What does startup accounting include?

Typically: verifying your registrations (ABN, GST, PAYG), setting up Xero with the right chart of accounts and bank feeds, mapping your compliance deadlines, preparing your first BAS, and setting up payroll when you hire your first employee.

I already registered my company elsewhere. Can you take over?

Yes. We review what was set up, fix gaps (a very common finding is missing GST or PAYG registrations), and build the accounting foundations on top. You don't need to have registered with us.

For newly registered businesses

Startup accounting: foundations that save you thousands later

Q: How much does it cost?

The initial setup is a one-off fixed quote based on what you need. Ongoing support is a fixed monthly package that grows with you. Both agreed upfront in your consultation.

Company registered, now what? The first months decide whether your numbers help you or haunt you. We set up the accounting, the deadlines and the habits so year one runs clean.

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The short answer

The most expensive accounting errors happen in month one: wrong GST setup, personal and business money mixed, deadlines nobody tracked. Startup accounting fixes that before it happens: registrations verified, Xero configured properly and a compliance calendar you can trust. Just registered? It pairs naturally with our Company Registration.

What's included

Everything a new business needs in place

Registrations verified

ABN, GST, PAYG withholding: we confirm everything is registered under the right entity, and fix what's missing. Gaps here are the #1 finding in new businesses.

Xero set up properly

Chart of accounts for your industry, bank feeds connected, receipt capture on your phone. Clean data from transaction one.

Compliance calendar

BAS cycles, super cutoffs, ASIC annual review, tax return dates: mapped once, tracked by us, never a surprise letter.

First BAS done right

Your first BAS sets the pattern. We prepare and lodge it, and leave the GST coding habits in place for every quarter after.

Payroll when you hire

First employee? Payroll, super and Single Touch Payroll configured before their first payday, not after.

Paying yourself, planned

Salary, dividends or both: we set up how money reaches you tax-effectively and compliantly from the start (goodbye, messy director loans).

How it works

From registered to running in three steps

STEP 01

Foundation review

We audit what exists: registrations, structure, accounts. You get a clear list of what's solid and what needs fixing.

STEP 02

Setup sprint

Xero, registrations, compliance calendar and payment habits configured in one focused engagement, fixed price.

STEP 03

Grow with support

Continue with a monthly package sized for a young business, and scale it up as revenue grows.

One-off setup at a fixed quote, ongoing support from a starter-sized monthly package. See our pricing or ask in your consultation.

Startup founder setting up accounting software for a newly registered Australian company

Week one

Foundations that feel light and hold heavy

Xero connected, registrations verified and deadlines mapped while the boxes are still being unpacked.

Startup accounting FAQ

New-business questions

Do I need an accountant from day one?

You need the foundations from day one: correct registrations, a clean file, a compliance calendar. Whether that becomes an ongoing monthly relationship depends on your volume, but month-one errors are the most expensive to fix later.

What does it include?

Registrations verified (ABN, GST, PAYG), Xero configured, compliance deadlines mapped, first BAS prepared, and payroll when you hire.

I registered my company elsewhere. Can you take over?

Yes. We review what was set up, fix the gaps (missing GST or PAYG registrations are the most common) and build the foundations on top.

How much does it cost?

One-off setup at a fixed quote; ongoing support as a fixed monthly package that grows with you. Both agreed upfront in your consultation.

Start year one with the numbers on your side

Consultation: we review your setup and map exactly what your new business needs.

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