03 Compliance
BAS and GST lodgement
Quarterly activity statements prepared, checked against the books and lodged through our BAS agent.
Each quarter we reconcile GST on sales and purchases against the actual bank position, check the coding on the items people most often get wrong (motor vehicles, insurance, government charges, capital purchases) and lodge the statement. Because we lodge as an agent you get the extended agent due dates, which is usually another four weeks of breathing room on the payment.
What is included
- GST reconciliation against the bank position
- Review of commonly miscoded items before lodgement
- PAYG withholding and instalments checked
- Lodged through our registered BAS agent for extended due dates
- A short note on what the quarter's figures mean
$180 to $420
per quarter, set by transaction volume and whether we also do your bookkeeping; statements we have to correct before lodging cost more the first quarter
Hand over your BASor call (07) 5550 0080
02How it runs
Four steps, in this order
Typical turnaround: 2 to 4 business days per quarter. You are told which step we are on, without having to ask.
- 01 Confirm the quarter's books are reconciled
- 02 Reconcile GST collected and GST credits
- 03 Review coding on the usual problem accounts
- 04 Send it to you for approval, then lodge
03Asked often
Before you ring
If your question is not here, it is probably on the FAQ page, and if it is not there either, ring and ask.
Do I get longer to lodge if you do it?
Yes. Lodging through a registered agent gives you the agent concession dates, which for most quarters is around four extra weeks on both the lodgement and the payment.
What if I cannot pay the BAS when it falls due?
Tell us before the due date, not after. Lodging on time and arranging a payment plan is a very different conversation with the ATO than lodging late with a debt attached.
Should I be on cash or accruals for GST?
It depends on how you get paid. Businesses that invoice on thirty-day terms are usually better off on cash so they are not paying GST before the customer has paid them. We check this at the first meeting.
What people usually pair this with
07The first meeting
Start with the free meeting
Forty-five minutes, no charge, no obligation afterwards. Long enough for us to tell you what we would charge and whether we are the right fit. In the office, at your property or on the phone.
What to bring
- Last year's return and the notice of assessment
- Access to whatever bookkeeping file you already have
- Bank statements for any account the business uses
- A rough idea of what the business does and where it is going
- Anything you have been putting off opening
Or skip the form
(07) 5550 0080- Mon to Thu 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Sat Closed, except by appointment from July to October
- Sun Closed
Leave a message and we return it the next business morning. Fixed-fee clients can book an evening or early-morning call through the client portal, which suits people who are on a job site or in a paddock during office hours.
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