Accountants in Cairns, Queensland
Cairns, Queensland (postcode 4870) has 16 registered accountants on the Tax Practitioners Board register. All are registered practitioners you can verify by registration number on the TPB register. The list covers accountants, tax agents and accounting firms with a registered business address in Cairns.
Accounting services in Cairns
Registered practitioners
- Registered 66056002onetax.com.au Tax agent since 2001
- Registered 25588378ASTUTE ACCOUNTING NQ PTY LTD Tax agent since 2017
- Registered 79820007BC Accountants Australia Pty Ltd Tax agent since 2010
- Registered 45107009BDO (NTH QLD) Tax agent since 2009
- Registered 25729272Carey Accountants Tax agent since 2006
- Registered 51718771Findex Cairns Tax agent since 1997
- Registered 24723861Grant Thornton Australia Limited Tax agent since 2010
- Registered 25977449EIJ ACCOUNTANTS Tax agent since 2019
- Registered 75356002Halpin Partners Tax agent since 2003
- Registered 70878009Sierra Accounting & Consulting Pty Ltd Tax agent since 2006
- Registered 69284003Roger Cumming & Associates Tax agent since 1998
- Registered 24752942Sorted Super Tax agent since 2014
- Registered 25525431SCE Tax Revolutions Tax agent since 2016
- Registered 70776007Barnett Brooks Tax agent since 2006
- Registered 26095300VEARINEX PTY LTD Tax agent since 2021
- Registered 68644007William H Morgan Pty Ltd Tax agent since 1994
Business demand in Cairns
Cairns (postcode 4870) has 28,000 active ABNs, 10,622 of them registered for GST and required to lodge activity statements. That works out to roughly one tax agent for every 664 GST-registered businesses based here.
Of those, 53% are sole traders, 22% companies, and 14% trusts or partnerships.
5,009 new ABNs were registered in 4870 in the 12 months to July 2026, and new businesses are the most common searchers for a first tax agent.
Business counts derived from the Australian Business Register ABN Bulk Extract (data.gov.au, CC BY), as at July 2026. Practitioner data from the Tax Practitioners Board register.
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Automate your AP with PulsifyWhat does a registered tax agent do?
In Australia, anyone who provides tax agent services for a fee (preparing or lodging income tax returns, giving tax advice, or dealing with the ATO on your behalf) must be registered as a tax agent with the Tax Practitioners Board. Most accountants in public practice hold tax agent registration. Registration means they meet qualification, experience and professional-conduct requirements, and carry professional indemnity insurance.
Frequently asked questions
How many accountants are in Cairns?
The Tax Practitioners Board register lists 16 registered accountants with a business address in Cairns, Queensland 4870.
What can a registered tax agent in Cairns do?
A registered tax agent can prepare and lodge income tax returns, provide tax advice, and represent you in dealings with the ATO. Registration is mandatory to provide these services for a fee in Australia.
How do I check an accountant is registered?
Every practitioner listed here appears on the public TPB register with a registration number. You can confirm any registration at tpb.gov.au before engaging them.
Are these accountants and accounting firms in Cairns?
Yes. The 16 registered accountants listed above are accountants, tax agents and accounting firms with a registered business address in Cairns, Queensland 4870. All can provide tax and accounting services for a fee.
Where this data comes from
Every listing in this directory is sourced directly from the Tax Practitioners Board public register, the Australian Government register of registered tax agents and BAS agents. We publish it under the register's CC BY 4.0 licence. We do not add, edit or sell practitioner details.
We list practices only. This directory covers the 19,219 accounting and bookkeeping practices on the register: firms, partnerships and companies. Sole practitioners who hold their registration personally are not listed. If you are looking for an individual tax agent or BAS agent, search the TPB register directly, which lists every registered practitioner in Australia.
The listings are a snapshot current as at 1 July 2026. Registrations change daily, and the Tax Practitioners Board register is the authoritative source. Confirm any practitioner's registration on the TPB register before engaging them.
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