Last year, we set out to rebuild ChangeGPS from the ground up. The result is a faster, smarter, more capable platform that scales with your firm.
The new ChangeGPS brings together everything you need to meet compliance obligations and deliver strategic client advice. It helps you give your clients the guidance and expertise they rely on you for and grow your firm in the process.
We’ve put 40+ years of accounting expertise into guided, structured workflows so any accountant in your firm can deliver partner-level work. As compliance requirements evolve, ChangeGPS evolves with them, so your firm is always ready for what’s next.
Three critical areas. One platform.
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COMPLIANCE AND RISK |
ADVISORY & PLANNING | PRACTICE & CLIENT INTELLIGENCE |
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Compliance built in, not bolted on.
AML/CTF obgliations, TASA, trust distributions, FBT, and dividend statements completed as part of the work you are already doing.
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Advisory delivered consistently, at scale.
Structured workflows for tax planning, entity structures, Division 7A, S100A, and CGT, so any qualified team member can produce partner-quality output. |
Know your book. Grow your book.
Identify revenue gaps across your client base, generate correspondence at scale, and run client meetings that actually move the needle. |
Bringing 40+ years of Australian accounting expertise to every accountant
At most firms, complex tax advice is handled by a handful of senior staff. Junior accountants lack the confidence, guidance, and institutional knowledge to work independently. Partners become the bottleneck that stalls growth, and clients receive uneven service across the board.
When new regulatory requirements are updated, firms are challenged with finding a way to comply. We build the systems to help you solve that challenge.
Structured workflows, embedded guidance, and pre-written templates mean any qualified team member can produce partner-quality output. The expertise is built directly into the platform, eliminating the partner bottleneck.
That is what we mean when we say we make every accountant your best accountant.
“What resulted from that was a complete reimagination of the workflows and knowledge behind the ChangeGPS advice reports you have been using for over a decade.”
- David Boyar, General Manager, ChangeGPS
What’s new in ChangeGPS
EngageAML, made possible by the new ChangeGPS.
EngageAML is the most complete AML/CTF and TASA compliance solution for Australian accounting firms. It is the only solution in the market that combines both engagement letter generation with the complete AML/CTF workflow in a single platform.
With EngageAML, you get:
- Unlimited engagement letters with one flat fee so you can stay compliant no matter how many clients your firm engages. No bill shock.
- Accounting-specific compliance workflow that turns every engagement letter into your record of proof to meet AML/CTF and TASA compliance requirements.
- Secure, accurate identity verification and PEP & Sanctions screening using industry-leading tools and up-to-date, reliable data with expert support.
- Pre-commencement client monitoring enabling your firm to monitor existing clients without requiring upfront identity verification.
- Risk radar showing which clients require compliance review instantly, at any time.
- Ready-to-use client communication templates to explain AML/CTF requirements, added to 500+ existing templates.
A modern platform built around the way Australian accounting firms actually work.
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Streamlined workflows Drag and drop, duplicate scenarios, real-time recalculation. Less friction, more output across the firm. |
Embedded expertise 500+ professionally maintained templates and letters, written by Australian accountants, ready to tailor to your firm. |
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Modern interface A clean, intuitive design built for daily use. Junior staff can navigate it on day one. |
Built-in compliance Risk prompts and workflow logic are embedded in every module. Every team member works with guardrails. |
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AI built for tax advice Strategy descriptions, scenario modelling, and letter generation built around Australian tax law from the ground up. No generic AI. |
Future-ready foundations Structured data architecture designed to support what comes next, including everything we are building this year and beyond. |
How the workflows have improved
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| Practice content | Downloadable templates, static diagrams, manual Excel workpapers. | Automated workpapers, live structure diagrams in Blueprint, dynamic letters, integrated compliance. |
| FBT | Manual calcs, Word and PDF templates, limited audit trail. | Real-time calculations across every category, audit-ready workpapers, EV exemption detection, visual summary dashboard. |
| Trust Distributions | Manual beneficiary drafting, no streaming guidance. | Automated resolutions across all 8 ATO income streaming categories, S100A risk assessment, deed clause references, and digital signing. |
| Dividend Statements | Word templates, manual franking calcs, no workflow integration. | Auto-franking calculation, share class and holder data integrated with client records. Prepare statements from the same screen as TaxPlan. |
| TaxPlan | Excel-based, inconsistent advice, no scenario tools. | Auto-optimised distributions across beneficiaries, 90+ pre-written strategies, up to five scenarios compared at once, client-ready reports. |
| Engage | None. TASA-only ID citing for some services. | Now EngageAML, it’s an AUSTRAC-aligned programme CDD, risk assessment, ongoing monitoring, bank-grade identity verification, full documentation |
What this means for you
Existing ChangeGPS members. Your Customer Support Manager will be in touch directly with everything you need to move to the new ChangeGPS. Keep an eye on your inbox for your specific instructions.
Existing Access customers. ChangeGPS modules are accessible through Access Evo, with no separate software to configure. It connects directly with Access HandiSoft, Access APS, and the rest of your existing stack. Start with one module, then add more when you are ready.
New to ChangeGPS. If you have looked at ChangeGPS before, now is the time to look again. ChangeGPS continues to set the standards for client advice and compliance, evolving with decades of feedback from accountants. That includes embedding accounting-specific AI into workflows, pre-built letter templates, and scenario modelling so accountants can give their clients the best advice possible.
“It is bringing someone who does not have much in the way of knowledge up to a level where they can work confidently, even if they do not know all the questions. They are being presented for them.”
- Tony Zanda, ChangeGPS customer
What’s next
The new foundations give us room to keep building. We have spent the last decade earning the trust of Australian accounting firms. This era of ChangeGPS is our commitment to what that trust looks like for the next decade.
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