# The Gild Group

> Australian multidisciplinary professional services firm providing tax, accounting, R&D incentives, wealth, legal, finance, insurance, marketing and freight forwarding from seven offices.

## Services

- [Tax](https://thegildgroup.com/tax/): BAS, GST and PAYG compliance, tax planning and lodgement for Australian businesses and their owners.
- [Business Management](https://thegildgroup.com/business-management/): Accounting, bookkeeping and business strategy, including management reporting and day-to-day financial administration.
- [R&D Incentives & Grants](https://thegildgroup.com/rd-incentives-grants/): R&D Tax Incentive claims and government grant support, covering eligibility reviews, governance checks and advisory.
- [Gild Grow (Marketing)](https://thegildgroup.com/gildgrow/): Outsourced B2B marketing, advertising, media and sales services, delivered under the Gild Creative brand.
- [Legal](https://thegildgroup.com/legal/): Commercial legal advice for businesses, including asset protection, contracts and business structuring.
- [Virtual Advisory](https://thegildgroup.com/virtual/): Virtual CFO, CMO and General Counsel engagements for businesses without those roles in-house.
- [Wealth](https://thegildgroup.com/wealth/): Wealth management covering investment, tax, estate and retirement planning for individuals and business owners.
- [Gild Finance](https://thegildgroup.com/finance/): Personal, investment and business lending arranged through the firm's finance division.
- [Insurance](https://thegildgroup.com/insurance/): Business insurance, with a focus on events, entertainment and hospitality operators.
- [Gild International (Freight Forwarding)](https://thegildgroup.com/freightforwarding/): Air, sea and land freight, customs clearance and door-to-door logistics.

## Guides

- [Gift Tax in Australia](https://thegildgroup.com/australian-gift-tax-guide/): How gifting is treated in Australia — capital gains tax on gifted assets, Centrelink gifting limits and ATO reporting obligations.
- [Inheritance Tax in Australia](https://thegildgroup.com/inheritance-tax-australia/): How inherited assets are taxed in Australia, covering capital gains tax, income tax on inherited earnings and the absence of a death duty.
- [Corporate Trustee vs Individual Trustee](https://thegildgroup.com/corporate-trustee-vs-individual-trustee/): Compares the two trustee structures for SMSFs and family trusts, including liability, cost and succession differences.
- [Personal Financial Health Metrics](https://thegildgroup.com/financial-health-metrics/): Defines net worth, savings rate, debt-to-income ratio, emergency fund and superannuation balance as measures of personal financial position.
- [Early Retirement (FIRE) Planning](https://thegildgroup.com/early-retirement-plan/): Applies financial independence and early retirement strategies to Australian superannuation and tax rules.
- [ATO and the Baby Boomer Wealth Transfer](https://thegildgroup.com/ato-baby-boomer-wealth-transfer-tax/): Why the ATO is examining intergenerational wealth transfer, and what it means for succession and estate planning.

## Industry Specialisms

- [Music and Entertainment](https://thegildgroup.com/music/): Tax and financial advice for musicians, artists and labels, covering royalties, touring income and revenue structures.
- [Breweries and Distilleries](https://thegildgroup.com/brewery-distillery-finances-funding/): R&D incentives, innovation funding and virtual CFO services for beverage producers.
- [Bioscience](https://thegildgroup.com/bioscience/): Corporate governance, R&D incentives and business advisory for biotech, medtech and pharmaceutical companies.

## About

- [Who We Are](https://thegildgroup.com/whoweare/): Overview of the firm's multidisciplinary model and the service lines it operates across Australia.
- [Contact](https://thegildgroup.com/contact-us/): Enquiry form and contact details; the firm states an adviser will respond within one business day.

## Key Facts

- Multidisciplinary B2B professional services firm operating in Australia
- Ten service lines under one firm: tax, business management (accounting), R&D incentives and grants, marketing, legal, virtual advisory, wealth, finance, insurance, and freight forwarding
- Seven offices: Cremorne VIC (head office), Moorabbin VIC, Surry Hills NSW, Spring Hill QLD, Burleigh Heads QLD, Mooloolaba QLD, Aitkenvale QLD
- Industry specialisms: music and entertainment, breweries and distilleries, hospitality, bioscience
- Clients are primarily Australian small and medium businesses and their owners, seeking one provider across business and personal finances

## Contact

- Website: https://thegildgroup.com
- Phone: 1300 843 453
- Enquiries: https://thegildgroup.com/contact-us/
- Head office: Suite 3, Level 2, 6 Palmer Parade, Cremorne VIC 3121, Australia
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-gild-group
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegildgroup/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegildgroupau/