What is a BAS agent? Services and registration explained
Learn what a registered BAS agent does, how the role differs from bookkeeping and income tax work, and what information to prepare before getting help.
Practical reading guides
Bookkeeping and BAS: from records to lodgement
The bookkeeping job doesn't finish when transactions appear in your software. You need records you can explain, someone responsible for unresolved questions, and a clear path from those records to your activity statement.
Start with the question you have today. If you're choosing help, compare the roles and check registration. If you're doing the entries yourself, follow the record-review guides before moving to GST and lodgement. You can also share this page with the person helping you and agree which jobs each of you will handle.
These guides explain the process and help you prepare better questions. Your business's tax treatment and deadlines still need checking against its circumstances. Keep the official correspondence and ask a registered practitioner when the answer depends on a transaction you can't confidently classify.
Choose the right help
Understand what each registration covers, then compare the actual work in a quote. A good engagement makes review, approval and payment responsibilities clear before the first deadline.
BAS agent vs tax agent: who can do what?
Compare BAS agents and tax agents, see who can handle GST, payroll and income tax, and work out how to divide the jobs in your small business.
BAS agent for small business: how to choose one
Find the right BAS agent or bookkeeper for your small business. Check registration, compare service scopes and fees, and prepare a clear handover.
How to check a BAS agent's registration with the TPB
Check a BAS agent on the TPB register, match their legal name and registration type, and know what to ask about conditions, staff and renewal dates.
Get the records ready
Work through the accounts regularly and keep supporting documents with the entries. A short list of unresolved items gives your adviser a more useful starting point than a file described simply as done.
MYOB bookkeeping checklist: a practical month-end routine
Use this MYOB month-end checklist to reconcile accounts, review unpaid invoices and GST reports, and prepare clear records for your bookkeeper or BAS agent.
How to Do Your Own Bookkeeping: A Monthly Routine for Owners
You can do your own bookkeeping with a separate bank account, software with bank feeds, 20 minutes a week and a monthly close checklist. Here's the routine.
MYOB Training in Australia: Free Courses vs Paid Options
MYOB Academy is free and official. Compare paid MYOB accounting courses online (Applied Education, EzyLearn, TAFE, Udemy), 2026 prices and what to learn first.
Understand GST and complete the BAS
Check the reporting period, basis and deadline before preparing the statement. Lodgement and payment are separate tasks: retain evidence of both and know who follows up on an outstanding amount.
GST and BAS Explained: Plain-English Guide for Small Business
GST and the BAS explained simply: the $75,000 threshold, how to register, what goes in each label, GST credits, due dates and the mistakes that cost money.
GST-Free vs BAS Excluded vs Input Taxed: The Tax Codes Explained
BAS excluded meaning, GST-free vs BAS excluded, input taxed and Simpler BAS explained in plain English, with a 27-transaction coding table for Xero and MYOB.
How to Lodge Your BAS Online (Step by Step)
Lodge your BAS online step by step: myID login to ATO Online services for business or myGov, the G1, 1A, 1B and W1/W2 labels, paying, and fixing mistakes.
BAS Due Dates 2026-27: Every Quarterly, Monthly & Agent Deadline
Every BAS due date for FY 2026-27: the 28 Oct, 28 Feb, 28 Apr and 28 Jul quarterly deadlines, extra time for online and agent lodgement, and monthly dates.