A'o'K Bookkeeping
A free chat
Tell us what your business does and where the books are up to. We will tell you straight what you need, and quote it.
Registered BAS agents in Ferntree Gully since 2001
Bookkeeping without the nonsense.
We are prompt, reliable and straight to the point. Answer four quick questions and you will know which package fits your business, before you speak to anyone.
- Registered BAS agents, experienced and insured
- Everything handled in house in Melbourne, nothing sent offshore
- Honest, practical advice in real time
- We can deal with the ATO on your behalf
Which package fits you?
Four questions, about thirty seconds. No email required to see your answer.
Question 1 of 4How many people do you pay?
How many accounts need reconciling?
Where are your records up to?
What are you using now?
We work in
How it works
Three steps and the books are off your desk.
We set you up
Software set up or transition, your history moved across, bank feeds connected and the add on programs wired in.
We keep it sorted
Reconciliations, payroll, BAS and IAS lodged on time, and quarterly reports that tell you what the numbers mean.
Our services
What a package can include.
No two businesses are alike, even in the same trade. Every package is built from these.
Software set up and transitionXero, MYOB, QuickBooks or Reckon, plus the add on programs that do the heavy lifting.
Payables and receivablesMoney in and money out, and the follow up that keeps cash moving.
BAS, IAS, STP and TPARPrepared and lodged on time by a registered BAS agent.
Payroll and superannuationPay runs, superannuation guarantee, contributions and payroll tax.
Document managementScanning and storage you can reach from a phone or a computer.
Quarterly financial reportsReports in time for you to act on them, in language you can use.
Clean up and catch upOverdue records brought back into order, and kept there.
Intercompany loansRecorded properly and reconciled, ready for year end.
Troubleshooting and ATO supportCompliance, problem solving, and negotiating with the ATO for you.
Our packages
Three ready made, or one built for you.
Rates start at $95 per hour. Every package is quoted after a free chat, so you only pay for the work your business actually needs.
Small
Owner operators and tradies working on their own.
- No employees
- Reconcile one bank account monthly
- Reconcile one credit card monthly
- Prepare and lodge BAS and IAS
- Report on trends
- Suggest improvements
Medium
Small businesses and tradies with a few staff and straightforward books.
- Up to five employees
- Reconcile up to three accounts, up to 150 transactions
- Prepare and lodge BAS, IAS and STP
- Superannuation
- Report on trends
- Suggest improvements
Large
Businesses with complex bookkeeping, reporting and financial requirements.
- Unlimited employees, charged per person
- Reconcile up to six accounts, up to 150 transactions
- Prepare and lodge BAS, IAS and STP
- Superannuation
- Report on trends
- Suggest improvements
Does not fit any of them? Most of our clients are on a custom package. See how packages work.
Why choose us
Since 2001, and still personal.
A'o'K started when Anne and Karen promised that one of them would be your personal bookkeeper. The name is the short version of Anne or Karen. The team has grown into a group of specialised staff. The promise did not change.
- Experienced, registered and insuredRegistered BAS agents with the Tax Practitioners Board, number 24668985.
- Nothing sent offshoreYour books are done in house in Melbourne by our own team. We do outsource payroll processing where it suits a client, and we tell you exactly who does what.
- Specialists in complex situationsFor small to medium businesses, including compliance and dealing with the ATO for you.
- We work alongside your accountantClean data means their analysis and your tax return are straightforward, and usually cheaper.
Bookkeepers get called bean counters. We lean into it: your paperwork arrives as a bucket of jelly beans and leaves in matching groups.
Where we work
Melbourne's eastern suburbs, from an office in Ferntree Gully.
We work remotely for businesses right across Victoria, and we are local enough to sit down with you if that is easier.
Advice
Straight answers to the questions we get asked most.
Compliance
What a registered BAS agent actually does, and why it matters
A registered BAS agent can lodge on your behalf, deal with the ATO for you and access extended lodgement dates. Here is what that means in practice.
6 minute read
Trades
Bookkeeping for tradies, from the ute to the BAS
Receipts in the glovebox, invoices raised on a Sunday night and a BAS that sneaks up every quarter. A practical system for trade businesses.
7 minute read
Software
Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks or Reckon, which one suits your business
We work in all four. Here is how we actually choose, and why the most advertised option is not automatically the right one.
8 minute readCommon questions
The things people ask us first.
Do you outsource our work overseas?
No. Your bookkeeping is done in house in Melbourne by our own team. That is one of the main reasons clients move to us.
What does it cost?
Rates start at $95 per hour and packages are quoted after a free chat, because the work genuinely varies with your transaction volume, staff numbers and how many accounts need reconciling.
Do we have to change accounting software?
No. We work in Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks Online and Reckon. If what you have suits the business, we leave it alone.
We are badly behind. Will you take us on?
Yes, and it is one of the things we are best at. Clean up and catch up is quoted separately from the ongoing package.
Are you registered?
Yes. We are registered BAS agents with the Tax Practitioners Board, registration 24668985, which means we can lodge on your behalf and deal with the ATO for you.
Where do you work?
From our office in Ferntree Gully we look after Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, and we work remotely for businesses right across Victoria.
Ready to get the books off your desk?
A free chat, a straight answer and a quote. No obligation and no jargon.
