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First Class Accounts - Richmond Give us your books and we'll give you back your life. We supply the complete bookkeeping services fo

As the Owner/Bookkeeper of First Class Accounts Richmond I pride myself on delivering excellent customer service and focusing on the individual needs of each client. I will ensure that accuracy, integrity and confidentiality are maintained at all times. The service can include everything from Data Entry, Bank Reconciliation through to Management Reporting and Analysis along with budgeting and forecasting. As a Mobile Bookkeeping Service I can come to you or work off-site and from my office. I have over 10 years experience working as an Assistant Accountant for Companies ranging from small family owned businesses to national ASX listed Companies. I now look forward to using these years of experience and the resources available through the FCA network to assist my clients to improve their own business operations, so they can focus on what they do best. I developed extensive initiative, organisational and time management skills through my employment which I consider to be one of my strongest assets. These skills have also been enhanced through my personal life; balancing work, study and friends while trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. During my career I undertook the task of identifying systems which improved policies and procedures within my position. As a result of these enhancements, procedures were improved dramatically on a national level. Book a Free Initial 1 Hour Consultation: https://calendly.com/fcaaccounts/initial-consultation

Ever paid a tradie or supplier who couldn't give you an ABN? 😬If that invoice was more than $75 (excluding GST), you wer...
09/10/2026

Ever paid a tradie or supplier who couldn't give you an ABN? 😬

If that invoice was more than $75 (excluding GST), you were meant to hold back 47% and send it to the ATO. Not most of it. Not later. 47%, on the day you paid.

It doesn't stop there. Anything you held back has to be reported to the ATO in a separate annual report, due 31 October.

The catch? Your accounting software won't flag any of this. It usually turns up months later, when someone's doing the BAS.

As a registered BAS Agent, we pick this up as it happens, not at year end.

📩 Paid someone without an ABN this year? Get in touch before 31 October: https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/richmond/

Three things about a supplier decide whether your BAS is easy or painful:📂 Their ABN💳 Their bank details📊 What they actu...
08/10/2026

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'll find out at BAS time, when a GST claim doesn't stack up or a payment has gone somewhere it shouldn't have.

As a registered BAS Agent, we keep these records current month to month, so quarter end is a quick print-out, not a treasure hunt.

📅 Book a free first consultation and we'll get your supplier records sorted: https://calendly.com/fcarichmond/initial-consultation

01/10/2026

October starts today, and your Q1 BAS is due on one of three dates: 28 October, 11 November or 25 November.

Which one depends on how you lodge. Through a registered BAS agent it is the latest of the three, but the agent has to be engaged before they can lodge for you.

If you would rather have 25 November than a scramble in October, now is when that gets decided.

Message me and we will sort it before the quarter closes.

29/09/2026

Paying a spouse, a child or another family member through payroll? They are a closely held payee, and they have their own reporting deadline.

If you have both closely held payees and regular employees, the STP end of year finalisation for those payees is due 30 September.

It is one of the least known obligations in the calendar, and it applies to a lot of family run businesses without them realising.

Not sure whether it applies to you? Message me and I will tell you in five minutes.

The July to September quarter closes on Wednesday.Two things land on 30 September:• The quarter your next BAS covers end...
28/09/2026

The July to September quarter closes on Wednesday.

Two things land on 30 September:

• The quarter your next BAS covers ends
• STP end of year finalisation is due for closely held payees, which means anyone paying family members through payroll: after Wednesday, the figures are what they are. Anything not recorded by then gets fixed the hard way.

Message me if you want it clean before it closes.

Friday's First Class AnswersInvoice vs tax invoice — what's actually different?Email us at mailto:admin@fcarichmond.com ...
25/09/2026

Friday's First Class Answers

Invoice vs tax invoice — what's actually different?

Email us at mailto:[email protected]

We've levelled up! 🎉Kelly is now a Level 3 Xero Certified Specialist, Xero's highest advisor certification.That means ev...
25/09/2026

We've levelled up! 🎉

Kelly is now a Level 3 Xero Certified Specialist, Xero's highest advisor certification.

That means even more expertise in fixed assets, stock tracking, project costing, multi-currency and budgeting, so we can take care of the tricky parts of your books while you focus on your business.

Need a hand getting more out of Xero? Send us a message. 💙

22/09/2026

What an accountant needs at lodgement, and what slows the job down:

• Accounts reconciled to 30 June
• Expenses coded consistently
• Payroll finalised and super reconciled
• Loans, drawings and owner payments clearly identified
• Records ready for anything unusual, before they have to ask

The tidier it arrives, the less it costs you.

Message me and I will get it ready.

31 October is the deadline to lodge your own tax return. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday, so the first business day after...
21/09/2026

31 October is the deadline to lodge your own tax return. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday, so the first business day after is Monday 2 November.

If you'd rather a tax agent lodged it for you, the ATO says to contact them before 31 October to be part of their lodgment program.

Either way, it starts with records your accountant can actually work from.

We get those ready — reconciled, coded and handed over clean, whether you're on Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks.

Book a free initial consultation: calendly.com/fcarichmond/initial-consultation

Friday's First Class AnswersWhy do you need a copy of the invoice?Email us at mailto:admin@fcarichmond.com
18/09/2026

Friday's First Class Answers

Why do you need a copy of the invoice?

Email us at mailto:[email protected]

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