Above and Beyond Bookkeeping Services

Above and Beyond Bookkeeping Services, which trades online as Above & Beyond Books, is a bookkeeping practice for small business owners. Besides keeping the books, it deals with the surrounding admin, such as querying supplier invoices, getting software to work and knowing when to bring in the client's accountant. It supports both business owners and their accountants.

What Above and Beyond Bookkeeping Services offers

• BAS lodgements — preparing and lodging business activity statements on time.
• Data entry and receipt management — turning paper records into organised books.
• Payroll — running pay and the related processing.
• Reporting and insights — reports that help owners understand their figures.
• Debtor and creditor management — chasing receivables and managing payables to help cash flow.
• Xero training and app integration — moving clients onto Xero and connecting add-on apps.

Who it works with

Small businesses and their accountants. Client comments on the site come from a hair and beauty salon and a landscaping firm, including one that needed a backlog of past errors cleaned up.

Key facts

• Software: Xero
• Extra support: liaison with suppliers, authorities and a client's accountant