Expertise & Skills

  • Bookkeeping Certificate IV
  • Registered BAS Agent (25520465)
  • Fully Insured – Professional Indemnity
  • Member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Our services
ABOUT us

Discover the Smart Way to Streamline Your Business with a registered BAS agent

Since 2010, Vanessa, a dedicated Registered BAS Agent and qualified bookkeeper, has been empowering small businesses to thrive. Together with her team, she specializes in accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll for clients across all sectors.

BBased on the NSW Central Coast, Equal Books is conveniently located near towns such as Tuggerah, Erina, Gosford, Morisset, Cooranbong, Hamlyn Terrace, Woongarrah, Warnervale, Woy Woy, and Umina. As a cloud-based digital service provider, Equal Books offers services Australia-wide. Vanessa and her team deliver accurate, on-demand cloud-based digital solutions to manage payroll, bookkeeping, administrative tasks, cash flow advice, month-end reporting, accounts payable and receivable, and BAS services. They cater to small businesses across Victoria, NSW, Queensland, and throughout Australia.

Vanessa lives with her two sons and their toy poodle, Loki. She enjoys spending time with her children and has a passion for gardening, painting, reading, and writing.

Equal Books offers a free, no-obligation 30-minute consultation to discuss your business needs.

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Why choose us

We’ll Ensure You Always Get
the Best Guidance.

Take control of your business finances. Let’s work together to
make your financial journey a success.

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QuickBooks

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Our Core Beliefs and Values

At Equal Books, we hold these core beliefs at the heart of our bookkeeping business.

With these beliefs, we aim to provide exceptional bookkeeping, BAS and payroll services that empower you to achieve your business goals.

Personalised Approach

  • We understand that every business is unique, we tailor our services to meet your needs.

Efficiency

  • We believe in streamlining processes to be more cost-effective, as well as saving you time and effort.

Partnership

  • We see ourselves as your trusted partner, providing support and guidance to help your business thrive.

Honesty and Transparency

  • We believe in providing clear, accurate and transparent financial information to our clients. You can trust that your financial records are handled with confidentiality and integrity. We will always act in your best interest.
Frequently Asked Questions

Questions About
Our Services?

Here are some common questions we get asked.

1. Better financial analysis and management

Cash flow management is one of the most important things to focus on. Once invoices aHere’s a revised version using keywords to highlight the importance of bookkeeping for clients:

  1. Enhanced Financial Analysis and Management
    Effective cash flow management is crucial for business success. Delays in invoicing, lack of follow-ups on customer payments, and missed supplier payments can jeopardize your operations. Bookkeeping streamlines these processes with timely invoicing, consistent follow-ups, and on-time supplier payments, helping your business stay afloat.
  2. Tax Obligation Fulfillment
    Bookkeeping ensures that all necessary information and documents are organized for quarterly and annual tax submissions. You won’t have to scramble to find bills or remember expenses at tax time. With a well-organized balance sheet, cash flow statement, and profit & loss report, your tax agent can focus on providing valuable tax advice instead of correcting errors in your financial statements.
  3. Simplified Business Planning
    Accurate balance sheets and profit & loss statements enable you to assess your business’s financial health. This clarity allows for informed decision-making, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring your business stays on track.
  4. Legal Record-Keeping Compliance
    Proper bookkeeping maintains organized records, making retrieval easy when needed. Good record-keeping can be the difference between success and bankruptcy, potentially saving your business thousands of dollars.

Investing in bookkeeping is essential for sustainable growth and financial stability!re delayed, no follow ups on customer invoices and failing to pay suppliers, the business will eventually crash. Bookkeeping can systemize it with up to date follow ups, invoicing and on time payments for suppliers.

2. Fulfillment of tax obligations

Bookkeeping keeps track on any information and documents in order to accomplish quarterly and annual taxes. You don’t have to rush anymore to find all those bills or try remembering expenses when tax time comes. Tax returns are also made easier with an organized balance sheet, cash flow and profit & loss, your tax agent can devote time to giving you sound tax advice instead of correcting entries in the financial statements.

3. Business planning is easy

When you have an accurate balance sheet and profit & loss you can check if the business on the right track financially, from there you can make proper financial decisions and have budgets and forecasts.

4. Proper record keeping as required by law

Bookkeeping keeps record keeping properly organized. It makes the retrieval process easy, when queries arise in the future. Bookkeeping can spell the difference between success and bankruptcy and can also literally mean thousands of dollars for your business.

Many businesses prefer to focus on what they do best—serving their clients. They often lack the time to manage their bookkeeping effectively. After all, you didn’t start your business to spend all your time on administrative tasks; you aimed for more flexibility and work-life balance. Unfortunately, many business owners find themselves spending evenings and weekends catching up on their financial records instead of focusing on growth.

Outsourcing your bookkeeping can help you regain that valuable time, allowing you to concentrate on driving your business forward while ensuring your financials are managed accurately and efficiently..

We can assist with all your needs, including:

Ongoing support via email and phone—here whenever you need us!

Bookkeeping

Payroll (including Single Touch Payroll), PAYG, and superannuation

BAS lodgements

Accounting software setup

Software training

Accountants and bookkeepers have different roles when it comes to helping businesses. Bookkeepers take care of the day-to-day upkeep of financial records. Their usual tasks include:

  • Gathering daily data
  • Categorizing expenses in the general ledger
  • Checking the general ledger for accuracy
  • Reconciling bank statements with the ledger
  • Creating financial statements
  • Preparing BAS, quarterly lodgements, and payroll

On the other hand, accountants use the accurate and up-to-date info from bookkeepers to provide valuable advisory services, like:

Offering tax planning advice

Analyzing your company’s financial data

Preparing income tax returns