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We’ve got bookkeeping clients in Bedford, Western Australia, as well as other suburbs of Perth in the City of Bayswater. It’s mainly a residential area, with many small businesses being operated from home.

You might be a carpenter, plumber, electrician, tiler, plasterer or other tradie in the building industry struggling to get your bookkeeping upto date.

Our Perth bookeepers have a portfolio of all sorts of small business owners from sole traders to companies that employ upto 20 or 30 staff.

We’ve helped business owners living in the City of Bayswater. By them outsourcing their bookkeeping we’ve not only saved them time, but we’ve also saved them money in a number of different ways.

Ask us how we can save you time and money in your Bedford business by outsourcing your bookkeeping to our Perth bookkeepers

Do you need our Perth bookkeeping team to help you with the September BAS that’s due 28 October 2011?

If your business is located in the northern suburbs of Perth then contact our Perth bookkeeping team today, as our diary is filling up over the next few weeks approaching the BAS lodgement deadline.

Maybe it’s the first time you’ve had to complete a Business Activity Statement for your new Perth business.

Here’s a surprise, lodging the BAS is the easy part Having the correct figures is where the fun starts.

If you want to know how to fill in a Business Activity Statement BAS – then contact us today for help.

Perth business owners can be caught by putting the wrong figures in the boxes and then paying the Australian Taxation Office too much – or even too little – tax at the end of the quarter.

How do you know if you’re paying too much tax?
Simple answer is that we ALL feel we are paying too much tax to the ATO. As Perth bookkeepers, we have certain checking procedures that we run to ensure your figures are correct before you lodge your BAS.

Would you rather pay us a few extra dollars, or pay the tax office TOO MANY extra dollars because you’ve put the wrong figures in your September quarter BAS form?

Contact our Perth bookkeeping team for help with the September BAS due 28 October 2011

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A desperate phone call from a business owner in Osborne Park: “Help, We need a bookkeeper yesterday!”

There’s nothing like being given plenty of notice to organise a meeting with a new bookkeeping client.

There’s not many bookkeepers around Osborne Park who are justsitting around waiting for the phone to ring.

If you find a bookkeeper who is in such a position, then perhaps you should be wondering why they are not busy working on bookkeeeping for other clients.

Fortunately we have a good working relationship with our bookkeeping clients in and around Osborne Park. When a new client is in a desperate need for help, we are able to juggle a few appointments around with our regular clients and help out small business owners around Osborne Park with bookkeeping.

Whether you use Quickbooks or MYOB accounting software, or any other package for the bookkeeping in your Perth northern suburbs business, contact us today for help, but please try and give us a little more than ten hours notice!

Every wondered why the bank asks for a balance sheet when you go for a loan? Our North Perth bookkeeping business often receives requests to prepare a balance sheet for clients applying for finance and realise that their bookkeeping is in a mess! Contact our Perth Bookkeepers for help

Why does the bank ask for balance sheets for your Perth business?
The bank wants to get a picture of how your business is performing and the balance sheet can give you a financial snapshot of how healthy your business is. You can quickly determine how much you owe to your suppliers, and what your business owns.

The balance sheet lists all you assets, liabilities and equity, following a simple formula: assets = equity + liabilities. The assets and liabilities are on the left and must equal the equity amount listed on the right. When these figures match it means the balance sheet is in balance.

Having this information allows your business to put together a more accurate cash flow statementt and shows the cash flowing in and out of your business. Contact our North Perth bookkeeping service to help you prepare the balance sheets.

Had a call from a physio in Mt Hawthorn that needs help with their bookkeeping. They’ve asked us to come in and train their office girls to use Quickbooks properly. If you also need help contact us NOW

We’ll look through their data files and run various reports to check the how the chart of accounts is set up, have a look through their allocations, and see if the reports reflect their GST figures on their BAS forms.

We’ve saved some business owners large amounts of money by ensuring that their bookwork is running smoothly.

Your Mount Hawthorn business may need a health check, so give us a call and we can organise to review your Quickbooks or MYOB data files and ensure that you’re not paying the ATO more than you need to.

Maybe you need some help withyour tax as well, so we can get our friendly tax agent / accountants to help you out in that regard too

Our Perth Bookkeepers are often asked about finding a good accountant in Perth, and we believe that “Word of Mouth” is always a good place to start.

A good place to start is by asking your business associates, friends, and family members. Since everybody knows around 250 people, you’re more than likely to hear of a Perth accountant within your circle of contacts.

Finding a good accountant in Perth is does not necessarily mean using the first accountant that you find. Some people are public accountants, others are corporate accountants. Some specialise in certain fields or industries.

Then there are accountants in Perth that will only take on businesses with a certain annual turnover. You may well be introduced to an accountant who is more than happy to refer you to another Perth accountants that maybe better suited to your needs.

