The Garis Group has been helping ambitious business owners build stronger businesses and create lasting wealth since 1993. We’re based in Hamilton, Newcastle, and we work with clients across the Hunter, Sydney and right around Australia.
We’re not a compliance-first firm. Our work sits at the intersection of technical accounting excellence and genuine human relationships, which means you’ll get advice that’s both accurate and genuinely useful for the decisions you’re facing right now.
Our Expertise
Most business owners we meet tell us the same thing: their previous accountant was hard to reach, only reactive at tax time, and never really understood the business behind the financials.
We work differently. Our accountants in Newcastle take the time to understand your goals, your structure and where you want to go before we start talking about how we can help. Our advice reflects the full picture, not just the profit and loss.
We’ve built long-term relationships with clients across construction, allied health, professional services and property. Many have been with us for a decade or more. We stay close, we raise issues before they become problems, and we grow with the businesses we advise.
Tax planning and proactive minimisation year-round, not just at EOFY
Business structure advice, including companies, trusts and operating arrangements
SMSF setup, strategy and ongoing management
Succession planning and exit readiness
Cashflow visibility and business performance advice
Wealth strategy running alongside your business
Cryptocurrency tax, including CGT on disposals, staking income and DeFi transactions
What we do
How we help
The Garis Group offers the depth and capability of a large firm without the bureaucracy that typically comes with it. You’ll work with senior advisers, get access when you need it, and never feel like you’re being passed between people who don’t know your situation.
We scope the right mix of services for your business during your free consultation, then set it out as a fixed-price agreement. No surprise invoices and no waiting until June to find out where you stand. Just consistent, proactive advice from a team that genuinely understands your business, not a generic package.
Our tagline isn’t just a passing phrase. It describes how we work with every client, in every conversation.
Precision means technically excellent, commercially sound advice you can act on with confidence. Personality means we’re approachable, we communicate in plain language, and we genuinely care about the outcomes we help create. Both things matter at The Garis Group, and you’ll feel it from the first conversation.
Founded by Jim Garis in 1993, The Garis Group started as a family accounting practice built on trust and relationships with local business owners. Under the leadership of John Garis, the firm has grown into a modern advisory-led practice while holding onto the values that defined it from day one.
We’re Chartered Accountants, Xero Gold Partners and IPA members. Our team works across accounting, tax, superannuation and business advisory, so you get one point of contact who sees the whole picture rather than siloed advice from separate providers.
Our office is at Level 1, 83 Beaumont Street, Hamilton. We see clients face-to-face, via Teams, and we work around your schedule because we understand your time is not spare.
Over 30 years in Newcastle means we understand the local business landscape in a way that newer firms simply don’t.
Our advisers cover accounting, tax, SMSF and business advisory, so you get a complete view of your financial position without coordinating between separate providers.
We reach out throughout the year with planning opportunities and relevant updates, rather than waiting for you to call us at tax time.
We agree on your fees upfront as a fixed-price agreement, scoped to your business, so you always know what you’re paying with no clock running in the background.
We’ve built genuine expertise across construction, allied health, professional services and property, so you won’t spend your time explaining how your business works.
We’re a family-founded firm with deep roots in the Hunter, and the relationships we’ve built here go well beyond client work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have any further questions about our accounting services? Please don’t hesitate to get in contact with our friendly team.
No. While we’re based in Hamilton, Newcastle, we work with clients across Sydney and right around Australia. Geography hasn’t been a barrier for a long time. We use Teams and other tools to stay close to clients wherever they’re located.
Our ideal client has a turnover of $1M or more, though we also work with high-net-worth individuals, property investors, and crypto holders who don’t run a traditional business. If you’re serious about building wealth and want an adviser who thinks strategically, we’re worth talking to.
A few things stand out with our team:
We start with a free business consultation to understand your situation and where you want to go. From there, we’ll recommend the right mix of services for you and set it out as a fixed-price agreement, so you’re hearing from us regularly throughout the year, not just at EOFY.
Our clients tell us the biggest shift is going from reactive to proactive. It changes how you think about your business.
We do. Rather than a set menu of packages, we scope the right combination of services for your business during your free consultation, then agree on a fixed price agreement. You’ll know exactly what you’re paying and have consistent access to your adviser throughout the year, with no hourly clock running in the background.
Yes, and we’d encourage you to start that conversation earlier than you think you need to. Succession planning involves tax, structure, business valuation and family dynamics, and the earlier we understand your goals, the more options you’ll have when the time comes. We work with business owners across the Hunter and Australia-wide to improve succession and exit-readiness.
We work with a wide range of high-net-worth clients outside the traditional business owner profile, including property investors managing multiple assets, SMSF holders navigating Division 296, and individuals with cryptocurrency holdings. If your financial position has grown to the point where you need coordinated, strategic advice across all of it, we’re well placed to help.
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Mon-Fri: 8:45 am – 5:15 pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
