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.
ABN Latest News
Many clients have been guilty of making a very easy mistake when it comes to ensuring the correct name is on an invoice.
In particular, trusts provide complications. If you do not invoice the correct entity, you and your clients can have major difficulty collecting the debt. Trusts cannot be sued.
Most invoices to trusts from you or your customers may be issued to “the ABC Family Trust”, by way of example.
You should always make reference to the trustee when invoicing a trust or superfund. In this way, you can enforce your invoice against the trustee, which can be sued.
So, if ABC Pty Ltd is the trustee for “the ABC Family Trust”, then you can either make the invoice to:
This is good practice for all forms of documentation when it comes to trusts, but may provide you or your clients some assistance in collecting debts in the future.