We suggest that you find an accountant that has similar clients in your industry, and maybe clients of a similar size. You need to be able to relate to your accountant, so it’s worth meeting personally with them.

If you are a member of the local Perth Lions club or Rotary club, you’ll often find accountants amongst their members. You can also contact the local Chamber of Commerce to find your Perth accountants.

Another source of referals may be your local Bank manager, or Credit Union office, maybe your mortgage broker may be able to help you.

Whilst we may suggest some accountants that you may wish to speak to, we prefer not to refer you to specific accountants. Our bookkeeping clients have different accountants, and some are more suited to certain clients than others. The choice is up to you about finding good accountants in Perth.

Where do you start when looking for Bookkeeping in Perth?

Over the years our professional Perth bookkeepers have helped many businesses with their bookkeeping in Perth. Contact Us for more information

We’ve helped bookkeeping clients in Joodalup, Wanneroo, Stirling, Warwick, Balcatta, Swanbourne, Bayswater, and North Perth, just to name a few of the suburbs that we’ve serviced.

There’s quite a few bookkeepers offering bookkeeping in Perth, so how do you decide which Perth bookkeeper will be suitable for your business? [read more here .....]

With the recent changes in legislation, the ATO require that every Perth bookkeeper and bookkeeping service in Perth that lodges BAS (Business Activity Statements) be registered BAS agents with the Tax Practioners Board.

Typical of most legislation, it’s half-cocked and put together by a bunch of public servants in Canberra who have no idea what life is lke in the real business world.

All the legislation has done is to give a whole load of inexperienced (and often incompetant) bookkeepers a false sense of confidence believing that they are ready to be let loose on innocent business owners who would have no idea if their bookkeeper was any good.

Before you continue any further in searching for bookkeeping in Perth, read this article: How to Find A Good Bookkeeper in Perth

Our Perth bookkeepers often receive calls from home based business owners wanting help in getting their office set up with a bookkeeping system.

For many people, the office may be the spare bedroom, or the garage. You might purchase some new furniture such as a desk, chair, and some office equipment such as computer, printer etc.

It’s a good idea to keep all receipts for your purchases, because while you’re getting started you may not be sure what is classed as a legitimate expense.

As well as having a business plan, it’s a good idea to have a chat with your accountant, since you may be able to claim the payments as a tax deduction if you decide to rent or lease equipment rather than buy.

The way you set up your business in your home may affect your tax deductions. See the ATO information on home-based work and deductions .

Our Perth bookkeeping service would suggest that you set up a separate bank accounts for your business and personal expenses. You’ll find that the bookkeeping for your Perth business is simplified by doing this.

Other things to consider include your insurances, licences etc . You may need to check for any local council by-laws regarding your home-based business.

For help with your bookkeeping, or even some ideas how help with your home-based business, contact our Perth bookkeepers today

The City of Joondalup is quite active in its support of local businesses, while promoting Joondalup as an attractive investment destination.

There’s around 13,000 registered businesses ranging from health, education, tourism, retail, to the finance and professional service sectors.

The City of Joondalup conducts regular Business Forums, and on 26 September 2011 they are holding a “Vision for Joondalup” forum. It’s a free event being held at Joondalup Resort and Country Club between 8.30am and 2.00pm (luncheon included).
Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch!

Do you ever feel like you’re wasting money on bookkeeping for your Perth business?

It seems that some clients can’t wait to throw their money on bookkeeping fees.

There’s nothing wrong with making a decision to outsource the bookkeeping to professional bookkeepers in an effort to save on accounting fees. What seems crazy is when we give them options to further increase savings by implementing some simple procedures that we ask them to put in place.

If we were mind-readers, we’d probably no longer be bookkeeping, yet those clients decide that we must know everything that goes on in their small business, and stop the channels of communication.

Your bookkeeper can only work withthe information that is supplied, they should not be having to guess how a payment was made, or hunt around to see which account was used for what transaction.

It makes sense that your bookkeeper is only as good as the information you give them. If you misplace or lose bank statements, invoices, receipts etc, then your bookkeeper will have to spend time (=money) chasing them or wait for you to locate them before their tasks can be completed

These delays equate to time lost and money wasted.

Similarly, if you are slow to get back to your bookkeeoer when quiries are raised, then that will slow down the work flow, and your bookkeeper may fill the schedule that was allocated to your work, with another client.

Again, delays that you cause through not keeping an eye on your bookkeeping can cost money.

Other examples are outlined in our free report that you can download HERE

The worst case scenario maybe that your bookkeeper is stealing and it may be months or even years before you notice.

By which time it could be too late – as in the case of the large electrical retailer, where the bookkeeper found it e-e-easy to steal $20million unnoticed.

By changing a few simple habits you can truly make the most of your bookkeeper. We service local businesses in and around Balcatta, Stirling, Gwelup, Osborne Park, Warwick, generally using MYOB and QuickBooks.