible?
Yes. SPF 30+ sunscreen, hats and protective sunglasses are deductible when you work outdoors in the sun, which most Pilbara FIFO roles involve. We claim it annually.
Should I use my employer's packaging portal?
Usually yes. Most miners offer packaging through RemServ, Smart Salary or Maxxia. The tax benefit comes through automatically each fortnight. We review your portal use to ensure you are routing the right items through it.
I am an ABN contractor on a Pilbara site. What is included?
Quarterly BAS, super, full income tax return with all eligible deductions including travel between site and home, vehicle depreciation, and tools. Pty Ltd setup if appropriate.
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Book a 30-minute call during your next off-swing. We work around your roster and lodge before your next swing starts.
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