A Holistic approach

At Holistic Business Consulting, we understand the challenges you face as you move offshore or onshore.

As an Australian chartered accounting firm in Australia and Hong Kong, we are uniquely positioned to serve the needs of Australians based in Hong Kong and Australia businesses expanding into Asia.

As we have grown from humble origins, we have never forgotten that our success is based on forging highly personal relationships with our clients.

The result?

Maximized return on the time and effort you invest to meet your business, family and personal financial goals.

Holistic Business Consulting has the depth and breadth of services of a major accounting firm but with the personal touch only a locally owned firm can deliver.

These are the qualities that make us unique; and qualities our clients have come to expect.

We are committed to offering expertise and personal service at a location convenient to you.

Our clients are Australian expatriates individuals, small businesses and listed multinational corporations.

HBC: Welcome

Why Us ?

Expatriates

When you were in Australia, your tax affairs may have been straightforward. Since you came overseas, many of the Australian tax forms and instructions (including those issued by the ATO and financial institutions) you receive probably don’t apply or are misleading.

Our team has Australian international tax experience gained from the big 4 accounting firms and we deal with Australian expatriate tax returns as our daily bread and butter. In addition, we offer tax planning assistance to expatriates looking to set up businesses offshore.

As a small, specialist firm, we can offer our expatriate tax services at a much lower cost compared to medium-large firms in Australia with the required international tax expertise.

Australian investors

If you have investments in Australia (e.g. bank accounts, shares, investment property), or intend to invest in Australia, you may have Australian tax obligations.

We can assist you in meeting all your Australian tax obligations such as tax return preparation, and can advise you on suitable structures for your investment.

Migration

We can provide special purpose reports/ review report for mainland residents required under certain Australian migration visas

Multinationals

Whether you are looking to expand out of Australia into Asia, or simply like dealing with an Australian firm in Hong Kong that provide closer face to face services. We could assisting in tax planning, research and providing tax advice for multinationals.

Tardy tax lodgers

Don’t fret just yet – we commonly deal with clients with many outstanding tax returns. Often, such clients are surprised to receive a tax refund. Whatever your situation, we can give you greater clarity and advise how to best resolve things. As an Australian Registered Tax Agent, we only volunteer information to the Australian Tax Office that you authorise us to provide.

Small businesses

We provide offsite monthly bookkeeping services via remote access. In addition, we can provide MYOB and Xero consulting to help you get the most out of this software. We use dropbox and cloud based linked accounting software to assist our clients day to day needs.

Company incorporation and secretarial services

We can provide company incorporation services in Australia and Hong Kong. We provide supporting and consultation services for maintaining companies.

We work closely with Hong Kong company auditors and tax advisers to manage your Hong Kong company tax affairs

HBC: Mission

HBC: Image

Our Accounting Family

Tommy Ip

Senior Managing Partner

B.Econ(UNSW) FCA(Aust) FCA(U.K.) FCPA(H.K.practising) CPA(Aust.) FTIA, CTA

Tommy has over 22 years in practice experience providing Australian tax, audit and accounting solutions in Australia and Hong Kong. He now focuses on taxation and business management for clients covering a broad range of industries.

Tommy is a regular guest speaker at the Australian Chamber of Commerce (HK) and Entrepreneur Club of Hong Kong, providing insights into starting or migrating businesses to Hong Kong. He has also conducted taxation seminar hosted by National Australia Bank.

Professional qualifications

Bachelor of Economics, University of New South Wales
Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand
Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant
Member of CPA Australia
Fellow member of the Taxation Institute of Australia
Chartered Tax Adviser of Australia
Registered Tax Agent in Australia

Community activities

Past committee Member of Australian Chamber of Commerce's Finance, Legal and Tax Commitee of Hong Kong
Past chairman of Australian Chamber of Commerce's SME Committee of Hong Kong
Past committee member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (Hong Kong Group)

tommy@holisticbus.com