Tailored services

Counting Clouds offers a seamless suite of bookkeeping, accounting and business technology services.

For some clients, we manage everything from reconciling receipts and transactions all the way through to tax returns.

At the other end of the spectrum, we provide an Hour Of Power service for consulting, training, Q&A sessions and ad hoc projects.

We can give you a helping hand or really take care of business! Jump to our services list below to find the right mix for you.

Services list

What's our style?

  • Smart Technology

    We utilise software and apps that facilitate speed, accuracy and depth of data

  • Clarity

    We deliver straightforward insights to help you navigate your business journey

  • Responsiveness

    We're on hand to attend to your questions, requests or changing circumstances

What can we do for you?

Bookkeeping

We verify your financial data by reconciling bank activity with source documents like receipts, bills and invoices.
To do this, we use multiple business technology products, the foremost of which is Xero.

Business Management

We can manage several finance tasks:

  • Accounts receivable (invoicing and debtor management)
  • Accounts payable (bills and creditor management)
  • Payroll and superannuation
  • Custom reporting
  • Project tracking
  • Tour accounting
  • Commission reporting

Compliance & Taxation

We can set up tax registrations, monitor and lodge a range of business compliance obligations, and keep you informed of any upcoming payments and due dates for:

  • GST - Goods & Services Tax
  • PAYGW - Pay As You Go Withholding
  • PAYGI - Pay As You Go Instalments
  • BAS - Business Activity Statement lodgements
  • IAS - Instalment Activity Statement lodgements
  • Individual, Company and Partnership Tax Returns
  • Additional tax schedules (ie. Rental property, foreign income, business income)
  • WorkCover insurance
  • TPAR - Taxable Payments Activity Report lodgements
  • ASIC - Australian Securities & Investments Commission agent services
  • Payroll Tax

Tech stacks

We’re constantly researching and assessing emerging apps and software that could be helpful to our clients.
Our criteria are efficiency, integration, security, value for money and user friendliness.
We can assist you by recommending and setting up tech stacks that suit your particular business.

Cash Flow & Budgeting

With our good data and bookkeeping practices, we can build a cash flow forecast and we can create budgets. These can help you set goals and plan for the future.

Grants

EMDG is an Austrade grant program that assists small businesses, including creatives and musicians, to build their brands overseas by subsidising up to half their travel and marketing costs for projects and tours. We can collate the necessary data for applications and submit them for you.

Consulting & Advice

We can support you through your business journey by providing consulting and advisory services. These can be useful for:

  • Setting you up well when you're starting out
  • Question-and-answer sessions
  • Guidance on taking the next steps in your business
  • Special short-term projects
  • Audits
  • Training

Hour Of Power Sessions

In an hour of power, we can focus on whatever you need, for example:

  • Clearing backlogs of data processing and reconciling
  • Having a mixed bag question-and-answer session
  • Providing a snapshot of your financial position
  • Software training
  • Optimising your Xero file
  • Recommending app integrations
  • Reviewing your compliance registrations
  • Setting up new business banking, bookkeeping or compliance
  • Shifting from a sole trader to a partnership or company structure
  • Preparing to employ staff with payroll, super, PAYGW and WorkCover

This service is for you if you're not already a Counting Clouds bookkeeping or tax client, or if you'd like to explore how we can support your business. Click here to buy a session.