Catch-Up Bookkeeping in Australia
We turn months (or years) of backlog into clean, tax-ready financials. Delivered to AASB / Australian GAAP for Australian businesses, priced in AUD.
Overdue BAS is the usual trigger. Australian businesses come to us with several quarters unlodged, superannuation guarantee payments missed, and an ATO payment plan conversation looming.
The ATO charges failure-to-lodge penalties per 28-day block per outstanding statement. Unpaid superannuation is worse: miss the quarterly date and the deduction is lost entirely, plus a Superannuation Guarantee Charge applies. We sequence super first for that reason.
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 |
| Superannuation guarantee contributionsEmployers | Quarterly | 28 October, 28 January, 28 April, 28 July | ATO |
| Company tax return | Annual | 28 February, or 15 May when lodged through a registered tax agent | 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.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping deliverables
- Full historical reconstruction (3 / 6 / 12 / 24 months)
- Back-reconciliation of every bank & card account
- Categorisation of all historical transactions
- Restated P&L and Balance Sheet per period
- Tax-ready handoff package
Xero
Reconstruction happens in Xero or MYOB against bank feeds, so lodged BAS figures tie back to the ledger rather than to a spreadsheet nobody can audit.
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.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping 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.