Category — Bookkeeping

Australians love an excuse for a public holiday.

It’s ripper when it falls on a Tuesday, because it’s a true blue fair dinkum reason to take Monday off, and make it a long weekend!!

Throw another prawn on the barbie, grab a slab of coldies, invite a few mates around, and have a good time

Thanks, girls, whoever you are. And thanks to the photographer, where ever you are – Happy Australia Day

Do you have a bookkeeping business around in and around Mandurah, Dudley Park, Coodanup, Greenfields, Erskine, Pinjarra and Meadow Springs, Australia?

If you qualify as an experienced freelance bookkeeper, and you need more clients in and around Mandurah, Dudley Park, Coodanup, Greenfields, Erskine, Pinjarra and Meadow Springs, Australia, then we may be able to help you and your business [Read more →]

Business Activity Statements BAS are due on 2 march 2010 for businesses that report their GST obligations quarterly

With the Christmas holiday period over for many small businesses, it’s time to get all your paperwork together and get it to your bookkeeper or outsourced bookkeeping service- to report on the 2nd quarter (1 September to 31 December 2009) to get your BAS lodged on time.

Maybe the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) does have a heart, after all. Rather than asking for lodgements on 28 January, they automatically give everyone an extension to the BAS lodgements to 28 February. This is, of course, a Sunday. However, the next business day is not Monday, since it’s a public holiday in Western Australia. Thus the Q2 BAS is due on 2 March 2010

However, don’t be fooled by their grace, because there is NO WAY that they’ll consider granting an extension after that date. So you need to ensure that you have your Business Activity Statement lodged by 2 March 2010

If you are struggling with your bookkeeping and need help, if you do not have a bookkeeper, or are looking to outsource to a mobile bookkeeping service, then contact us now

You may use MYOB or Quickbooks accounting software – or even some other system for your bookwork. We can assist you with any challenges, or even just relieve you of the burden of the book-keeping

Our bookkeeping Service has clients in and around Mandurah, Dudley Park, Coodanup, Greenfields, Erskine, Pinjarra and Meadow Springs, Australia Contact us here for details

The demand for bookkeeping is growing in the Peel region of Western Australia.

With an economy that’s dominated by mining and mineral processing, and the continual growth of demand for natural resources, there’s more pressure on local bookkeepers in and around Mandurah

Where is Peel?
It’s located on the west coast of Western Australia, about 75 km south of the state capital, Perth. It consists of the City of Mandurah, and the Shires of Boddington, Murray, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Waroona.

The office manager of a Convenience Store in Scotsdale, Arizona, USA has been accused of stealing approximately $416,553 over the last two years

Did the bookkeeper notice a shortfall?

One wonders how the bookkeeper or the company accountants didn’t notice the shortfall. As a small business owner, it’s important to keep a regular check of the figures, as well as keep an eye on your bookkeeper.

A couple of years ago we were approached by the owner of a retail store, and soon discovered that one of her staff had been helping themselves to the daily takings.

How long this had been going on for was difficult to determine – considering the staff member was a “trusted friend”

As bookkeepers in and around Mandurah, Dudley Park, Coodanup, Greenfields, Erskine, Pinjarra and Meadow Springs, Western Australia it seems that we’ve known something that WBC has only just discovered: Clients actually respect and demand REAL customer service.

This amazing fact uncovered by WBC (one of the big four Australian Banks) was revealed by one of their bank tellers whilst we were doing some banking on behalf of one of our Mandurah bookkeeping clients

One wonders how much money was spent by their marketing department to learn that customers actually want to be treated like real people by, wait for it, real people. [Read more →]

Is “Off-site bookkeeping” the same as “Mobile Bookeeping”?

Whether you use MYOB / Quickbooks, or you need Software Training for your small business in and around Mandurah, Dudley Park, Coodanup, Greenfields, Erskine, Pinjarra and Meadow Springs, Australia, we are here to help. Contact our Mandurah team of mobile book-keepers now [Read more →]

Business Activity Statements, for business owners reporting quarterly, are due on 28 July 2009.

For many small business owners and especially for their bookkeepers in and around Mandurah, Dudley Park, and Meadow Springs, July is always a busy time of year.

