Accounts Payable Management in Australia
We turn bill-paying from a scramble into a controlled, scheduled process. Delivered to AASB / Australian GAAP for Australian businesses, priced in AUD.
Australian AP feeds the BAS directly. Input tax credits depend on holding a valid tax invoice, and GST-free supplies coded as taxable inflate every claim you have already lodged. We capture bills through Dext into Xero or MYOB, code GST at supplier level rather than by assumption, and reconcile creditors before each activity statement goes out.
We manage your full AP cycle inside Bill.com, Airbase or your accounting platform — capturing bills, routing approvals, scheduling payments to optimise cash, and keeping vendor records clean.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Activity Statement (quarterly)GST-registered businesses lodging quarterly | Quarterly | 28 October, 28 February, 28 April, 28 July | ATO |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with ATO. This is general information, not tax advice.
Accounts Payable deliverables
- Bill capture & coding (Dext / Bill.com)
- Approval-workflow management
- Scheduled vendor payments
- Vendor statement reconciliation
- 1099 / contractor data hygiene
Xero
Xero is the default in Australia, and Single Touch Payroll means payroll must report to the ATO at every pay run rather than at year end.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Melbourne e-commerce brand, 3,100 transactions a month, quarterly BAS, 11 staff.
- In-house bookkeeper (fully loaded, per month)
- $7,200
- Salt bookkeeping + BAS and payroll
- $2,100
- Monthly saving
- $5,100
Figures in AUD. Fully loaded cost includes superannuation, leave loading, software and supervision.
The framework your Australia accounts are held to.
We prepare to Australian Accounting Standards (AASB), IFRS-aligned. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyCPA AustraliaOne of Australia's two principal accounting bodies.
- Professional bodyCA ANZChartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandChartered body covering both Australia and New Zealand.
- Standards setterAASBAustralian Accounting Standards BoardIssues the standards Australian accounts are prepared to.
- RegulatorATOAustralian Taxation OfficeBAS, GST, PAYG, superannuation guarantee and STP.
- RegulatorTPBTax Practitioners BoardRegisters BAS and tax agents — lodgement stays with a registered agent.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
Accounts Payable in Australia
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Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.