BAS and Payroll
FNSSS00004
Duration: Up to six months
Price: $1,300
How it works: Study online. With a difference.
Start date: Immediately, or whenever you’re ready.
Entry requirements: No formal prerequisites | RPL available | Some equipment needed
Qualification Type: Skill Set
Monarch Institute is one of very few registered training organisations (RTOs) to offer the Tax Practitioners Board approved courses required to become a registered BAS agent or a registered tax agent.
Monarch Institute is one of very few registered training organisations (RTOs) to offer the Tax Practitioners Board approved courses required to become a registered BAS agent or a registered tax agent.
Learn accounting software
Free industry membership
TPB approved course
Nationally recognised
Course Summary
Monarch Institute is one of very few registered training organisations (RTOs) to offer the Tax Practitioners Board approved courses required to become a registered BAS agent or a registered tax agent. We’re also included in a very select few accredited training providers listed by the world’s largest bookkeeping institute, the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers. In other words, they’re fit for what the industry is looking for.
Courses are delivered by skilled professionals, senior CPA and chartered accountants, registered BAS agents and bookkeepers. They have decades of combined experience across an extensive range of industries.
Study accounting or bookkeeping with us and you’ll get practical training that makes use of industry leading software. It’s all about making you job-ready from the moment you graduate.
The BAS and Payroll course has been designed to give you a preview of two of the most common sets of tasks that bookkeepers and accounting practitioners carry out. It’s great for staff in small businesses who are ready to step up and take on more responsibility with admin. Small business owners may also find it useful for reducing outsourcing costs in the long term. Alternatively, the course can be an eye-opening intro for those who are considering studying a full course in accounting or bookkeeping, but don’t want to take the plunge just yet.
Key opportunities include:
Certified bookkeeper
Registered BAS agent
IMPORTANT: Further requirements for becoming a registered BAS agent
This course is designed to be completed within 6 months.
Students who are highly motivated and well organised can complete the full course at an accelerated pace.
The key factors that influence course completion are a student’s experience, time availability, how fast they work and how committed they are!
Study online. With a difference.
You’ll get:
Easy-to-follow course materials
Videos and webinars
Heaps of support from your course trainers (phone, email, Skype, Zoom)
A dedicated admin team on hand to guide you
Online assessments
Student Facebook group
How does it work?
This course has been developed to give you absolute flexibility. Study on your couch, on public transport, on your break at work, out in the park – wherever and whenever you like. The best part is, with Monarch Institute, ‘online’ doesn’t mean ‘alone’. You’ll be backed by our trainers at every step along the way.
What support will I get?
Your trainer will be happy to contact you via phone, Skype, Zoom, TeamViewer, or email (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm). So you definitely won’t feel alone. You’ll also have access to our student Facebook groups, so you can discuss the material with other students. It’s a handy way to stay in touch with trainers and others in the same course.
Do you offer corporate workshops?
Yes. We’re the corporate training partner of choice for several large organisations. Our trainers can also conduct onsite training for groups of six staff or more. Corporate workshops can be scheduled for any location in Australia. Got a new satellite office with staff in need of training? Running a training retreat in an idyllic location (yes please!)? Our trainers can be there.
Corporate workshops are tailored to your organisation’s needs. Get in touch with our friendly course consultants for more information.
Assessment formats include:
Multiple-choice questions
Short-answer questions
Workplace scenarios
Calculation questions
Role-plays -video self-recording and upload of the file
Accounting software exercises
TPB required assessments (see below)
Supervised Assessments
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) requires supervision arrangements for a portion of the assessments in the following units:
FNSTPB411 Complete business activity and instalment activity statements
FNSTPB412 Establish and maintain payroll systems
This supervision is provided by Monarch Institute as part of your course fee. We do not charge any additional supervision fees.
These 2 units contain 3 supervised assessments which include multiple choice questions and short answer or calculation questions. Each assessment is open book and you have up to 3 hours to complete each assessment.
Supervision for assessments can be booked as a scheduled Zoom session with Monarch invigilators once you commence your course. You will need a webcam on your device, as well as internet access.
IMPORTANT: Further requirements for becoming a registered BAS agent
Immediately, or whenever you’re ready.
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"Can work at your own pace and if you have any questions the staff get back to you very fast. Also assignments are marked quickly and there is a lot of fantastic support."
