The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) concern the broader concepts of ABN BAS and who we are. Within the Members section, you will find another bank of FAQs which deal with a greater number of very specific issues.
1. About ABN BAS
|
ABN BAS will start providing services from 1 March 2010, which is the commencement date of the new BAS Agent laws. |
ABN BAS is taken to be a BAS Agent from 1 March 2010 by virtue of the Tax Agent Services (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009 . As soon as the National Tax Practitioners Board is accepting applications, it will seek full-fledged registration under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 . |
No. If ABN BAS were a BAS Agent Association (which requires a not-for-profit structure), then it would not be able to offer the range of commercial services that it does, including serving as a BAS Agent for ABN members and their clients. ... read more » |
ABN BAS has five directors, among these four Registered Tax Agents and four Chartered Accountants / CPAs. Additionally, all of the directors of Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) are directors of ABN BAS, reflecting the tight integration between the two firms. Please visit the Meet the Team page for further details. |
Membership of ABN BAS is complimentary and automatic to all Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) members. If you are not already a member of ABN, please visit www.austbook.net for further information or click here to join. |
ABN BAS provides a range of support and resources to BAS Agents. Click here for further details. |
With ABN BAS, it is not necessary for you to relinquish control of your client to a competing bookkeeping... read more » |
ABN Members who were making use of the BAS Wizard Partner Program prior to commencement of the new law will be well placed to avail themselves of the Transitional arrangements. ... read more » |
2. The BAS Agent Laws
|
|
The BAS Agent Laws have effect from 1 March 2010.
|
|
The BAS Agent Laws … What Are They? page of this web site includes a plain English summary of the laws, links to the legislation itself, a summary of the passage of the legislation so far, and a link to the Tax Practitioners Board web site.
|
|
Start by visiting the Choice for Bookkeepers page on this web site, where you can work your way through a series of questions to determine where you stand.
|
|
We would be only too pleased to provide you with individual assistance. Simply drop an email to info@abnbas.net with your circumstances and any questions that you have, and we will reply wither via email or telephone.
|
|
The Tax Practitioners Board will regulate the provision of tax agent services (including BAS Agents) under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. The Board’s web site contains, among other things, a number of independent FAQs and Fact Sheets.
|
