Hey folks! It’s been a long time since any sort of blog post from me here at Blue Ribbon Accounting. I thought I’d provide an update on what’s been happening within the business.
Office Manager Jacqui
Since mid-2018, I’ve been studying subjects to complete the CPA Australia qualifications - 7 separate subjects in total. In the second half of this year, I hope to be announcing my CPA Australia membership, which will provide additional resources and education and development opportunities to ensure I continue to serve you all with tip-top service.
From July 2019 to Feb 2020, I was joined by a part-time trainee bookkeeper Kallista, who moved onto a full time role at Xero in their sales and onboarding team (where she’s absolutely excelling, as a side note).
Since late April 2020, I’ve had a part-time office manager, Jacqui, who keeps my e-mails and calendar in a functional state as well as completing invoicing and data entry works and many other jobs besides!
Tax contractor Jean
Finally, commencing in July 2021, I’ll have a casual tax return contractor! Jean has worked as a tax casual for several years at H&R Block, moving up to de facto 2IC of her branch due to her work ethic and diligence. If Jean drafts your tax return this year, I can almost guarantee she’ll do an even better job than I do - and in addition, I of course complete thorough reviews of all returns lodged through my business.
If you think there’s some family resemblance between Jacqui, Jean and me - you’re right! I’ve managed to build a real ‘family business’, with my sister the Office Manager, and my mum the tax contractor joining my team.
I’m incredibly proud to introduce you to the team, and I thank you all for your loyalty that’s enabled me to grow the business to this point!
PRICING INCREASES
It has been three years since I have increased prices in any way, and as I outlined above, it’s been a huge three years!
Effective 1 July 2021, I will be applying approximately a 20% increase to prices across the board. Items on the pricing page will be updated in late June to reflect this, but I have also provided a basic summary below:
Bookkeeping - $77 minimum charge, with standard hourly rate at $77
Individual tax return (base level) - $132 per return
Add-ons for individual returns - $66 per add on
Small business/non-individual tax returns - $198 minimum charge
Hourly rate for large returns - $132
Advisory services - from $132-198 per hour depending on complexity of advice