With end of financial year reporting, together with reporting of the 01 April to 30 June quarter, businesses that are behind in their paperwork can struggle under extra pressure that they really do not need

Cash flow has certainly tightened up in the economy. As bookkeepers, we’ve seen that invoice payments are being dragged out longer and longer, as suppliers wait to be paid by customers, and service providers wait to be paid by their clients

The phone’s been ringing as desperate business owners in a panic wanting help with their MYOB and Quickbooks files. In most cases, they can simply email us the files and we’ll have a look at their reporting and can generally work out where the problems are within a short time

One lady contacted us after spending two days trying to reconcile her Quickbooks bank accounts. We had a look at her file and solved the problem in 35 minutes. Look at the time and stress she would have saved if she had contacted our bookkeeping company when she first noticed that there was a problem

As a small business owner we encourage you to focus on what you do best, and we’ll do the rest

One wonders if it makes good bookkeeping sense to chase up a five cent debt

Apparently the Australian Taxation Office thinks so – but that could be because it’s a government organisation that really does not have to worry about the bottom line

Where is the sense (cents) in making a five cent payment?

One of our bookkeeping clients received a communication from the ATO advising that they owe $0.05

Let’s just think about this simple transaction in terms of human and energy resources:
There’s the cost the ATO $0.55 for the postage. That’s before you take into account the cost of printing the letter, the cost of the paper and the envelope, and the cost of paying someone to handle the letter.

Our bookkeeping client was going to make a phone call, but that would cost 500% more than the value of the enquiry

Whilst they do not have a problem paying the 5 cents, it’s quite obvious why ordinary hard-working Australians are having to pay so much tax overall.

Apparently there is a great deal of wastage of resources at the ATO – typical of the Public Service that doesn’t have to worry about keeping costs down

So, our bookkeeping client was going to do internet banking and make a BPAY transfer, to find out that the ATO does not accept such small amount of payment for a BPAY transfer

So how does our bookkeeping client pay the 5 cents that the ATO is asking for?
Are they expected to go to the Post Office and make a payment over the counter?

Again, what is the cost of that simple exercise?
The Government is concerned about carbon pollution, yet the ATO wants our bookkeeping client to jump in their gas guzzling motor vehicle to drive to the shopping centre, find a car park, then walk to the Post Office, stand in a queue, take up the time of a Post Office Staff member, to process a 5 cent payment

Can anyone from the Australian Taxation Office or the Federal Treasury please tell us, where is the sense (no pun in tended) in making this five cent payment?

Bookkeeping Services
Our team of bookkeepers will travel to your premises and work on your computer helping you keep your bookkeeping up to date.

Whether you are based in Mandurah, Dudley Park, Coodanup, Greenfields, Erskine, Pinjarra and Meadow Springs, Western Australia, we can service all your bookkeeping requirements

Our mobile bookkeepers can assist you with all aspects of your bookkeeping. You may be using MYOB or Quickbooks, or other accounting software. Contact our team of Mandurah bookkeepers to help you get your accounting in order

So you’ve bought Quickbooks or MYOB – What Next?
Our team of bookkeepers will show you how to install the accounting software package. Just let us know when would be a suitable time, and we can spend an hour or so getting everything functioning to suit your individual business

We can show your bookkeeping staff how to use the software. Many business owners raise invoices directly with MYOB or Quickbooks – We’ll show you how to customise the invoices and add your company logo, address details and any other information that you may need on your invoices

Software Installation Service
Our mobile bookkeeping team offer businesses in and around Mandurah a software installation service for businesses that have purchased an accounting package, such as MYOB, Quicken or others, and have no idea were to start.

Our installation service of computer accounting package includes
· Setting up all your Chart of Accounts to suit your business
· Entering Customers, Supplier & Employee information (or showing you how to)
· Enter Opening balances, including accountants, customer & supplier Opening Balances.
· Training you and / or your staff on inputting YOUR own business day to day data in plain English.

We recommend two hours for the first site visit. It may take longer if you require us to enter all your data in the first visit. We can then organise a second visit after 2-3 weeks, to check what you have done and give additional training if required.

Our Mandurah Bookkeepers save you time, worry and most importantly you will save MONEY!! For your business’ sake and your sanity Contact usNOW!

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