Reckon sponsored events
Reckon sponsors a number of bookkeeping events throughout the year, below you can find an overview of the current events Reckon supports.
Australian Bookkeepers Network
Join Australian Bookkeepers Network at their national roadshow from 15 - 25 November 2011.
The roadshows are designed as interactive workshops, giving bookkeepers the opportunity to step away from the daily operations of their business in order to focus on the 'Big Picture'. The workshops will feature:
- Pricing – ABN reveal what the industry is really charging, what’s the top quartile and the pricing strategy you need for success.
- Benchmark your business – Find out where you stand in the competitive bookkeeping industry, ABN provide the formula and critical measures to analyse your business and achieve your goals.
- Marketing – Learn the tips and tricks of the industry! How to create a steady stream of clients or get started on filling your books with new clients.
- ABN KPI survey – ABN survey results from professional bookkeepers provides real insight into the industry and is a priceless knowledge tool for your business plan.
- Revenue streams – Guaranteed to increase your turnover! Learn about the benefits of ABN Tax, customised reports and more.
- Bookkeeping in the on-line world – Hear about the very latest in on-line technologies, providing vast opportunities for bookkeepers and their clients.
- Systems – The key to getting back your free time by implementing sustainable growth and better practice tools that endorse business success.
- Live case study – Find out the secrets and strategies behind the bookkeeping business success of Debbie Roberts (she’s an expert in business growth), how she expanded to a team of 12 and how to learn from her biggest mistakes.
Plus, each attendee receives a Reckon Gift bag featuring, Quicken Personal 2012 Software License (be one of the first to get one, valued at $99), water, pens, mints and a reckon folder. You also receive morning tea, a sumptuous lunch and afternoon tea.
You'll also earn 5.5 hours of CPD points from attending this session.
For more information on guest speakers, agenda, venue dates and pricing, click here to download the Roadshow Information Brochure. To book tickets now, click here.
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ICB Professional Development Conference
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2011 AAT Australia Public Practice Member
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"Stepping out in 2011” will bring to you information, training and resource sessions on:
- Today’s Professional: what and how you agree to engage with a client (includes a walk-through of issues to be covered in a real engagement letter)
- A Practical Approach: checking, reviewing and making money
- The need to know about Professional Indemnity Insurance
- The need to know about Cert IV and other education for Bookkeepers
- Things to think about when you are relied on and the TASA applies to you (competence, supervision, sufficient numbers, when do I tell)
- ATO tools & techniques; what to do when the tax man rings, or you do
- The future of the profession: structure, relevant experience, renewing registration
Events will be held at:
- Launceston - 1 March
- Canberra - 2 March
- Sydney - 3 March
- Melbourne - 8 March
- Adelaide - 9 March
- Perth - 10 March
- Brisbane - 22 March
- Cairns - 23 March
- Darwin - 24 March
For more information go to http://www.icb.org.au/conf2011
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AAT Australia will be conducting the Public Practice Member series again in 2011.
This series has been created for bookkeepers who have become BAS agents and want to learn more about:
- introducing increased professionalism in their client/tax agent relationships;
- account keeping compliance with the new legislation and BAS preparation, as well as awareness of the fundamental issues relating to GST obligations, BAS labels, tax invoices, and an overview of other taxes that affect record keeping.
- promoting your business in a regulated business environment;
- risk management principles
- becoming an AAT Australia Public Practice Member (PPM)
New dates have been set for seminars to be run in March and September/October for the Public Practice Member Day (March dates are below). The webinar date for the 'How to become a BAS Agent' component is February 28, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm AEDT.
First round of dates are as follows:
- Melbourne - 10 March
- Brisbane - 18 March 18
- Adelaide - 21 March
- Perth - 24 March
- Sydney - 28 March
For more information go to http://www.aat.org.au/
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AAT Australia is an association for para-professional accounting staff representing members working in all sectors of commerce including: self-employed bookkeepers, payroll officers, assistant accountants, accounts payable/receivable officers and other accounting support staff.
AAT Australia is a recognised BAS Agent Association, and is the only association supported by all three recognised professional accounting bodies.
What are the benefits of membership?
- Status: Enjoy the status of being part of a global professional network that is supported by CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the National Institute of Accountants.
- Branding: Members can use the AAT Australia logo on company stationery including business cards, letterhead and signage.
- Recognition: AAT Australia actively promotes the skills, experience and business values that AAT Australia members bring to the workplace.
- Industry Support: AAT Australia is active in representing the views of all accounting technicians through government regulation and industry discussions.
- Development and Education: AAT Australia is committed to providing high quality continuing professional education opportunities, offering a range of topics in tax, government regulation compliance, accounting, software, information technology, management and personal effectiveness designed to improve the efficiency of business.
- Communication: Members receive regular technical communication from AAT Australia including the quarterly AAT Australia magazine Accounting Technician and the monthly email publication, News Update.
- Member Services: AAT Australia provides an expanding array of services at discounted cost, including publications relevant to bookkeeping, access to education courses, professional indemnity insurance and other useful, cost effective benefits.
Tax Agent Services Act 2009
For bookkeepers wanting to provide BAS services for a fee, a new law was introduced in 2010 requiring these people to have the following to continue offering this service:
- Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping or Accounting).
- Must be able to demonstrate 1400 hours of experience in the preceding 3 years.
- Must complete the prescribed BAS/GST unit.
Self-employed bookkeepers must register with the Tax Practitioners Board.
