You’re running a café or restaurant. That means early starts, late nights, staff rosters, food costs, and a dozen things competing for your attention before 9am.
The last thing you need is worrying about whether your BAS is due, whether your payroll is STP-compliant, or whether you’ve been reconciling your bank correctly.
That’s where we come in.
AffordBooksTax handles the books for cafés, restaurants, and hospitality businesses across Australia. We keep your numbers clean, your ATO obligations met, and your mind on the floor – not the spreadsheets.
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Payroll eating up your time?
With casuals, part-timers, and changing rosters, payroll in hospitality is a nightmare. We handle it every pay cycle.
Cash and card sales getting messy?
Reconciling your POS system, Uber Eats, DoorDash, and bank deposits is a full-time job. We sort it all.
BAS and super catching you off guard?
Quarterly BAS and super obligations sneak up fast. We lodge on time, every time - no ATO penalties.
You pay based on what your business earns - not a flat premium rate. Bookkeeping starts from just $98/month.
Casuals, penalty rates, award wages - we know how complex hospo payroll is and we handle it properly.
We ensure your superannuation obligations are calculated correctly and reported via STP every pay cycle.
Square, Lightspeed, Uber Eats, DoorDash - we reconcile all your income streams so nothing falls through the cracks.
Check your numbers between services, not after close. We work remotely with cafes and restaurants across Australia through Xero.
We don't make you wait three days for a reply. If you have a question, we get back to you quickly.
Too many café and restaurant owners are paying flat-rate accounting fees that have nothing to do with the size of their business. At AffordBooksTax, your fee is based on your annual revenue – so a café turning over $80k pays a very different rate to a restaurant turning over $400k.
We provide industry-specific bookkeeping across Melbourne and Australia. Whether you’re a Cafe Owner, consultant, or growing retailer, we keep your books reconciled, GST-coded and BAS-ready, so you stay compliant, cash-flow clear, and in control.
Yes. We're fully cloud-based, which means we work with hospitality businesses anywhere in Australia. All of our communication happens online or via phone, and everything runs through Xero.
Yes. Reconciling third-party delivery platforms is one of the most time-consuming parts of café bookkeeping. We map each platform correctly in Xero and ensure every dollar of income is accounted for.
We process payroll based on the hours and rates you provide each pay cycle. Whether it's weekly, fortnightly, or monthly, we handle STP lodgement, super calculations, and payslip distribution for all your staff — casual, part-time, or full-time.
BAS lodgement is a separate service - but many of our clients bundle it together with bookkeeping. You can see the pricing for each service individually in our pricing table above, or mix and match based on what you need.
We use Xero for all clients. If you're not already on Xero, we'll set it up for you and migrate any existing data across. Xero connects directly to your bank feeds and most POS systems, which makes your bookkeeping much cleaner and faster.
That's fine - it's more common than you think. We offer catch-up bookkeeping to bring your records up to date before we move into the regular monthly routine. Just get in touch and we'll tell you exactly what's involved.
