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BAS & GST Services for Melbourne Businesses
Accurate BAS and GST reporting begins with reliable financial records
Reliable BAS Preparation and GST Support
Accurate BAS and GST reporting begins with reliable financial records. Rick & Mon Accountants helps sole traders, companies, trusts and partnerships prepare their Business Activity Statements and manage their ongoing GST obligations.
A Business Activity Statement may include more than GST collected and paid. Depending on your business, it can also involve PAYG withholding, PAYG instalments and other reporting obligations.
Errors in transaction coding, unreconciled accounts or incomplete payroll records can affect the figures reported. Our approach is to review the underlying information before preparing your BAS—not simply transfer numbers from accounting software.
We can assist with regular BAS preparation, GST reconciliations, outstanding statements and questions about how GST applies to your business activities. Where bookkeeping corrections are required, we explain the issues clearly and help establish a more reliable process for future reporting periods.
Our BAS and GST Services
We provide practical BAS and GST support to help businesses report accurately, meet their obligations and keep their accounts up to date throughout the year.
BAS Preparation and Lodgement
Preparation and lodgement of monthly, quarterly or annual Business Activity Statements using the information recorded in your accounting system.
GST Registration and Guidance
Assistance with understanding GST registration requirements, establishing the correct registration details and preparing for ongoing GST reporting.
GST Reconciliations
Review and reconciliation of GST accounts to identify differences between your accounting records, lodged activity statements and ATO account information.
PAYG Instalment Support
Assistance with understanding and reporting PAYG instalment amounts included on your activity statements and reviewing the relevant business information.
PAYG Withholding Reporting
Support with reconciling payroll records and reporting PAYG withholding amounts for businesses that employ staff or make other applicable payments.
Overdue BAS Assistance
Practical support to organise incomplete records, prepare outstanding activity statements and bring overdue BAS obligations up to date.
Are Your BAS Records Falling Behind?
BAS problems often develop gradually. A few unreconciled transactions or incorrectly coded purchases can carry forward across several reporting periods and make the accounts increasingly difficult to rely on. You may need BAS catch-up or reconciliation support. Contact Rick & Mon.
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Our BAS Preparation Process
Simple, transparent and tailored accounting advice designed to support your business goals.
01 Review Your Records
We review your accounting file, bank reconciliations, payroll information and relevant supporting documents for the reporting period.
02 Check GST Treatment
Transactions are reviewed for potential coding errors, missing information and inconsistent GST treatment requiring clarification.
03 Reconcile the Accounts
Relevant GST, payroll and activity-statement accounts are reconciled to help ensure the reported figures are supported by your records.
04 Prepare and Finalise Your BAS
We prepare the activity statement, explain the outcome and arrange lodgement once the information has been reviewed and approved.
What Is Included in a Business Activity Statement?
The information included in a BAS depends on your registrations and business circumstances. It may cover:
- GST collected on business sales
- GST credits on eligible business purchases
- PAYG withholding from employee wages
- PAYG income tax instalments
- Fuel tax credits, where applicable
- Other business tax obligations
Businesses should keep records supporting their PAYG instalment and PAYG withholding transactions, including relevant calculations and payment evidence. ato.gov.au
We review the sections relevant to your business and explain what the final BAS position means, including whether an amount may be payable or refundable.
Bookkeeping, BAS and Annual Tax Working Together
Bookkeeping, BAS reporting and annual tax compliance are connected, but each serves a different purpose.
Accurate bookkeeping provides the transaction-level records used to prepare your BAS. BAS reporting captures applicable GST, PAYG and other obligations during the year. Your annual accounts and business tax return then bring together the financial results for the full income year.
When these services are coordinated, issues can be identified earlier and year-end accounting becomes more efficient. It also gives you more reliable financial information for monitoring cash flow, expenses and business performance.
For ongoing transaction processing and reconciliations, learn more about our Bookkeeping Services. For annual accounts and income tax compliance, visit our Business Tax return Service.
Why Choose Rick & Mon for BAS and GST Services?
Your BAS should be based on more than unchecked accounting-software reports. We take an accounting-led approach that considers the quality of your records, the consistency of GST coding and the connection between your activity statements and wider tax obligations.
We support sole traders, family businesses and growing companies across construction, trades, transport, logistics, warehousing, NDIS, healthcare, hospitality, retail and professional services.
Different industries can have different transaction types, invoicing arrangements, payroll requirements and cash-flow pressures. We tailor our BAS and GST support to the way your business operates rather than applying the same process to every client.
Careful Review
We review the supporting records and relevant account balances before finalising the activity statement
Clear Explanations
We explain issues and reporting outcomes in straightforward language, including any information or action required from you.
Integrated Accounting Support
Your BAS can be coordinated with bookkeeping, payroll, tax planning, annual accounts and business tax services.
Support as Your Business Grows
As your transactions, employees or reporting requirements change, your level of accounting support can change with them.
BAS and GST FAQs
A business may report monthly, quarterly or annually depending on its GST registration, turnover, reporting arrangements and other obligations. We can review your current reporting cycle and explain what applies to your business.
Yes. We can review the outstanding periods, assess the condition of your bookkeeping records and help prepare the required activity statements. Additional bookkeeping or reconciliation work may be required where the underlying records are incomplete.
No. Bookkeeping involves maintaining transaction records, bank reconciliations and other day-to-day financial information. BAS preparation uses those records to calculate and report applicable GST, PAYG and other obligations.
Not necessarily. Eligibility depends on matters such as the nature of the purchase, its business use, the GST treatment applied by the supplier and whether appropriate supporting documentation is held.
Depending on your business, this may include reconciled accounting records, bank and credit-card information, sales and purchase records, tax invoices, payroll reports and details of unusual transactions.
Yes. We can discuss your turnover and business activities, explain the general registration requirements and assist with the registration process where appropriate.
This may be possible where your accounting records are complete, accurate and reconciled. We will review the information before confirming the appropriate scope of work.
Yes. Accounting software can calculate GST based on the information entered, but incorrect transaction coding can produce inaccurate reports. We can review relevant balances and identify matters that may require correction.
Need Help with BAS or GST?
Whether you need ongoing BAS preparation, GST registration assistance, reconciliations or support with overdue activity statements, Rick & Mon Accountants can help you understand your obligations and move forward with greater confidence.
