This template relates to the Small Business Support Grant – Bondi Beach December 2025.
When you need an accountant's letter
When you apply for the Small Business Support Grant – Bondi Beach December 2025, if you are a sole trader, you must submit evidence that you derive 50% or more of your income from the business.
This should be in the form of a letter from a qualified accountant, registered tax agent or registered BAS agent.
How to prepare the letter
The information that your accountant's letter should include is in the following letter template. To create the letter from this template, your accountant, registered tax agent or registered BAS agent should:
- copy the sample text below onto business letterhead that includes the name, address and ABN or ACN of their business or employer
- provide all the information requested in the table
- where there are square brackets [ ], insert the requested details and delete the irrelevant choice
- sign the letter or insert a digital signature, ensuring it includes their:
- full name and position title
- contact telephone number and email address, and
- professional registration details and registration number of the respective professional association
- attach the completed letter to the application where requested.
We will assess submitted information according to the Small Business Support Grant – Bondi Beach December 2025:
If the letter has incomplete information, processing of your application may be delayed or we may ask you to provide a new letter with the correct information.
Letter template
Attn: SNSW Assessment Officer
Re: [insert grant name]
I confirm that I am a qualified accountant, registered tax agent or registered BAS agent [delete as required] and provide this certificate with respect to:
Applicant's business name: [insert applicant's business name] Applicant's business address (impacted address in defined disaster area for AGRN 1240): [insert applicant's business address] Applicant's Australian Business Number (ABN): [insert applicant's ABN] Annual Turnover confirmation:
I have explained the Turnover requirements to the applicant as per the Terms and Conditions of the Small Business Support Grant – Bondi Beach December 2025.
To support their application, the applicant has provided me with the financial information concerning their entity for the year ended 30 June 2025On the basis of the above, and on the assumption the financial information the applicant has provided to me is complete and accurate, the applicant’s Annual Turnover exceeded $75,000 for the year ended 30 June 2025.
Financial Impact – Comparative turnover:
I further confirm that the above listed entity has experienced financial impact as a result of the Critical Incident, based on a comparison of turnover for the periods set out below:
Turnover for 14 December 2025 and 13 January 2026 inclusive [insert dates used] [insert turnover] Turnover for 14 December 2024 and 13 January 2025 [insert dates used] [insert turnover] Financial Impact ($) [insert financial impact] [delete if not applicable] Following a discussion with Service NSW, an alternative comparison period has been approved. The relevant dates have been reflected in the table above.
Confirmation and Limitation:
Based solely on the information provided to me by the applicant, I confirm that, in accordance with the Grant Guidelines, the business:
- satisfies the annual turnover requirement for the year ended 30 June 2025,
- satisfies the financial impact requirement for the relevant comparison period, and
- was engaged in carrying on the Small Business when affected by the Critical Incident, and does not primarily derive income of passive nature.This letter is based solely on the information supplied by the applicant. I have not conducted an audit or assurance engagement and do not express an audit opinion or review conclusion on the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information provided to me.
[Signature of qualified accountant or registered tax agent]
[Date]
[Insert qualified accountant or registered tax agent’s:
- full name, position title
- contact telephone number, email address
- professional registration details and registration number of respective professional association]
Penalties
Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence. If information is found to be untrue or misleading, the matter may be referred to NSW Police and criminal penalties may apply.