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DS Bookkeeping & Business Development

Melbourne bookkeeping team handling payables, payroll, BAS and reporting for small and medium businesses

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About DS Bookkeeping & Business Development

From Melbourne, the bookkeeping team at DS Bookkeeping & Business Development reports more than 20 years in the work and uses the main accounting packages, including Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, Reckon and Saasu. It serves businesses of every size, from sole traders to large organisations.

Everyday bookkeeping and payments

The team handles accounts payable and receivable, payroll, superannuation and bank reconciliations, keeping a business's books up to date. It also offers emergency bookkeeping for businesses that need urgent help with their records.

Activity statements and lodgements

Preparation and lodgement of BAS, PAYG and IAS activity statements form part of the service, so that a client's obligations are met on time.

Reports, forecasts and cash flow

Financial reports and cash flow forecasts show owners how the business is performing. The team also manages cash flow and forecasting so that owners can plan ahead.

Setting up offices and systems

For new or growing businesses the firm handles initial office set-up, implements new systems and runs job costing. It says it does more than bookkeeping: it streamlines the paperwork so that a business can increase profitability and expand.

Industries served across Australia

The firm works with building and construction, trades, retail and hospitality, real estate, health and medical, photography and media, computing and IT, marketing and public relations, and finance and accounting businesses. Its client base runs from sole traders to larger organisations across Australia.

TrustList summary

DS Bookkeeping & Business Development is a team of bookkeepers in Melbourne serving small and medium-sized businesses across Australia. The firm reports more than twenty years of bookkeeping experience and works in the main accounting packages.

Products and services

  • Accounts payable and receivable: day-to-day handling of supplier bills and customer invoices.
  • Payroll and superannuation: wage payments and super obligations.
  • BAS, PAYG and IAS: preparation and lodgement of activity statements.
  • Bank reconciliations: regular matching of bank records to the books.
  • Financial reports and forecasting: management reports and cash flow forecasts.
  • Office management: initial office setup, new systems and job costing.

Customers and markets

Clients range from sole traders to organisations with turnover in the millions. Industries include building and trades, retail and hospitality, real estate, health, media, IT, marketing and finance.

Key facts

  • Based in: Melbourne, Australia
  • Experience: More than 20 years in bookkeeping
  • Software: Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, Reckon and Saasu

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Nov 2026.

Categories & features

DS Bookkeeping & Business Development rankings

DS Bookkeeping & Business Development is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #13 on 1, #27 on 1 and #36 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. DS Bookkeeping & Business Development has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Accounting firm · 3 rankings

  • #13of 64
    Retail

    It is one of 4 here listing books and one of 46 here listing tax.

    Its profile: “The firm works with building and construction, trades, retail and hospitality, real estate, health and medical, photography and media, computing and IT, marketing and public relations, and finance and accounting businesses.”

    Of the 64 here, 48 also cover accounting and 46 also cover tax; 7 also work in York and 6 also work in New York.

    Behind Equity Partners.

  • #27of 108
    Melbourne

    It is one of 2 here listing retail and one of 54 here listing accounting.

    Its profile: “From Melbourne, the bookkeeping team at DS Bookkeeping & Business Development reports more than 20 years in the work and uses the main accounting packages, including Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, Reckon and Saasu.”

    Of the top 77 here, 11 also cover partners and 9 also cover property; 3 also work in Nice and 2 also work in Perth.

    Behind Bookkeeping Concepts.

  • #36of 72
    Marketing

    It is one of 7 here listing books and one of 10 here listing retail.

    Its profile: “The firm works with building and construction, trades, retail and hospitality, real estate, health and medical, photography and media, computing and IT, marketing and public relations, and finance and accounting businesses.”

    Of the 72 here, 17 also cover goals and 13 also cover legal; 3 also work in Dublin and 2 also work in Carolina.

    Behind DreamBuilder Financial, ahead of Elevation Tax Group.

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