Business/Income Activity Statements

Important Information for Business Owners

What are the BAS Agent Laws?
The BAS Agent laws are contained within the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 and the commencement date was 1st March 2010. The laws have seen the introduction of a national Tax Practitioners Board who, among other things, oversee and regulate the supply of BAS Services to the public. Only bookkeepers who have applied to the Board for registration as a BAS Agent are permitted to render BAS services to their clients. BAS services are defined and capture the majority of services provided by most bookkeepers.

BAS Wizard Partner Program
ABN BAS is a Registered BAS Agent that exclusively services members of the Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) and their clients.

Quality Assurance Review and Lodgement of BAS
The main service offering of ABN BAS relates to Activity Statements; firstly, they perform Quality Assurance Reviews of Activity Statements for both BAS Agents and non-BAS Agents; secondly, they act as the BAS Agent for clients of ABN members who are not BAS Agents themselves, and attend to the electronic lodgement of their client’s BAS with the ATO.

Benefits of an ABN Membership for your Bookkeeper
As a business owner, there is a lot to be said for making sure your bookkeeper is a member of ABN.

Here are some of the key reasons why:

Bookkeeper-Client Connect

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What is Bookkeeper-Client Connect?

Bookkeeper-Client Connect is our secure, web-based file transfer facility which ABN members, their staff and their clients can use, free of charge, to upload and download files to each other.
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If you are a client of an ABN bookkeeper, contact your bookkeeper. They will be able to trigger an email to you to remind you of your user name and password.

Enables bookkeepers to legally prepare and lodge BAS: our BAS Wizard Partner Program, a quality assurance framework which is in accordance with Tax Office guidelines, is used by over 700 bookkeepers around Australia to enable them to legally prepare and lodge a BAS for their clients.

Bookkeeper-Client Connect:
ABN members have free access to our state-of-the-art file transfer facility, Bookkeeper-Client Connect, which enables them to streamline their dealings with you. ABN’s file transfer facility is a web based solution that allows you and your bookkeeper to send large files quickly and securely using a password system.

Your business will benefit from the technical resources which ABN provides your bookkeeper: the technical information which ABN provides is written especially for bookkeepers who look after small to medium businesses. Our technical bulletins keep our members up to date with quality information.

Professional support:
If your bookkeeper is stuck on a technical issue, whether it is bookkeeping, income tax or GST related, they can email their questions to us and receive professional support from our team of qualified accountants. This is a good alternative for bookkeepers who would otherwise remain unsure about an issue or need to go to your accountant for guidance hence saving you money.

Networking opportunities:
Bookkeeping can be isolating, ABN changes that because our discussion forum gives your bookkeeper the opportunity to network with, and post questions to other members all around Australia. Your bookkeeper will benefit from being in touch with other bookkeepers and will remain up to date with what is happening in the industry.

Under this new system, BAS Agents are subject to a Code Of Professional Conduct which imposes a range of obligations as well as civil penalties. Clients of BAS Agents benefit from safe harbour provisions which can provide relief from penalties in the case of error or late lodgement by a BAS Agent.

I am a member of the Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) who have served the bookkeeping industry since 2001 and have grown to become Australia’s largest private representative body for self-employed and contract bookkeepers. ABN provides me with resources, tools and technical support to ensure a quality service to you.

ABN BAS Pty Ltd is a sister business of ABN which offers Quality Assurance Reviews of statements.

At BAS time, I can submit electronic papers to ABN BAS who perform a Quality Assurance Review and contact me if there are any anomalies.

For a standard BAS review and lodgement, prices start at $88 (including gst) which makes this an excellent offering delivering you an affordable and quality solution for BAS reviews and lodgement.

If you wish to lodge your own statement, I can arrange a detailed review from just $77.

"Bookkeeper-Client Connect is owned and operated by Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN). ABN is Australia’s largest private representative body for self-employed and contract bookkeepers. For further information, visit www.austbook.net"