Your money deserves to be understood, not avoided.

Bookkeeping, BAS and payroll for small businesses around Perth. I'll keep your books current and answer your questions properly. That's the job.

Teresa Hepburn, registered BAS agent and owner of Count The Beans

Registered BAS Agent № 26358963

Xero certifications · ICB Member 0503420 · 10+ years experience

Xero Certified Associate Xero Certified Professional Xero Payroll Specialist Xero Migration Specialist Registered BAS Agent 26358963 — Tax Practitioners Board

You're great at your business. The books? Not so much.

You've got receipts in three different places, a bank account you're scared to look at, and a vague sense that something doesn't add up — but no idea where to start.

You're not bad with money. You're just running a business and doing literally everything else at the same time. That's not sustainable — and it doesn't have to be your reality.

A bookkeeper who gives a damn, and books you can count on.

I built this for people who are gurus at their trade and worn down by the paperwork attached to it. If you've been overcharged, under-explained, or handed off to a junior — that's where I come in.

Ten years of making books beautiful.

I've worked in accounting firms and bookkeeping practices, and I've spent the last ten years sorting out books for small businesses — sole traders, husband-and-wife operations, and tradies with a couple of people on the tools. Most of what lands in front of me, I've seen a version of before.

That's the reason I don't work from a template. Your file gets set up around how your business actually runs — how you invoice, how you get paid, and what you need to see at the end of the month — rather than whatever the software defaults to.

Why I started this.

I spent years watching clients get overcharged, under-informed, and left alone with a set of numbers nobody had explained to them. So I built my business around what my expectations would be if I were the client: tell people the truth, charge them fairly, explain what's going on.

No hidden fees. No jargon designed to make you feel behind. No wondering who's actually looking at your books — I'm your point of contact, and nothing goes out to you or the ATO without me checking it first.

I'm based in Tapping, in Perth's northern suburbs, and work with sole traders and small businesses across Perth, from Joondalup and Wanneroo to the CBD.

What you can expect

The price is on this page
Ranges, my hourly rate, and what falls outside a package. You can work out roughly what you'd pay before you ever contact me.
You can contact me if you don't understand something
And I'll answer it properly, as many times as you need, without making you feel like you should have known.
Registered BAS Agent № 26358963
You can look me up on the TPB public register right now.
ICB Member 0503420
Bound by their Rules of Professional Conduct, which you can read.
Nothing leaves here unchecked
Every lodgement is reviewed and signed off by a registered BAS agent before it reaches you or the ATO.
You won't have to chase me
If you email me, you'll hear back. If something's late, you'll hear why before you have to ask. Sometimes it gets busy, but I'll always aim to respond to queries or concerns same-day.

Three things I do differently. You can check all of them.

Every price is published.

Ranges, the hourly rate, what sits outside a package — all of it is further down this page. Almost nobody in this industry does that, and there's a reason: it's harder to publish a number than to say "it depends."

You'll always deal with me.

You won't be re-explaining your business to whoever picked up the phone. I know your file, and I remember what we sorted out last quarter and why — and nothing goes out to you or the ATO without me checking it first.

Being behind is not a problem here.

Three years of unopened mail, a shoebox, a Xero file abandoned in 2023 — I've started from all of them. There is no version of your situation that gets judgement from me.

Imagine opening your laptop and not panicking.

You'll know what's outstanding because I'll tell you — not because a letter turns up from the ATO.

When your accountant asks for something at year end, I'll make it a priority — they can even contact me directly, so you're not stuck being the middleman.

You'll be able to answer "can I afford this?" without opening three apps and guessing.

You'll know where you stand in your cash flow from the outset, not in month four.

Which one of these is you?

Everything below is priced for ongoing work, so your books stay current instead of being rebuilt every quarter. If you're behind, start at the top — that's the one for you.

  • Historical transaction coding & reconciliation
  • BAS catch-up lodgements where required
  • File reviewed & brought up to date
  • Handover report on what was found & fixed

Quoted based on volume and complexity, and built from my standard rate of $110/hour (ex GST) — so you can see exactly what the number is made of. Required before starting an ongoing package.

Tell me how far behind you are
  • Ongoing bookkeeping
  • Bank reconciliations
  • BAS / IAS lodgement
  • Payroll processing (1 employee included)

Clean or near-clean files. Ongoing work only — if you're behind, start with Catch-Up above.

Tell me where things are at
  • Ongoing bookkeeping
  • Payroll processing (if required)
  • BAS / IAS lodgement

Full ongoing support. Ongoing work only — if you're behind, start with Catch-Up above.

Tell me about your team
  • STP-compliant pay runs
  • Payslips generated & distributed
  • Super calculations & payments
  • PAYG withholding & STP reporting
  • Leave accruals
  • Year-end payment summaries

Payroll support only — no bookkeeping or BAS included.

Hand your payroll over
  • Ongoing bookkeeping
  • BAS / IAS lodgement

Available to existing clients with clean records only. Pricing customised per file.

Get in touch to discuss
  • Xero subscription setup & configuration
  • Chart of accounts tailored to your business
  • Opening balances entered
  • Bank feeds connected
  • Walkthrough so you know how to use it
  • 3 months email support included

One-off service. Good to do before starting a monthly package.

Let's get Xero set up
  • Additional reconciliations or corrections
  • One-off bookkeeping tasks
  • Xero troubleshooting & clean-up
  • Any work outside agreed package scope

Quoted and agreed in advance. No surprises.

Tell me what you need

Let's talk about your books.

Fifteen minutes, no obligation, no pitch. Tell me what state things are in and what you need help with. If you already know what you need, even better! If not, we'll work out a plan together. Either way I'll follow up by email with what it would take to sort out, so you've got it in front of you to read over properly.

Based in
Tapping, Perth's northern suburbs Servicing Joondalup, Wanneroo, and all of Perth

Prefer to write it down? Use the contact form. Got a question first? See the questions I get asked most.

Start wherever you are.

Three years behind is a normal Tuesday for me. So is a shoebox, and so is a Xero file nobody's opened since 2023. Book fifteen minutes, tell me what you've got, and I'll tell you what it'd take to fix it.

Let's make a start