SYD BOOKKEEPER

your sydney bookkeeper is boring. On purpose. we're not.

We're the loud, no-fuss Sydney bookkeeper that actually replies, sends weekly Xero updates, and keeps it straight up with fast replies and no mucking around.
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next bas deadline. while barry panics, we lodge.

Live countdown to the next BAS deadline. Barry sweats. We don't.

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Lodged ahead of the deadline, every quarter
GST coded properly all year, not crammed the night before
Every lodgement checked before it goes to the ATO
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our impact

Real Sydney businesses that fired boring Barry

Sarah - bondi cafe

Before
"I had three weeks of unread emails from my bookkeeper, a P&L from February (it was June), and a recurring nightmare about the ATO. My therapist knew her name."

Mike, Eastern Suburbs Tradie

Before
"My old bookkeeper sent me a Word doc titled 'Questions to Consider' instead of just doing the work. Twelve questions. I paid him $340 for the privilege of homework."

Jess, Surry Hills Ecommerce

Before
"BAS quarter used to mean three sleepless nights chasing my bookkeeper for receipts I'd already sent her. Twice. Once with a return-receipt notification she ignored."

OUR CREDENTIALS

our services

Bookkeeping. That's it. No fluff. No pretending we're something we're not.
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Monthly Bookkeeping Sydney
Weekly Xero updates, monthly reconciliation, and a Plain English Report you can actually read. No 47-page novels.
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BAS Lodgement Sydney
Quarterly BAS lodged early, every quarter. No "we'll get to it." No ATO penalty surprises. Filed by a Registered BAS Agent.
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Payroll for Sydney Teams
Pay runs on time, every time. Payslips issued, super tracked. Payslip questions answered in plain English. No chasing on a Monday.
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Accounts Payable & Cashflow
Pay runs on time, every time. Payslips issued, super tracked. Payslip questions answered in plain English. No chasing on a Monday.
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Xero Reporting That Makes Sense
Monthly P&L with a two-paragraph Plain English Report. No accountant-speak. No 12-tab Excel files. Just what your numbers mean.
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Catch-Up & Cleanup
For books abandoned since lockdown, files left in chaos by Boring Barry, ATO letters piling up. Fixed price, quoted upfront.

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why us

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No waiting weeks for a reply
Message us before 1pm on a working day and we'll get back to you the same day. A real human acknowledging you and sorting it, not a full essay every time. Boring Barry replies in four days, usually after the deadline's gone.
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Weekly Xero updates, not monthly guesswork.
Boring Barry sends you reports every quarter. By the time you read them, the data is older than the milk in your office fridge. We reconcile weekly so you know exactly what you can spend on Friday.
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Fixed price. No hourly bullshit.
Pick your Pack, that's the price. No "disbursements." No 0.4-hour line items. No "general administration" mystery charges. The hourly meter is the most boring invention in bookkeeping. We killed it.
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You're not just a number
A small team that knows your business, your suppliers and your quirks. Not a call centre reading your file for the first time every time you call. We ensure we know the individual quirks of your business.
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Plain English Reports, written by humans
Every monthly P&L comes with a two-paragraph summary written like a human. What happened, what it means, what to watch. Boring Barry sends a 47-page novel with appendices. Nobody reads it.
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Built for Sydney businesses with staff
Trades, building, professional services, agencies, medical, hospitality. The messy, busy, growing kind. Not the boring corporate kind Boring Barry's stuck in. We know your industry, your suppliers, your cashflow.

PICK YOUR CHAOS LEVEL

Fixed price. No hourly fuss. No surprises.
The Packs Fixed monthly. No lock-in.
Your size
For simple ops

BAS Slayer

$900/month +GST
Range $900–$1,400 depending on volume

For Sydney businesses with simple ops who just want June to stop feeling like a war crime.

  • Monthly Xero reconciliation
  • Quarterly BAS lodgement
  • Monthly P&L with Plain English summary
  • 4-hour reply guarantee
Most Popular For businesses with staff

Payroll Party

$1,500/month +GST
Range $1,500–$2,400 depending on headcount

For Sydney businesses with staff and actual stress. The pack most of you land on.

  • Weekly Xero reconciliation
  • BAS + monthly IAS lodged
  • Payroll for up to 10 employees (STP Phase 2)
  • Accounts payable, supplier bills paid on time
  • Accounts receivable follow-ups, debtors chased
  • Monthly P&L with Plain English summary
For owners with teams

The Lot

$2,200/month +GST
Range $2,200–$3,400 depending on team size

For owners with teams who want to think about literally anything else.

