The questions
everyone actually asks.

Standard ongoing packages start from $420/month (ex GST) for Essential. The packages page shows each standard price, inclusion and exclusion. If your business needs a tailored scope, I will explain what drives the quote before you decide. Compare the complete package guide.

Think of it this way: your bookkeeper keeps your day-to-day finances accurate and up to date all year — recording transactions, reconciling your bank, running payroll, lodging your BAS. Your accountant usually steps in at tax time for your annual return and bigger-picture tax planning. Good bookkeeping all year makes your accountant's job easier (and often cheaper). I'm happy to work alongside your accountant.

A registered BAS agent is licensed by the Tax Practitioners Board to prepare and lodge your BAS and IAS on your behalf. It matters because it's actually illegal for someone to charge a fee to lodge your BAS unless they're registered. Count The Beans is a registered BAS agent (No. 26358963), so your lodgements are in qualified, accountable hands.

You don't legally need one, but most sole traders find it pays for itself. If you're spending evenings wrestling with receipts, unsure whether you're putting enough aside for tax, or dreading BAS time, that's time and stress a bookkeeper takes off your plate — usually for less than you'd think.

Historical catch-up, clean-up and correction work is scoped after the file review and approved separately. Where time-based pricing is appropriate, the rate is $150 per hour ex GST with a five-hour minimum; a fixed quote may be provided where the scope is clear. See the Catch-Up and clean-up pathway.

I specialise in Xero because it's reliable, cloud-based, and genuinely easier for clients to use — and I can set it up for you from scratch if you're not on it yet. If you're on something else, get in touch and we'll talk it through.

Yes. Standard payroll is included within the stated Team or Growth package limits, or it can be added as a separately scoped add-on where needed. Scope depends on employee numbers, pay frequency and file condition. Award interpretation, employment-law and HR advice are not included. Compare payroll package options.

I'm based in Tapping and work with small businesses right across Perth, especially the northern suburbs. Everything can be done remotely — cloud software means you don't have to drop off a shoebox of receipts or meet face to face unless you'd like to.

It's more straightforward than people expect, and I handle the heavy lifting. I'll help transfer your file and information across smoothly, with no awkward gaps. The best place to start is a free 15-minute call so we can understand where things are at.

Yes. Your data is stored on secure, encrypted cloud platforms, and I handle it in line with the Privacy Act and Australian Privacy Principles. I never enter sensitive details like TFNs into third-party AI tools, and you can read exactly how your information is handled in the Privacy Policy.