A BAS Agent is a Bookkeeper or Accountant who is registered with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). This allows them to make decisions within your accounting software about GST. This includes working out if a transaction has GST on it and enters it into the software correctly.
A BAS agent can also lodge your BAS and IAS. They would have their own software to do this and would not be using a client’s log in.
A BAS Agent can assist with setting up Single Touch Payroll (STP) when you start off a new business and provide payroll services.
BAS Agents can talk to the ATO on your behalf and assist you with Jobkeeper applications.
More information about the services a BAS Agent can offer can be found at https://www.tpb.gov.au/bas-services
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