- BAS and Payroll Graduate
Entry Requirements
There aren’t any formal entry requirements. But to make sure you get the most out of training with us, the following enrolment process applies:
Once we receive your enrolment, our friendly course consultants will touch base to undertake a pre-training review to ensure the training is right for you.
For students without an equal or higher level qualification, there’s a short language, literacy and numeracy quiz you complete online.
We may be able to take into account relevant knowledge and skills you’ve gained through previous formal or informal training, education and employment. To find out more, refer to our Student Information Handbook by clicking here, or get in touch with one of our friendly Course Consultants.
You will need access to the following equipment to successfully complete the course:
Working computer with Microsoft Office (2016 or later)
Access to the internet
Access to a smart phone, video camera or web camera is required
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Pathways
The BAS and Payroll course is a great way to prepare for a certificate or diploma level course. It’s a taster of what it’s like to study online – handy if you haven’t studied for a while. In a Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping or Diploma of Accounting, you’ll explore many more tasks and subtopics of accounting. But you’ll also be able to draw on the knowledge and thinking skills you picked up in this course. You may also be able to get credit for the two units you’ve completed as part of this course.
If you’re looking to study more part courses in accounting, Monarch Institute are proud to offer the following part courses:
Our full accounting course listings also includes:
Module 1
BAS and Payroll
FNSTPB412- Establish and maintain payroll systems
FNSTPB411- Complete business activity and instalment activity statements
TBP codes: MPA001 / MAS001
Learn accounting software
Learn Xero, Australia’s leading accounting software package, built directly into this course. The course includes comprehensive software training resources, and student edition access. There are no extra costs for this software.
Free industry membership
Get free student membership to the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) when you enrol. Membership gives you access to wide range of resources you can use to help kick off your career. Click here to learn more.
Nationally recognised
The two units of competency in this course are nationally recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. You may be able to use them to reduce study time if you move on to a relevant higher education qualification course.
TPB approved course
This course meets the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) education requirements.
BAS and Payroll. For the real world.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Staff in small businesses who want to take on more responsibility for admin will find this course a practical fit. Small business owners also study it to handle more of their own bookkeeping and reduce what they outsource. If you’re considering a full accounting or bookkeeping qualification but aren’t ready to commit, this course introduces two of the most common tasks in the field first.
You’ll learn to complete business activity and instalment activity statements, along with establishing and maintaining payroll systems. Both are nationally recognised units of competency that meet the Tax Practitioners Board education requirements for BAS and payroll. Your assessments include workplace scenarios, calculation questions and accounting software exercises, so you’ll apply each skill the way you would on the job.
Yes, we deliver the course entirely online, so you can fit study around work and other commitments at a pace that suits you. Your trainer will answer questions by phone, Zoom, TeamViewer or email between 9am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. You can also discuss the units with other students in our Facebook group, and you’ll book your supervised assessments as Zoom sessions.
Yes, you’ll complete a nationally recognised unit covering business activity statements and instalment activity statements. This is one of the Tax Practitioners Board-approved units required for BAS agent registration. Lodging statements on behalf of a business is work reserved for registered BAS agents, so check the TPB’s further requirements before you take on client work.
Bookkeepers record and reconcile a business’s day-to-day financial transactions. Payroll work covers a narrower area, calculating what employees are paid and meeting the obligations attached to that. Business activity statements report GST, PAYG and other tax obligations to the ATO on a regular cycle. Bookkeepers often handle all three, which is why this course pairs the payroll and BAS units together.
You’ll learn Xero, one of Australia’s leading accounting software packages, which we’ve included directly in the course at no extra cost. You’ll get student edition access along with software training resources, then apply what you learn through accounting software exercises in your assessments. You’ll also need a working computer with Microsoft Office 2016 or later.
Yes. The two units are nationally recognised, so you may be able to use them to reduce your study time in a higher qualification. If you move on to our Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping, you may receive credit for the units you’ve already completed. Talk to one of our course consultants about how credit transfer would apply to you.
You’ll find this course a good fit if you want specific BAS and payroll skills without committing to a longer qualification. You can finish within six months for $1,300, and you don’t need any formal qualifications to enrol. If you’re returning to study after time away, you’ll also get a sense of how online learning works before you commit to a certificate or diploma.
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