  • Everything in Payroll Party
  • Weekly cashflow snapshot — in / out / coming
  • Supplier payment runs
  • Xero clean-up included
  • Ad-hoc questions answered, no clock
All packs include 4-hour reply guarantee · No lock-in · 30-day money back
+ Catch-Up Chaos Buster + Xero Rescue Mission + ATO Debt Help + The Boring Barry Burial at Sea + Industrial-Grade Loom Shredder + The Vegemite Protocol + Quarterly BAS Exorcism + Excuse Bingo (Limited Edition)
LOCK IN A PACK
Keep Boring Barry
Missed BAS deadlines, every quarter
Late-night data entry
"I think we made money this month?"
A bookkeeper who replies in 4 days
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BAS lodged early, every quarter
A bookkeeper who replies within hours
A monthly P&L you can actually read
Your weekends back
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BAS lodged early
Late-night data entry
"I think we made money this Mon"
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Missed BAS deadline, every quater
A bookkeeper who replies in 4 hours
A monthly P&L who can actually read
Your weekends back

HOW IT WORKS

Three steps. One week. Done.
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15 minutes of us telling you exactly what Boring Barry has been getting wrong. No pitch, just the diagnosis.
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We send the report quickly
The one that actually makes sense. Plain English. Pack quote included. No 47-page novel.
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We take over quickly by Friday
You say yes. We migrate from Boring Barry. From there, you stop thinking about it.
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60 seconds, be honest

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Five questions. One painful score. And a roast of what they're getting wrong.
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YOUR FUNNIEST MATE WHO ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS NUMBERS.

We're a small, loud crew of Sydney bookkeepers who got frustrated watching good businesses get brushed aside by boring, outdated bookkeeping. Boring Barry replied in 4 days. Sent reports nobody could read. Charged $200 to answer an email. Missed BAS filings. We watched it happen one too many times.

So we started the opposite. The Sydney bookkeeper that turns the most hated task in business into something you actually look forward to. Weekly updates. Replies within hours. Plain English. Fixed price. Team that knows your business every month. We pick up the phone. We text like a mate. We do the work.
talk to a human

No call centre. No queue. Just us.

Drop your details, we'll reply inside a few working hours. Not 4 days.
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frequently asked questions

How much does a Sydney bookkeeper cost?
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A fixed monthly fee, priced by your team size. BAS Slayer starts at $900, Payroll Party at $1,500, The Lot at $2,200, and the price steps up by staff band from there. Same number every month, plus GST. No hourly meter, no surprise invoices. Add-ons (catch-up, Xero cleanup, ATO debt help) are quoted upfront and fixed too.
What's the difference between a Sydney bookkeeper and an accountant?
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Bookkeepers handle the day-to-day: Xero reconciliation, BAS lodgement, payroll, supplier payments, monthly reporting. Accountants handle the year-end: tax returns, tax planning, structuring advice. You typically need both. We don't do tax returns. We work alongside your accountant.
How fast do you do BAS lodgement in Sydney?
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Quarterly BAS is lodged ahead of the deadline, every quarter. We lodge early on purpose. No "we'll get to it." No penalty surprises.
What's included in monthly bookkeeping?
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Depends on your Pack. BAS Slayer (from $900) gets monthly reconciliation, quarterly BAS, monthly P&L with Plain English Report. Payroll Party (from $1,500) adds weekly reconciliation, payroll, supplier payments. The Lot (from $2,200) adds weekly cashflow, supplier payment runs and Xero cleanup. Prices step up by staff band.
Are you a registered BAS Agent in Sydney?
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Yes. We're a registered BAS Agent, authorised to lodge BAS, IAS and TPAR on your behalf. We lodge ahead of the deadline, every quarter, on principle.
Can you take over my messy Xero?
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Yes. Xero Rescue Mission is one of our fixed-price add-ons. We've taken over Xero files reconciled by uni students, files with 200 unreconciled transactions, files where the chart of accounts looked like a ransom note. We sort it. Fixed price, quoted upfront.
What if I'm already with Boring Barry?
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Switching is easier than you think. We handle the data migration, request the file from your current bookkeeper, set up bank feeds, and confirm everything reconciles back to your previous BAS. Most switches take a week. We've never had a Barry put up a real fight; they're too busy being late on email.
Do you do payroll for Sydney teams?
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Yes. We run your pay cycle on time, issue payslips, track super against its deadlines, and answer your team's payslip questions in plain English. Bigger teams get quoted as an add-on.
Do you handle accounts payable and cashflow tracking?
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Yes, both. AP is handled in Payroll Party and The Lot: supplier bills processed, payment runs prepared, and automated reminders sent on overdue invoices. The weekly cashflow snapshot is included in The Lot: what's in, what's out, what's coming over the next 30 days. Plain English, not a 12-tab Excel.
How quickly can you start?
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Within a week of you saying yes. Day 1: free Xero Roast (15 minutes). Day 2-3: report back with what's broken and your Pack quote. Day 4-7: we take over. From there, you stop thinking about it.
Do you do tax returns?
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No. Tax returns are an accountant's job. We work alongside your accountant, hand them clean books at year-end, and answer any questions they have. If you don't have an accountant, we can refer you to one.
What if I'm not happy?
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30-day money back, no questions. If we haven't earned our spot in your first month, we refund the month in full and help you find someone else.
Do you work with trades, cafes, creatives, ecommerce?
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es, all of them. The Pack inclusions don't change by industry; the Plain English Report and weekly snapshot just focus on the metrics that matter for your business.
What if my books are 12 months behind?
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Catch-Up Chaos Buster. Fixed-price catch-up engagement. We've seen 18 months behind, files where BAS hadn't been lodged in 2 years, businesses with $40K in ATO debt. We sort it. Quoted upfront, finished before you're back on a monthly Pack.

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