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Octopus Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping, BAS and payroll for tradies
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Get to know the practice
Octopus Bookkeeping helps trade business owners with bookkeeping, BAS lodgements and payroll. Rikka Power runs the practice from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and offers remote support to businesses around Australia.
The business website describes work with Xero and trade tools including Tradify and ServiceM8. If you already use a job-management app, ask how it would fit with your books and what a handover would involve.
Start with the work you need done.Ask who will handle your books, what is included in the quote and whether the practice is taking new clients. Registration alone doesn’t tell you whether a service is the right fit.
What you can enquire about
Services listed by the practice
Visit website ↗Bookkeeping for trades
Discuss how often your records need updating and whether there is any catch-up work to include.
BAS lodgement
Confirm which statements the practice will prepare or lodge, and who handles the supporting records.
Payroll
Ask how pay runs fit into the service and what you need to supply each pay period.
Xero and trade software
The practice describes Xero setup and connections with job-management tools. Ask which integrations suit your workflow.
Summarised from the practice’s own pages. Confirm the scope, fees and availability directly.
The business behind the listing
About Rikka and the practice
Rikka Power is the person behind Octopus Bookkeeping. The practice website names Rikka and displays BAS registration 26106526 on its home, about and contact pages.
Ask which products and integrations they currently support.
Check the registration
- Registered name
- Rikka Power
- BAS registration number
- 26106526
- Location in the register
- VERMONT, VIC
- Status in our copy
- Registered
Register snapshot: 9 September 2026. Conditions, sanctions and registration status can change. Read the full official record before engaging an agent.
Open TPB record ↗Before you get in touch
Can I work with the practice remotely?
The website describes remote support across australia. Confirm how you would share records, arrange meetings and approve work.
How much will the work cost?
We haven’t verified a current fee schedule for this listing. Ask for a written quote that separates bookkeeping, BAS work, payroll and any catch-up work. Our BAS-agent fees guide explains what to compare.
What should I include in my first enquiry?
Mention your business type, accounting software, number of employees and whether your books are up to date. Explain the help you need and any deadlines. Ask the practice how to share documents securely before sending sensitive records.
Is this a recommendation from Australian Small Business Guide?
No. This is an independent directory listing, not an endorsement, quality ranking or confirmation that the agent is taking new clients. No provider pays for position in this directory.
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Sources and listing updates
Register information is adapted from the TPB Public Register dataset, Commonwealth of Australia, under CC BY 4.0. We leave out street addresses. Business details were reviewed on 10 September 2026. We haven’t tested the services or the delivery of calls and emails.