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Are you looking for a Registered BAS Agent?

Look no further! Here at Off The Hook Bookkeeping, we have the Registered BAS Agent you need to get your BAS Lodgement done in a timely and accurate manner.

It is very important to use a BAS Agent to lodge your Business Activity Statement. Their Insurance protects you from any mistakes they make. They get extra time to lodge a BAS. They must meet various requirements from the Tax Practitioners Board to become one, and to maintain their registration.
Read below for details.

Now, in addition to that, having your BAS compiled and lodged is an effective way of having a checkup of where your business is at.
Once you have that information, you can make informed decisions as to what to do in your business.
By having an experienced BAS Agent working on your Business Activity Statement, you are getting a powerful tool you can leverage to get your business away from being ordinary to being extraordinary.

Does that sound interesting to you?

Don't risk your business with an unregistered bookkeeper!

As a registered BAS agent we follow a Code of Conduct so you always get the highest quality service.
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Minimum BAS agent requirements

A bookkeeper must meet certain high standards to become a Registered BAS Agent:

Professional Code of Conduct

Most importantly, breaches can mean huge fines or loss of registration. To ensure you are protected, the code covers the following areas:

Minimum BAS agent requirements

A bookkeeper must meet certain high standards to become a Registered BAS Agent:

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Qualifications

A minimum of a Cert IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping or Accounting).
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Experience

1,400 hours of supervised experience lodging BAS during the past four years.
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Professional Membership

Membership with at least one professional bookkeeping or accounting body is recommended.
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Professional Development

Maintaining knowledge and skills, taking relevant courses and keeping up to date with legislation.
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Insurance

Maintaining professional indemnity insurance to compensate clients in the event of loss due to an act, error or omission provided by a BAS Agent.

Professional Code of Conduct

Most importantly, breaches can mean huge fines or loss of registration. To ensure you are protected, the code covers the following areas:

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Honesty and Integrity

Acting honestly, complying with tax laws, and dealing with money in a trustworthy manner.
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Conflict of Interest

Acting in the best interest of clients and managing conflicts of interest.
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Confidentiality

Not disclosing information to a third party without the client’s permission or legal duty to do so.
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Competence

Taking reasonable care to ascertain client state of affairs and correctly apply GST and taxation laws.
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Other

Timeliness, professional indemnity insurance, and correct administration of laws.
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Being a Registered BAS Agent is important to us.

Actually, BAS (Business Activity Statements) are important to us!

By making the most from what a BAS is (a summary of what your Business has been doing for the last quarter), it becomes easier to see what is actually helping your business success. Some things will need some fine tuning, and they will contribute to your business. Some things are already going well, and you can either leave them alone, or see what you can do even better. Other things are bad for your business. You either cannot do them well, or they are diverting your resources from what you can do well.

  • Some need fine tuning, and then become money makers.
  • Some are already money makers, which you can leave alone or try and perfect. Or do more of.
  • Some are time and/or money sinks, which you either need to stop doing for now, or permanently.

By understanding these things, you can literally become strategic in what your business does. This will mean your business will last long term, and make money. Which helps you business achieve the goals you set it up for in the first place.

As a Registered BAS Agent, not only can we do BAS Lodgement, but the BAS Preparation will give us this information to offer Business Advisory based on the financial reality your business operates in.

 

That is why we have written these articles:

 

What is a BAS

https://www.offthehookbookkeeping.com.au/what-is-a-bas/

This tells you what a BAS is, and also, what benefit you get from the BAS Lodgement Preparation. Hint: you can use it to strengthen your business!

 

Overdue BAS Statement? No Stress!

https://www.offthehookbookkeeping.com.au/overdue-bas-statement/

Late BAS Lodgment is actually very common, and being a Registered BAS Agent, we can help you out because of our expertise and good standing with the ATO.