This qualification is designed to reflect the job roles of contract bookkeepers and employees performing bookkeeping tasks for organisations in a range of industries.

 

A Business Activity Statement (BAS) service is a tax agent service that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Preparing or lodging an approved form about a taxpayer’s liabilities, obligations or entitlements under a BAS provision;
• Giving a taxpayer advice about a BAS provision that the taxpayer can reasonably be expected to rely upon to satisfy their taxation obligations; or
• Dealing with the Commissioner on behalf of a taxpayer in relation to a BAS provision.

Persons providing a BAS service must be registered by the Tax Practitioner’s Board and this qualification is currently cited as meeting the educational requirements for registration. Other conditions apply including a designated period of experience. Persons seeking BAS agent registration should check current registration requirements with the Board as this is regularly reviewed.

 

 Job roles relevant to this Qualification

• Small Business Book Keeper
• BAS Agent
• Contract Book Keeper
• Trainee Accountant 

Pathways into the qualification

Certificate III in Accounts Administration

Pathways from the qualification

 

The primary pathway from this qualification is employment in a bookkeeping job role with functions that include:

• Establishing and maintaining manual and computerised accounting systems
• Completing Business Activity Statements (BAS) and other office financial statements
• Developing bookkeeping management systems for organisations
• General administration.

A further learning pathway utilising qualifications such as Diploma of Accounting would support career progression.