Business Maintenance

Are You Stressed About Business Growth or Overwhelmed by Tax? Lodging Late with the ATO and Spending $$$$$?

We take the mind-numbing repetitive tasks off your hands and allow you the space and certainty to enjoy some well deserved time off.

By assisting with the records of your financial transactions, facilitating payment of accounts and reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, we allow your bookkeeping maintenance to become a painless process. With the right advice on regular transfers to allow for tax payments, you can rest easy knowing the money sitting in your trading account is your actual profit.

Both a Bookkeeper and an Accountant are essential for a profitable business. We communicate and work with your accountant. By doing this, less time is needed with your accountant at year end saving you money.

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What we can deliver for you

Our construction-based experience will have you enjoying:

Steady Cash-flow

With regular allowances for payments like tax and super, you won’t have to worry about your cash-flow and can take those bigger jobs with certainty

Never Miss Another Key Date

Rid yourself of that lingering feeling that convinces you you’ve missed a key reporting or payment lodgment date, we take care of all the important financial calendar dates

Pain-Free Data Entry

We will save you actual time and money through the best possible tailored data input practices and automation software

Only Pay For What You Need

No time to pay your employees wages or report to the ATO? As a registered BAS agent, we can do this on your behalf and add on any other additional tasks you need help with

Who We Help

LL Bookkeeping assist all businesses across the building and construction sector with their unique needs as we offer a personalised set of services to each organisation

Builders

We understand how many moving parts there already are in your day

Tradies

Carpenters, bricklayers, electricians, painters, gardeners, plumbers, plasterers, tilers and shopfitters, just to name a few

Large, Construction-Based Business Owners

Corporations who need specialised construction-focused bookkeeping training and advice

Hi,

My name is Louise Lamb. I help business owners in the building and construction industries perfect their bookkeeping to create a place of certainty and business growth.

I work with sole traders, partners and companies with both sub-contractors and employees on their payroll.

I stay across the numerous employee awards ensuring my clients remain within legislation and out of trouble.

With thanks to my own years in building and construction, I offer my clients the best possible guidance for bookkeeping in their unique industry.

Louise Lamb
Director, LL BookKeeper

How We Do It

Step 1

We setup your software.
Each business needs digital accounting programs to keep track of invoices and payroll.
A cloud-based accounting program is essential to streamlining daily construction-related accounting. We identify the most useful software for your unique needs and get you set up and ready to go.

Step 2

We create a Chart of Accounts.
A Chart of Accounts is an essential list, created custom for each business that includes the accounts used by an organization to define each class of items for which money or its equivalent is spent or received

Step 3

We configure cross-program data importing & exporting.
Data must be constantly imported and exported between these software programs, which is where cross-program automation is going to save you valuable time in managing your bookkeeping. For example opening balances will need to be added in for all accounts, and Single Touch Payroll needs to be setup to export figures periodically.

Step 4

We perfect your invoices.
By creating the easiest to read invoice, with all of the vital and legally necessary information you increase your chances of having items paid for on time. We also show you how to track job deposits and progress payments for every job.

Step 5

We guide you through Payroll, Tax & Super.
The award wage and associated legislation varies across different trades so we ensure you have the most up to date figures on hand. We help you to register for PAYG withholding and show you how to collect and submit declarations. We also offer assistance in selecting an employer-nominated fund and show you how to keep record of contributions.

Step 6

We work with you in one-on-one training.
One-on-one training from a bookkeeper with specific experience in the construction industry will see you get the most out of your bookkeeping and see your business bloom.

Testimonials

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Rick Micaleff

Rick Micaleff Protech Group Pty Ltd

Having a professional Bookkeeper that specializes in the Construction Industry means I can focus on my business and not worry about my books. I’m confident that Louise of “LL Bookkeeping” will ensure my accounts are up to date, accurate and compliant.

Sammy Leonard

Breeze Balm

Louise is easy going, friendly and really listens to my needs as a business owner. She keeps our finances well groomed and up to date. She provides great advice and helps with realistic budgets. I highly recommend her!

Janine Mcauley

Gold Coast Budget Pools

Louise is a Godsend, we have just started our own business and she was there to help me with my BAS and questions I have with Xero. My stress levels were instantly relieved and felt comfortable straight away, highly recommend her services”

FAQ's

Do I have to pay superannuation to subcontractors?

Are you paying Sole Traders for contract labour hire? There may be an obligation to pay them superannuation. Some of the key points to consider:
Did they quote by the hour or a fixed price for the job?
Do you require them to complete the work themselves or do they have the option to delegate the work?
If they quoted by the hour and didn’t have the option to delegate the work there is most likely a superannuation obligation. If so, this must be paid directly to their selected super fund (not to the sub-contractor). Ask your bookkeeper for guidance if you’re unsure.

I entered my income & purchases and my accountant lodges my bas. What else is there to do?

It’s really important to have this conversation with your accountant. What exactly is covered in their fee? Unless you have your own bookkeeper and you’re confident all the data has been recorded correctly and reconciled (not only your bank accounts but also your balance sheet accounts), are you sure your accountant is receiving and lodging the correct information? Check what is included in their fees in detail. Is there a missing piece in the puzzle that could be costing your business $$$$?

Why should I have a separate bank account for business and personal use?​

If you’re using your business bank account for daily purchases than either you or your bookkeeper is spending time entering and coding these transactions. All of your personal expenses are coded to directors’ loan account, drawings account or similar (whichever the account is titled, the outcome is the same). This wasting your own time or you’re paying someone else to do this and put simply, it’s just not necessary because it’s not business-related. Keep these transactions separate to your business. Save your valuable time or money. Instead, if you want to draw funds why not set up a recurring transfer for a set amount to your personal account? You can even set up a bank rule so it reconciles itself each time. No time wasted!

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