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BAS preparation
assistant

The preparation, not the lodgement. GST coding reviewed across the period, control accounts reconciled, suspense cleared, and a complete pack in your reviewer's hands — so your registered agent signs rather than rebuilds.

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$14/hrFrom, + GST · full-time
Up to 70%Vs. a local hire
Prep onlyYour agent lodges
~2 wksBrief → first day

Eighty per cent of BAS work has no judgement in it

Every quarter the same thing happens: the deadline arrives, the files are not ready, and a registered agent who charges for judgement spends three days doing reconciliation instead. The lodgement itself takes minutes. Everything before it is grind.

That grind is exactly what an offshore assistant does well, because it is rule-bound and checkable. Coding reviewed against the chart. GST control accounts reconciled back to the ledger. Suspense cleared, with a query list for anything genuinely ambiguous.

What your agent receives is a pack, not a shoebox — which is the difference between a review and a rebuild.

What the prep actually covers

  • GST coding review — Every transaction in the period checked against the client's chart and GST treatment, with exceptions listed rather than silently corrected.
  • Control account reconciliation — GST collected and paid reconciled back to the ledger, differences traced and explained.
  • Suspense and clearing — Suspense accounts cleared, unidentified items chased with the client, remainder documented for your reviewer.
  • Wages and super cross-check — PAYG withheld and super reconciled against the payroll reports for the period.
  • Reconciliation pack — A single document per client: the figures, the workings, the exceptions and the open questions.
  • Deadline tracking — A rolling schedule of which clients are due when, and which are waiting on information — so nothing is discovered late.

The lodgement line — this one is not negotiable

Lodging a BAS for a fee, or advising on it, requires registration with the Tax Practitioners Board. An offshore team member cannot hold that registration, and no arrangement changes it.

  • LodgementYour registered BAS or tax agent reviews, signs and lodges. Always.
  • AdviceAny question of treatment or position is escalated to your agent, not answered.
  • Client communication on positionsChasing missing information is fine. Explaining a GST position to a client is not.
  • Portal accessNo access to your agent portal or ATO Online services for agents.
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Questions

Frequently asked

Can they lodge if we supervise?
No. Registration is personal to the agent and cannot be supervised into existence for someone offshore. The practical model is that they prepare completely, your registered agent reviews and lodges — and most practices find the preparation was the expensive part anyway.
How do you stop coding errors becoming lodged errors?
Two things. They flag rather than fix anything ambiguous, so judgement calls surface instead of disappearing into the ledger. And the pack they produce shows the workings, so your reviewer is checking a visible chain rather than trusting a number.
What happens at quarter-end crunch?
This is when the role earns its keep, but it needs planning: a rolling deadline schedule maintained from week one, and clients chased for information well before the lodgement window rather than during it.
How much does it cost?
From $14/hr + GST full-time — up to 70% less than a local hire, with no placement fee. Run your numbers →
Full-time, part-time or fewer hours?
Forty hours a week is our standard engagement and twenty is common. Below that we look at fifteen, ten or even five hours to get a role started, priced accordingly — a smaller engagement costs a little more per hour because the recruiting and management effort is the same. Plenty of clients begin at ten hours and grow the role once they see what comes off their desk.
Is there a minimum term?
Three months, then month to month. It's the same runway you'd give a new local hire to learn your systems, your clients and your standards — and the team members who get a fair run are the ones who stay for years. There are no exit penalties at any point, and if the issue is the person rather than the role, the first-week refund and free replacement cover that separately.
How do you handle confidentiality?
The same way you'd treat any remote team member. Every placement signs an NDA and a confidentiality clause before day one, and they work inside your systems — your email, your CRM, your file storage — so you control what they can see and can revoke access instantly. No client data is stored on our side.