Recognised BAS Agent Association
AAT Australia has been recognised as a BAS Agent Association under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. Full Members of AAT Australia only have to demonstrate 1000 hours of experience.
More information
AAT Australia can offer you a starting point on your pathway to success. Call 1800 000 961 or visit www.aat.org.au for more information.
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Bookkeepers for bookkeepers
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Support for Bookkeepers and Consultants
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Providing guidance on BAS Agent legislation
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Recognised BAS Agent Association under the new BAS Agent laws
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The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) is about and for all bookkeepers, including BAS Agents and accounting software consultants. ICB Australia is part of the largest bookkeeping institute in the world. ICB's aim is to support and help bookkeepers of all levels, bring recognition to bookkeepers and consultants for the work they do and how well they do it.
ICB is not a training organisation per se but a Professional Association seeking to work with and for bookkeepers. ICB works with government, suppliers and bookkeepers themselves to help improve bookkeeping standards, education level and professionalism across the bookkeeping industry.
ICB Membership Benefits
ICB provides bookkeepers and consultants with the knowledge and tools to succeed in today’s business world through:
- Extensive resources, including: Newsletters, Checklists, End of Financial Year Guides and more.
- Business advice.
- Access to cutting edge productivity tools.
- Support by phone, email and website.
- Strong relationships with training providers Australia wide.
- Strong relationships with the major software companies.
- Representation at government / ATO forums.
ICB's Objectives
- To promote bookkeeping as a profession.
- To enable bookkeeping to gain recognition as an integral part of the financial profession.
- To promote training in the principles of bookkeeping.
- To develop personal study skills and improve confidence of those persons who undertake a course in bookkeeping.
- To enable the achievement of a qualification, which may be used to enhance prospects for progression into higher levels of study.
- To improve the career prospects of its members.
More information
For more information regarding ICB go to www.icb.org.au or call 1300 85 61 81.
Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) helps bookkeepers build bigger and better businesses by providing them with the right support, tools and resources. ABN has served the bookkeeping industry since 2001 and in that time has grown to become Australia’s largest private representative body for self-employed and contract bookkeepers.
ABN is very different to not-for-profit bookkeeping associations. We are a private organisation with a focus on providing bookkeepers with commercial solutions and value-for-money resources and support, whereas associations typically have as their prime focus the facilitation of education and professional standards .Indeed, associations have a role to play in the bookkeeping realm, but ABN is not in that space.
Why become an ABN Member?
Personal support from ABN's team of qualified accountants
Do you ever come across a tax or bookkeeping issues that you’re unsure of? Or perhaps an ethical dilemma of some kind? No problem. The ABN Helpline provides you with a personalised, one-on-one support channel, with written responses that you can rely on.
Fingers on the pulse of industry change
ABN has a presence on a number of major industry forums, including those hosted by the Tax Office, and was at the forefront of the BAS Agent legislation as it was being shaped. Our presence with major government bodies means that we can keep you informed of industry developments as they happen.
Additional service offerings via ABN Tax, ABN BAS and ABN Money
ABN has a range of satellite businesses that provide additional service offerings to ABN members and their clients. ABN Tax provides accounting and taxation services, ABN Money provides vehicle and equipment finance, and ABN BAS provides BAS Agent services and Quality Assurance Reviews.
A cutting-edge web platform to interact with your clients
Our custom built Bookkeeper-Client Connect platform allows ABN members and their clients to transfer computer files of any size through a secure web interface, bringing enormous efficiencies to the manner in which you communicate with your clients.
ABN’s comprehensive bookkeeper-focussed practice management system
Pillars of Public Practice is our practice management system incorporating a library of short papers, practical tools and templates to assist bookkeepers to develop and grow their practice and achieve business success.
The very best information - tailored to bookkeepers
ABN’s two regular publications, Bookkeepers Knowledge Base and Bookies Bulletin, ensure that your knowledge is where it needs to be - both on technical bookkeeping topics, and on issues affecting the industry as a whole.
An online bookkeeping community that you can really be a part of
ABN’s online Discussion Forum features dozens of lively posts every day from members looking for help with bookkeeping issues, seeking software specific guidance, sharing ideas on building a bookkeeping business, airing thoughts on industry related happenings or just wanting to chat with other members.
Passive income opportunities
ABN teams with a range of strategic partners to provide members and their clients with access to quality products and services. Examples include telecommunications plans, secure internet storage, remote IT support, digital marketing and member benefit programs such as our Wine Club. Many of these opportunities give rise to significant income streams for our members.
Face-to-face networking opportunities
Bookkeeping can be a lonely craft – but not if you are an ABN member. Every week at locations around Australia, our Coffee Clubs bring together our members, while our national conference, staged over three days, provides the ultimate experience in networking, learning and fun!
Australia’s best professional indemnity insurance offering for bookkeepers
ABN’s policy covers your general bookkeeping activities including work with off-the-shelf accounting software and training. Importantly, it also covers BAS Services that are rendered by BAS Agents under the Tax Agent Services Act.
Further information
To become and ABN Member or to find out more simply visit www.austbook.net or phone ABN
on 1300 856 710.
Certificate IV in Financial Services
By way of a guide, we are aware that the following training providers offer the Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping or Accounting), however this is not a complete list.
Please note we are not making any recommendation in relation to any of these training providers. We do recommend that you make your own enquiries to satisfy yourself that you have identified the training provider who meets your professional and personal needs.