Bookkeeper Fees in Perth (2026)
Perth bookkeepers price their work around how much of your paperwork they take on each month. At the light end you pay by the hour, $50–$120 per hour, for reconciling accounts and entering invoices when you need it. Monthly packages run from $260–$770 per month for a micro business to $770–$1,550 per month for an established one, and a package that takes in payroll and your activity statements is $1,000–$2,550 per month. Settle the scope before you compare, because a package that leaves out the BAS will bill those hours separately, and a business with books to rebuild pays $510–$3,050 for that first.
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Detailed Pricing — Bookkeeper Cost in Perth 2026
| Tier | Typical fee (ex GST) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly bookkeeping | $50–$120 per hour | Per hour |
| Monthly package, micro business | $260–$770 per month | Per month |
| Monthly package, established small business | $770–$1,550 per month | Per month |
| Monthly package with payroll and BAS | $1,000–$2,550 per month | Per month |
| Catch-up or rescue bookkeeping | $510–$3,050 | Per one-off |
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- Mortgages and cash flow. Home loans are common in Greater Perth: 41.9% of households hold a mortgage, compared with 40% statewide (ABS 2021 Census). For an owner carrying a home loan as well as a business, steady outgoings matter. The ATO lets businesses below the monthly threshold choose monthly BAS reporting, saying smaller, more manageable payments may improve cash flow; ask what twelve statements a year add to the package.
- Room for a home office. Detached houses account for 77.8% of dwellings in Greater Perth, and 45.7% of homes offer four or more bedrooms (ABS 2021 Census), so many homes here have room for an office. Where an expense is part business and part personal, the ATO wants clear documents showing the business portion. A bookkeeper can only record that split if you give them the evidence, so keep it as you go.
- Contractors and the TPAR. If you pay contractors and your business is one that has to lodge a taxable payments annual report, the TPB confirms a registered BAS agent can complete and lodge it for you. Keep each contractor's details, invoices and payment dates together through the year. A report pieced together from a scattered inbox is billed by the hour.
- Pay runs and STP. Employing staff puts a Perth business at $1,000–$2,550 per month in our table. The TPB classes STP reporting, and any payroll work that applies tax law, as BAS services, along with working out the withholding for employees. Weekly pay runs mean more processing than monthly ones, and every new starter adds onboarding paperwork, so give the bookkeeper both numbers.
- Checking the registration. Bookkeepers who prepare BAS figures for a fee must be registered BAS or tax agents, and the TPB warns that offering or advertising BAS services without registration attracts significant civil penalties. A search of the TPB Register reveals whether someone is registered, what conditions apply, and any sanctions the TPB has made public, so it is worth two minutes before the first meeting.
- Paying for the hours. Hourly work at $50–$120 per hour suits a business that keeps its own books and wants a professional to reconcile and tidy them now and then. Matching bank transactions and keying in figures that need no tax judgement fall outside the TPB list of tax agent services. Once you need the BAS figures confirmed as well, check that the person doing it is registered.
Bookkeeper, accountant or do it yourself?
Engage a bookkeeper once you have GST registration, staff, or more than a few dozen transactions a month; a clean file also cuts your accountant's year-end fee.
A sole trader with a handful of monthly transactions can keep clean books in software and hand a reconciled file to an accountant at year end.
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This guide is general information, not advice. Figures are typical ranges compiled from published Australian sources in 2026 and are not a quote; confirm fees with the provider before engaging them.
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These are independent estimates from public cost guides, marketplaces and industry rate data, and no provider can influence them, so always get a few quotes. Last reviewed October 2026. Read our full methodology →