Our story in bookkeeping and accounts
For many years Accounts & Books Assist’s founder Leanne Chen saw the bookkeeping and accounts management industry survive on lots of manual data entry, paper record filings, and manual, sometimes…
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The Five A’s of Change – achieving continuous improvement
We’ve spent more than the past year responding to things outside of our control. Everyone has experienced huge change, a lot of it while in crisis mode. Upon reflection, some…
Single Touch Payroll Reporting for Closely Held Payees Mandatory from July 2021
Does your business make payments to closely held payees? If so, you will need to start reporting these payments via Single Touch Payroll (STP) from July 2021. Closely held payees…
Why building a customer database is good for business
As more and more business moves online, you need an efficient way to contact customers. An online database helps you reach out to your customers at different stages in the…
Is Your Business Eligible for JobMaker Payments?
The JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme is designed to encourage businesses to employ additional young jobseekers aged 16-35 years. The hiring credit subsidises an increase in employee headcount. Registration for the…
Should you buy or lease your business assets?
There are certain items of equipment, machinery and hardware that are essential to the operation of your business – whether it’s the delivery van you use to run your home-delivery…
Update your ABN details is vital for notifications in an emergency.
Did you know that government agencies use Australian Business Number (ABN) details to identify individuals and businesses in communities affected by emergencies or natural disasters? This can happen any time…
Christmas parties and presents on a budget
It’s been a financial rollercoaster of a year for most businesses, but Christmas time invites us to pause and celebrate what’s gone right and thank the people we rode with.…
Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas! We wish you health, happiness, and a little more certainty in the year ahead! After a very challenging and difficult year we hope you will have time at…