First Class Accounts

If you would rather read about it than talk to anyone yet, that is completely fine.

The franchise prospectus covers how the model works, what the training involves, the support behind you, and what running your own bookkeeping practice actually looks like. Read it in your own time. No pressure and no commitment. 📄

👉 Download the prospectus:https://143551129.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/143551129/First%20Class%20Accounts%20Franchisee%20Prospectus%202026.pdf

Bookkeeper or accountant? Two different jobs, and most small businesses use both.

This explains who does what, so you know which one to call:

https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/blog/bookkeeper-vs-accountant/

Not everyone who joins First Class Accounts arrives ready to sign something.

Most are working out whether this is even the right direction. Some are mid-career and ready for a change. Some have just been made redundant. Some need more flexibility around family. 🤔

What most of them say afterwards is that they wish they had made the move sooner.

👉 https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/blog/category/bookkeeping-franchise-opportunities/

What an accountant needs at lodgement, and what slows the job down:

• Accounts reconciled to 30 June
• Expenses coded consistently
• Payroll finalised and super reconciled
• Loans, drawings and owner payments clearly identified
• Records ready for anything unusual, before they have to ask

The tidier it arrives, the less it costs you.

Message us and we will get it ready.

31 October is the deadline to lodge your own tax return.

In 2026 it falls on a Saturday, so the first business day after is Monday 2 November.

If you would rather an accountant lodged it, the ATO says to contact them before 31 October to be part of their lodgment program.

Either way it starts with records your accountant can work from.

We get those ready. Message us.

An hour a week chasing invoices is a working week a year. 📅

For a small practice that is time nobody is paying for, and it usually lands on the person who can least afford to lose it.

It is one of the reasons we partner with Pinch. Their Pre-Approvals mean the follow up does not happen, because the payment already has.

There is also a referral program, so a recommendation you were making anyway can become an additional monthly revenue line.

👉 Read more: https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/blog/spotlight-on-our-partners-pinch/

The most common questions we hear from people considering the franchise. 💬

How do I find my first clients. What do I charge. Do I need to have run a business before. What happens when something goes wrong and there is no team around me.

None of them are about bookkeeping. All of them have answers.

👉 https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/franchise-opportunities/benefits/

Benefits of joining a bookkeeping franchise - First Class Accounts Discover the benefits of owning a bookkeeping franchise with First Class Accounts. Enjoy low startup costs, dedicated support, and proven systems.

Payroll is the part of the books where errors cost the most and surface the latest.

Wrong award rates, late super, incorrect reporting. None of it announces itself at the time

We take payroll off your plate and keep it compliant. Message us.

What does a bookkeeper cost, and what are you actually paying for?

This walks through the ways bookkeepers charge and what to ask before you commit:

https://www.firstclassaccounts.com/blog/how-much-do-bookkeepers-charge-in-australia/