What Tax Cottage provides
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Bookkeeping
Many business owners lack up-to-date financial visibility due to operational demands, causing delays and uncertainty. Professional bookkeeping provides accurate, real-time records, ensuring compliance, clarity, and control for sole traders and growing businesses
Bookkeeping
- Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks
- Bank reconciliations
- Invoicing and billing management
- Accounts receivable and payable
- Cost centre tracking
- Chart of accounts structuring
- Periodic financial analysis
- Profit and loss (P&L) reporting
- Balance sheet reporting
Accounting
Professional accounting enhances profitability, cash flow transparency, and sustainable growth by turning financial data into actionable insights, supporting informed decisions through reporting, planning, and performance benchmarking
Accounting
- General ledger management
- Trial balance preparation
- Depreciation schedules
- Annual financial statements
- Year-end adjustments and journals
- Management reporting systems
- Project and job cost allocations
- Cash flow analysis
- Budgeting and forecasting support
Taxation
Many individuals and businesses miss deductions and struggle with Australian Taxation Office requirements. Structured tax services ensure accurate returns, maximise legitimate claims, minimise liabilities, and maintain full compliance with confidence
Taxation
- Individual tax return
- Partnership tax return
- Company tax return
- Trust tax return
- Business Activity Statements (BAS)
- Instalment Activity Statements (IAS)
- Not-for-profit self-review return
- Taxable payments annual report
- (GST) and other tax registrations
Payroll
Payroll is complex and high-risk if mismanaged. Professional services ensure accurate wages, super, and Australian Taxation Office reporting, maintaining compliance, efficiency, and confidence for businesses of all sizes
Payroll
- Payroll system setup
- Salaries and wages processing
- Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting
- Superannuation Guarantee (SG)
- Pay as you go (PAYG) withholding
- Payroll compliance procedures
- Award rate compliance guidance
- Payroll software training
- Employee leave management
Business
Business structure impacts tax, asset protection, and growth. Services manage registrations, compliance, and changes, ensuring Australian Securities & Investments Commission obligations and ABN, TFN, ACN details remain accurate and aligned with future plans
Business
- Australian business number (ABN)
- Tax file number (TFN)
- Company registration (ACN)
- Business name registrations
- Business deregistration and closure
- ASIC form lodgements
- Updating registered business details
- Financial statements preparation
- Business structure changes
Not-for-profit
Not-for-profits face unique obligations. Services support Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission registration, reporting, and governance, ensuring compliance, protecting funding, and enabling focus on mission
Not-for-profit
- Registration with the ACNC
- ACNC charity record updates
- Annual information statement
- Governance standard compliance
- Grant acquittal reporting
- Tax concession support
- DGR endorsement assistance
- Board financial reporting
- Compilation of financial statements
How Tax Cottage helps
Assistance is available for individual tax returns, business accounting, not-for-profit reporting, and ongoing taxation support. Enquiries are welcome to discuss current and future taxation and accounting needs