BAS Agent Registration Course

The BAS Agent Registration course has a maximum duration of 6 months.

There is no minimum time frame to complete the course, students who are familiar with bookkeeping and accounting concepts may complete the units in 2-3 months.

This course is delivered online, giving you the flexibility to choose a pace of study to suit your personal situation.

The BAS Agent registration course is an online course. This is a convenient, effective and affordable way to learn in your own time and in your own environment.

We provide you with

• Learning materials that are packed full of easy to read and high quality content
• Videos and webinars
• Online assessments and exams
• Student Facebook group and Q&A Forums
• High level of support from our assessors and student support team

The TPB BAS Agent Course study manuals, online tutorials and class recordings are packed with high quality content, with plenty of visuals and practice exercises to keep the study varied and interesting.

The complete course content including study manuals, online tutorials and class recordings, is accessed via our online student portal.

Pre-course

Before starting this course, you will be required to complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) questionnaire. This quick questionnaire is used to determine your LLN skill level so that we can best support you in your studies.

Introduction & Units

There are two Introductory parts that students of Nationally Recognised Training courses must compete as set out by the Department of Education and Training. They include a Communication Skills Assessment and a Work Health and Safety Assessment.

The Unit assessments and examinations are completed using a variety of methods and are submitted via our online student portal. They are open book, from either your home, office or classroom, and comprise theoretical and practical exercises.

BAS units require the use of accounting software, and can be completed in any accounting package such as Xero, Reckon One, or MYOB student version (supplied). The unit FNSTPB401 course materials is written in MYOB and as such it is recommended that the assessments are done in MYOB. Experience bookkeepers however are permitted to undertake the exam in other packages. The unit FNSTPB402 can be completed in your choice of either Reckon, Xero or MYOB.

Exams

Tax Practitioners Board Licensing Course units include an exam component, which needs to be independently supervised. Exams are three-hour, open-book assessments comprising of short answer and multiple choice questions, very similar in format to the unit assessments.

Exams must be completed within your course duration period. Prior to your exam, you will need to complete and return the Supervisor Nomination Form to Applied Education detailing your supervisor's information, contact details and the elected date of your assessment.

Exams can be undertaken at any location and time of your choosing, with the only condition being that you have a nominated, independent supervisor present. Your supervisor can be a person of responsibility such as a registered tax agent, member of an accounting professional body, public servant, doctor, nurse, police officer, director etc. who does not have a close personal or professional relationship with you.

If you cannot arrange a supervisor then we offer the following options for conducting your supervised assessment:

Skype Online - online supervised exam with one of our staff members
Perth Training Centre - Level 1, 524 Hay St, Perth WA 6000
Melbourne Training Centre - Level 27, 101 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Sydney Training Centre - Level 26, 44 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000
Brisbane Training Centre - Level 19, 10 Eagle St, Brisbane QLD 4000

Microsoft Windows is the preferred operating system for the study of this course as all student data files are supplied in Windows format.

You will also need word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software such as Microsoft Office or Google Apps.

Internet access – reliable internet connection (such as ADSL) required. All data files, learning activities and MYOB software are available to download via our student portal.

Mac Users:
Applied Education uses the Microsoft Windows operating system and we are unable to support issues relating to a Mac computer.

If you only have access to a Mac computer then you need to purchase and install on your mac a windows emulator such as "parallels" to run windows on a Mac at your own cost, or if you have a Windows OS software licence use the free in built Mac Boot Camp assistant on your Mac Computer.

FNSSS00004 BAS Agent Registration Skill Set consists of two units of study:

• AEBA01 - GST Law and Activity Statements
  (equivalent to FNSTPB401 Complete business activity and instalment activity statements)
• AEBA02 - Payroll Administration and Practice
  (equivalent to FNSTPB402 Establish and maintain payroll systems)

This course includes the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) and Code of Professional Conduct as required by Tax Practitioner Board.