Accountant for Automotive Businesses in Sydney
Specialist accounting, bookkeeping, and tax services for workshops, mechanics, and repair shops. Job costing, parts and labour GST, subcontractor PAYG, and equipment depreciation handled.
Three reasons our clients stay.
We’re a boutique accounting practice built on long-term client relationships, offering personalised tax, accounting, and advisory services to businesses and organisations across Sydney.
Twenty-three years in practice as of 2026. Same firm, same principal, same standards since 2003. Some clients have been with us almost the whole way. The work compounds, and so does the trust. Over four hundred SMSFs managed and thousands of tax returns lodged.
Tax, books, advisory, SMSF, Xero. One team that knows your business. No handoffs between firms, no missed details between specialists, no questions you have to answer twice. Numbers flow cleanly from books to BAS to tax return because the same people are looking at all of them.
We are old-fashioned about this. You get a name, a direct line, and someone who actually knows your file. We watch for trends, flag issues before they become fines, and call when something needs attention. Most clients hear from us between quarters, not just at lodgement time.
Why your automotive accountant Sydney choice matters
Automotive businesses run on parts margin, labour rates, and equipment that needs to keep working. Income flows through repair invoices, parts sales, and sometimes vehicle trade-in. Each has different GST treatment and different margin profile, and without proper costing the workshop owner cannot tell which jobs and customers are actually paying.
Add subcontractor mechanics who may be employees or contractors depending on the arrangement. Add equipment that depreciates over multi-year cycles. Add the cash flow patterns of insurance work and corporate accounts. The financial complexity behind a workshop is well above generic small business.
A general accountant can miss legitimate deductions, classify workers wrongly, or fail to track job profitability. Specialist automotive accounting understands the cost structure, the equipment cycle, and the workforce arrangements of the sector. Trinity has been doing this for years.
Our services applied to your industry.
The same accounting and tax services we deliver firm-wide, shaped to the way your business actually runs.
Specialist accounting built for workshops.
Automotive businesses combine equipment-heavy operations, parts margin work, and workforce complexity. Trinity provides the accounting expertise workshop owners need to track job profitability, manage equipment, and structure the business properly.
How we take on a workshop as an accounting client.
The same accounting engagement process for every new workshop. Predictable for you, scaled to the size and complexity of the business.
We review your current financials, accounting setup, and operational structure. Gaps and opportunities are identified before any changes are recommended, and the engagement scope is agreed up front.
Xero configured for your workshop. Chart of accounts built around how your business actually runs, integrations and tracking established, and reporting templates tailored to workshop management.
Monthly financial reporting, quarterly tax planning, and annual review. You always know where the workshop stands financially, what is changing, and what is coming up. We are accessible whenever a decision needs financial input.
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If your situation fits one of these descriptions, we have done the work before.
A small firm by design.
Trinity Accounting Practice opened in Beverly Hills in 2003. Ramy Hanna, a registered tax agent and Fellow of three Australian accounting institutes, has run it since. The firm has stayed deliberately small, deliberately local, and deliberately senior. The principal you talk to today is the principal who will be reviewing your return next October.
Most of our work comes from referrals. Most clients have been with us for years, some for decades. We think that says more about the work than any award would.
The reviews speak for themselves.
Sole traders, growing companies, and trustees who keep coming back. Here’s why.
Doesn't cut corners
I'm so glad I found Ramy & Kim from Trinity Accounting. They have helped me and my business tremendously. They really care about their clients and don't cut corners. Very impressed with their knowledge and level of customer service.
Business and personal
Trinity Accounting Practice is knowledgeable and professional for business and personal finances, providing clear advice.
Diligent and professional
Trinity Accounting Practice is highly professional and diligent. I highly recommend them to anyone seeking any accounting advice.
The best, hands down
Ramy is the best accountant in Sydney. He helped me solve my problems. He is the best. I really thank you Ramy for everything.
Medical practice expertise
I have a medical practice. I met with many accountants before, but I found Ramy Hanna has a very well organised accounting practice and he is very knowledgeable and has great experience.
A real lifesaver
Trinity Accounting has been a lifesaver for my construction business. Ramy's knowledge of BAS, GST, and tax is unmatched. Great service and support!
What automotive businesses ask before engaging us.
The questions automotive businesses most often have before working with us. Same answers we give in person, just in writing.
Pricing depends on workshop size, transaction volume, and engagement scope. Owner-operator workshops typically start at a fixed monthly fee. Multi-bay and multi-location operations are quoted as a package.
Yes. We review mechanic and contractor arrangements against ATO and Fair Work tests, document the structure properly, and recommend changes where the legal test indicates.
Yes. Hoists, scanners, and workshop equipment are depreciated correctly with capital-vs-repairs classifications handled to maximise deductions.
Yes. Job costing per repair, customer, and service category is part of standard advisory and bookkeeping engagements where it adds value.
We model the cash flow gap between work delivery and payment so tight periods are forecast in advance rather than discovered.
Tax planning runs year-round: equipment timing, super, structure reviews, and CGT all considered together.
