First Class Accounts

15/10/2026

Some people get to BAS time and barely notice it.

Their books are already up to date. The bank was matched off back in July, August and September, when it actually happened. Lodging takes half an hour and then they get on with the job.

That’s not luck. That’s what you get when the books are done every month instead of all at once in October.

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15/10/2026

Business Performance, Employer, went to Samantha Parker of First Class Accounts Artarmon in Cairns last month.

Vanessa and Tony of First Class Accounts Surfers Paradise were named runners up.

Samantha also took the Community Service Award on the same night, which is a rare double.

Congratulations to Samantha Parker, and to Vanessa and Tony.

Employer is the category for franchisees who have grown past one desk and now run a team. It is where a lot of people hope to end up, and it is worth knowing it is possible inside this model.

📖 Every winner from Cairns: https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/blog/celebrating-bookkeeping-excellence-fca-conference-2026/

14/10/2026

“So you just do the data entry, yeah?” 😅

Not quite.

Data entry is the bit that has to happen first. The real job is making sure the numbers are right on the day you need them, and that nothing has quietly gone overdue while you were out on a job.

Our blog breaks down what a bookkeeper actually does, and where the job stops and an accountant starts 👇🏻

https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/blog/what-does-a-bookkeeper-do-in-australia/

14/10/2026

If you missed last Wednesday's information evening, the next best thing is the prospectus.

It covers how the First Class Accounts model works, what the nine-week training involves, how the thirteen-week Kick Start programme helps you build a client base, and what the support looks like once you are running.

Read it in your own time. No call, no commitment, nobody chasing you afterwards.

📥 Download the 2026 prospectus: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1F1x7iR4WTamsNq6pWZ1kFQ2dgsrd

13/10/2026

Six things worth checking before your BAS goes in:

1️⃣ Every bank account matched off against the statement, not just the main one
2️⃣ Your software is adding GST to the right things
3️⃣ You’re not claiming GST back on things that never had it
4️⃣ The weekly shop and the kids’ footy fees are out of the business account
5️⃣ ABNs on file for everyone you’ve paid
6️⃣ Every number comes off a receipt or a statement, not out of your head

Skip one and you usually won’t hear about it until the ATO does.

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13/10/2026

Business Performance, Single Operator, went to Zac Thomas of First Class Accounts Hobart at last month's national conference in Cairns.

Sarah Tice of First Class Accounts Broadbeach was named runner up.

Single operator means exactly that. One person, their own clients, their own practice, with the network behind them rather than a team in the room.

Congratulations Zac Thomas and Sarah Tice.

If you are a bookkeeper who has wondered whether you could run a practice on your own, that is the category to look at.

📖 The full list of winners from Cairns: https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/blog/celebrating-bookkeeping-excellence-fca-conference-2026/

12/10/2026

Your July to September BAS is due on one of three dates. Which one depends on how you lodge it 👇🏻

1️⃣ 28 October, if you post it in
2️⃣ 11 November, if you do it yourself online
3️⃣ 25 November, if a registered BAS or tax agent does it for you

Not sure which is yours? Work to 28 October. You can’t claim the later dates after the fact.

Lodge monthly instead? Your September one is due 21 October.

📩 Want a registered agent lodging yours next quarter? Send us a message.

12/10/2026

10/10/2026

Who can get into your business email account? 🤔

Have a think. You, obviously. Your bookkeeper, maybe. That bloke who set up your website in 2019 and never handed the password back?

That’s the gap. Not hackers in hoodies. Just someone with access to an inbox, quietly changing the bank details on an invoice.

Our blog runs through what to lock down first, and none of it needs an IT budget 👇🏻

https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/blog/what-every-business-owner-should-know-about-cybersecurity/

09/10/2026

Three things about a supplier decide whether your BAS is easy or painful:

📂 Their ABN
💳 Their bank details
📊 What they actually sold you

Get one wrong and you won’t find out that week. You will find out at BAS time, when a GST claim doesn’t stack up or a payment has gone somewhere it shouldn’t have.

We keep this stuff current month to month, so quarter end is a print out, not a treasure hunt.

📩 Send us a message about getting your supplier records sorted. Your first consultation is free.