Small Business Bookkeeper

Every small business in Australia can benefit from a professional bookkeeping service. Even myself as the owner of our company, use a bookkeeper to keep control over our finances and especially the recording process. We would be lost without an external person to arrange our bas statements, file our expenses, and provide reports about income and cashflow. I don’t have time for these things and even more, am not the sort of person who will focus on something i do not find exciting or interesting. I want to spend my time communicating with clients and getting into the process of Google search engine optimisation.

Small business bookkeping Melbourne

One such small business bookkeeping service in Melbourne is provided by Acton Bookkeeping. They have a reputation for being very thorough and on time with their work. They are also know for presenting documents in easy to understand forms and taking initiatives with regard to saving businesses money.

They can either provide their service externally or a staff member can visit your office on a periodic basis to update your files. The benefits are obvious. They save you time doing the books. they save you money hiring full time staff. they save you hassle caused by mistakes happening when you try to do it inhouse.

I remember being very happy when our company reached the size where we needed a bookkeeper and accountant. It meant i knew we were making enough money that that side of the business needed professional care. We like to outsource the work we are not skilled at, and our bookkeeper has always helped us focus on what we do best.

Accounting Bookkeeping

The difference between an accounant and a bookkeeper is that an accountant can lodge your tax return and a bookkeeper can not. An accountant can also offer tax advice. I am sure there are more differences and most accountants who read this would like to tell me more, but from a business owner point of view, that is nuts and bolts of the difference between the accounting bookkeping question.

A bookeeper is cheaper per hour than and accountant. So many people use a bookkeeper to prepare their accounts up to the point of lodgement, when it is then handed over to an accountant to authorise. Some companies offer both services combined.