Can't find what you are looking for? Call our customer support at 1300 856 710 or email us at [email protected]
Explore all the products and services which makes up your ABN membership.
Experience benefits like nowhere else with ABN. Explore all the products and services which make up your membership.
Meet the team at Australian Bookkeepers Network.
Explore the requirements for gaining relevant experience
Protect your Bookkeeping Business with ABN's PI Partners.
Protect your business with Cyber Insurance
How ABN gives back to the community
Find out how a bookkeeper can help your business.
Do you want to become a registered BAS Agent but you're not sure where to start? We've provided an outline of the BAS Agent qualifications and registration requirements.
Wondering how to become a registered bookkeeper? Here's an outline of what to expect when working as one and the steps required to become certified.
ABN is committed to providing professional development opportunities for bookkeepers.
Members Can Access Australian Bookkeepers Network's Bookkeeping Checklists, Contract Samples, Quote Templates, Agreement Letters & More.
ABA is a recognised professional bookkeeping association for BAS agents by the Tax Practitioners Board.
Benefits of the ABA Membership
Join Australian Bookkeepers Association today
Australian Bookkeepers Association (ABA) is governed by a Board of Directors
View the ABA Constitution, By-Laws and other current documentation relevant to your membership.
A summary of the essential membership rules which have been extracted from ABAs By-Laws and Constitution.
Code of Professional Conduct for BAS Agents
All the latest news and events from the Bookkeeping Industry
All your Industry events in one handy location.
Meet other bookkeepers, learn new skills, and earn CPE with ABN Coffee Clubs
Hear from prominent industry figures on current industry trends, technology and innovation
ABN Latest News
There will be a major change to the way that your credit rating is shared with financial institutions. From the 12th of March 2014 the credit reporting agencies (such as Veda) will be monitoring and reporting on the timeliness of your bill payments!
Currently your credit report shows the following items:
Under the changes from 12 March, 24 months of payment history for loans, credit cards and other types of credit will be available. Late payment over five days on any of the above will land on your credit report. This will potentially have disastrous effects on some people’s ability to gain future credit if they have a bad history of paying bills.
Most of the big four banks have already provided their customers with brochures and guidelines about the upcoming changes. However, an alarming 59% of people are unaware of the changes altogether and certainly don’t know what they mean.
Telcos and utilities won’t be able to provide late payment information. However, they will be able to see it and they will be able to provide the type of credit you have applied for, the credit limit, the day of commencement and the day the credit is terminated.
Everyone should take the following steps to keep a good credit report going forward:
This information will increase in volume starting from 12 March and we can expect all credit/ financial institutions to be supplying this information within 2 years.