Bookkeeping Services
Reliable books. Better visibility. Less administration.
Bookkeeping is the part of running a business that quietly determines how well everything else works. When the records are current and accurate, activity statements are straightforward, year-end is calm, and you can actually see how the business is going. We handle that day-to-day work for businesses across Ipswich.
- QuickBooks, Reckon, MYOB and other packages
- Records kept ready for BAS and year end
- Bookkeeping and accounting under the one roof
Keep your accounts up to date.
Bookkeeping is the ongoing job of recording what the business does: sales, purchases, wages, payments and receipts, coded correctly and reconciled against the bank. Done regularly it takes a modest amount of time. Left for a few months it becomes a genuinely unpleasant weekend.
It matters because everything downstream depends on it. Your activity statements come from these records. So do your financial statements, your tax return, and any figures a lender or landlord asks to see. If the books are behind, all of that work becomes slower, more expensive and less reliable.
Susan Boyle has meticulously handled bookkeeping and business activity statements for many of our clients since 2006, and is proficient in QuickBooks, Reckon, MYOB and other accounting packages. Whether you want the whole job taken off your hands or just a regular review of work done in-house, we can arrange something that fits.
It is a very common place to start, and not something we will make you feel bad about. Tell us how far back it goes and we will work out the most practical way to bring things up to date.
What we can help you with
The regular work that keeps a set of books current and dependable.
Day-to-day bookkeeping
Recording the ordinary running of the business — sales, purchases, payments and receipts — on a regular cycle rather than in an annual panic.
Transaction recording and coding
Entering and categorising transactions consistently, so reports mean the same thing from one period to the next.
Reconciliations
Reconciling bank, credit card and other accounts so the records agree with the statements, and differences are found while they are still small.
Maintaining organised records
Keeping the supporting documentation filed and retrievable, so a question about a transaction two years ago is answerable.
Preparing records for BAS
Getting the period's records into a state where the activity statement can be prepared from them with confidence.
Supporting year-end accounting
Handing over clean, reconciled records at year end, which makes preparing the financial statements and tax return considerably simpler.
Keeping business records current
Working to a regular rhythm — weekly, fortnightly, monthly or quarterly — so the books are never far from up to date.
Working alongside business owners
Fitting in with how you already work, whether that means taking the whole job on or supporting someone who handles it in-house.
Software we work with.
We work with the accounting packages our clients already use rather than insisting everyone move to one system. If your books are running well in the software you have, there is usually no reason to change.
- QuickBooks
- Reckon
- MYOB
- Other accounting packages — tell us what you use and we will let you know how we can work with it
How we set up your bookkeeping
- 01
Understand how the business runs
What the business does, how money comes in and goes out, who is involved, and what is already working well.
- 02
Review the current records
We look at the state of the books as they stand, and are straight with you about how much catching up is needed, if any.
- 03
Agree the arrangement
How often the work is done, what comes to us and in what form, and which parts stay with you. Then everyone knows where they stand.
- 04
Keep the records current
Transactions recorded, accounts reconciled and queries raised as they arise, on the agreed cycle.
- 05
Hand across to the accounting work
The same records feed your activity statements, financial statements and tax return, without being rebuilt from scratch each time.
Bookkeeping and BAS, working together.
There is a practical advantage in having the bookkeeping and the activity statements handled by the same practice: the review that would ordinarily happen at BAS time is already built into the way the records are kept.
It also means fewer handovers. Questions get resolved as they come up rather than being saved for a quarterly reconciliation, and by the time the statement is due there is nothing to reconstruct.
- Coding checked as the work is done, not months later
- Fewer surprises when the activity statement is prepared
- One team across bookkeeping, BAS, accounts and tax
- Year-end work that starts from records already in order
Who this service is for
Sole traders
Owner-operators who would rather spend the evening on the business than on data entry.
Small businesses
Businesses with staff, suppliers and a steady volume of transactions that need recording properly.
Growing businesses
Owners who have outgrown a spreadsheet and need records that will stand up to more scrutiny.
Businesses with in-house bookkeeping
Where someone internal does the day-to-day work and wants regular support or a review before each period closes.
Businesses behind on their records
Anyone with catching up to do, who wants a realistic plan rather than a lecture.
Not-for-profit organisations
Community organisations needing dependable records for their committee and members.
Important considerations
Regular beats occasional
Records kept up weekly or monthly cost less time overall than the same work done in a single sitting at year end, and they are far more useful along the way.
Consistency matters more than perfection
Coding transactions the same way each period is what makes reports comparable. Changing approach halfway through a year undoes a lot of the value.
Records need to be kept
Businesses are required to retain their records for a set period. Part of good bookkeeping is making sure the documentation is retrievable, not just entered.
The books are yours
Whatever arrangement we have, the records belong to your business and remain accessible to you.
This information is general in nature. Record-keeping requirements can depend on your circumstances and current legislation — speak with our team for advice relevant to your situation.
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Common questions about bookkeeping
Which software do you work with?
Can you take over bookkeeping that is behind?
Do I have to use you for my BAS and tax as well?
How often would the work be done?
Can you work with our existing bookkeeper?
We advise on your systems. Our IT partner builds them.
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Whether you have a straightforward question or a more complex financial situation, our team is here to help.
Level 1, 265 Brisbane St, Ipswich QLD · Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm