BAS Agent

Your BAS, Handled by a Registered Agent

Lodging your Business Activity Statement incorrectly, or late, can result in ATO penalties and interest. As a registered BAS agent, Ascend Solutions prepares and lodges your BAS with precision and care: every figure reconciled, every deadline met, every lodgement backed by a CPA-reviewed process.

What’s included

• Quarterly BAS preparation and lodgement: GST, PAYG withholding and PAYG instalments
• GST reconciliation: every transaction correctly coded and accounted for before anything is lodged
• PAYG withholding reconciliation: aligned with your payroll records, not just your bank feed
• IAS lodgement: Instalment Activity Statements for monthly reporters
• ATO correspondence: we deal with the ATO on your behalf as your registered agent
• Deadline management: lodgement dates tracked and actioned for you, with reminders before we need anything

Why use a registered BAS agent?

Anyone can fill in a BAS form. Only a registered BAS agent can legally charge to prepare and lodge it for you, is bound by the Tax Practitioners Board’s professional standards, and generally has access to extended lodgement dates under the ATO’s agent lodgement program. Using a registered agent can also give you access to the ATO’s safe harbour provisions: where you gave your agent the right information on time, you may be protected from certain late-lodgement penalties.

The practical difference shows up in the detail: GST coding errors caught before lodgement rather than in an audit, fuel tax credits and adjustments claimed correctly, and one accountable team instead of a scramble every quarter.

How it works

1. Connect: we work inside your existing cloud accounting platform (Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB or NetSuite). No migration needed to get started.
2. Reconcile and review: we reconcile GST and PAYG, resolve coding queries with you, and prepare the statement.
3. You approve: you see the figures and what they mean in plain English before anything is lodged.
4. We lodge and confirm: lodgement as your registered agent, confirmation to your inbox, and a record kept for your accountant at tax time.

Behind on your BAS?

Overdue lodgements are more common than you think, and they don’t fix themselves. We regularly bring businesses up to date: catching up bookkeeping, preparing and lodging outstanding statements, and where appropriate working with the ATO on your behalf regarding payment arrangements and remission requests. The sooner it’s addressed, the more options you have.

Who this is for

GST-registered businesses in Canberra and across Australia that want their activity statements accurate, on time and off their plate: trades, professional services, medical and allied health practices, retailers and online businesses. BAS services are typically bundled into our fixed-fee bookkeeping packages, so there are no surprise invoices at quarter end.