Australia
🇦🇺BAATS Accounting for Australia

Accounting built for Australia. GST and BAS made easy.

Professional accounting software made for Australia. Send invoices in AUD, record bills and bank payments, and get your BAS figures from the same books.

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No card needed for the trial. Web and Windows editions.

BAS figures readyJul – Sep 2026
Invoice paid online$3,411.00
AUD and foreign currenciesGST 10%BAS G1–G11, 1A, 1BTax invoices with ABNStripe, Square, Windcave
15 daysfree trial, full features
2 to ∞users per company
Web + Windowsyour server or your PC
AUDhome currency, plus foreign currencies
One system

Everything a growing business runs on

From the first quotation to the year-end balance sheet, every step posts to the same double-entry books. Nothing to re-type, nothing to reconcile twice.

Sales and invoicing

Quotations, contracts, GST invoices, credit and debit notes, statements and advances. Send by email or WhatsApp with a PDF.

Purchases and expenses

Purchase orders, supplier bills with line items, expenses, supplier advances and overdue-bill reminders.

Banking and cash

Bank and cash accounts, statement import from PDF, Excel or CSV, post-dated cheques and multi-currency payments.

GST built for Australia

GST at 10% on every invoice and bill, with your BAS labels G1 to G11, 1A and 1B worked out from the books.

Reports that close the year

Profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, trial balance, ageing and P&L by project or location. Export to Excel or PDF.

Team, roles and approvals

Admin, Manager and User roles, access per person, manager approvals, tasks, team chat and a full audit trail.

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Inside BAATS Accounting

Designed for the way accountants actually work

Invoicing

Professional GST invoices in seconds

Pick a customer and their currency, add items from your list or create one on the spot. Tax is calculated per line, totals update live and the printed invoice carries the details the ATO expects.

  • Quotations turn into invoices with one click
  • Customer links to view, accept and pay online
  • Email or WhatsApp with the PDF attached
GST returns

Your BAS from the books, not a spreadsheet

Every invoice, bill, credit note and advance feeds the return for the period you choose. Open any figure to see the documents behind it, then file with confidence.

  • BAS labels G1 to G11, 1A and 1B
  • GST credits from bills claimed for you
  • Warnings for documents dated in a filed period
Reports

Know where you stand, every day

The executive dashboard shows revenue, expenses, profit, cash, receivables and payables at a glance, with charts for the year and an action centre for what needs attention.

  • P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and trial balance
  • P&L by project and by location
  • One-click export to Excel and PDF
Made for Australia

Local tax rules, already set up

The Australia edition comes with Australia's tax rates, return layout and chart of accounts, so you start working on day one.

GST 10%

GST on every tax invoice and bill, with your ABN on printed invoices and GST credits from purchases.

BAS figures

Labels G1 to G11, 1A and 1B for the period, straight from the books, ready for your BAS.

Rates that update themselves

Tax rates are stored with the date they start, so every document keeps the rate of its own date. New official rates arrive as a file digitally signed by Baats LLC and apply from their start date. You can also add your own rate.

Card payments on invoices

Connect Stripe, PayPal, Square or Windcave and let customers pay invoices online.

Reports for your accountant

Profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and trial balance, exported to Excel or PDF.

Payroll basics

Employee records, payroll runs posted to the books and salary slips by email. PAYG withholding and Single Touch Payroll are not included yet.

Your choice

Run it online or on your own PC

Same features, same books. Choose where your data lives.

Web edition

For teams

Install on your own server or hosting and work from any browser, in the office or on the road.

  • Any number of people, on any device
  • Customer links to view, accept and pay invoices
  • Runs on Node.js 22.5 or newer, with HTTPS
  • Your data stays on your server
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Windows edition

For one office

One-click install on a Windows PC. It runs quietly in the background and opens in your browser.

  • Installs with a double-click
  • Data stays on your computer
  • Desktop backup icon
  • Upgrades keep your books
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Get paid faster

Let customers pay invoices online

Every invoice can carry a secure link. Your customer opens it, sees the invoice and pays by card through your own payment gateway account. The payment is recorded against the invoice for you.

Payment gateways you can connect in the Australia edition

StripePayPalSquareWindcaveWise (bank transfer details)

You need your own merchant account with the provider. Gateway names are trademarks of their owners; Baats LLC is not affiliated with or certified by them. Online payments need the web edition.

Trust

Built with controls that auditors like

01

Roles and access

Admin, Manager and User roles. Choose which screens and reports each person can see.

02

Manager approvals

Invoices, bills, payments, quotes and notes can wait for a manager before they post.

03

Audit trail

Who changed what and when, visible to managers only.

04

Safer deletes

Paid invoices and parties with documents cannot be deleted, and every delete asks first.

05

Protected sign-in

Passwords are stored as salted scrypt hashes and sign-in attempts are rate-limited.

06

Backups and signed updates

Download or restore a full backup any time. Software updates are digitally signed by Baats LLC.

Pricing

Simple packages. Every feature included.

Choose by the number of people who sign in. Every package includes every feature of the Australia edition.

Standard

For owners and their accountant

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2 users
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Professional

For a small finance team

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5 users
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Business

For growing companies

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15 users
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Enterprise

For large teams

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Unlimited users
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Questions

Frequently asked questions

How does the free trial work?

Download the edition you want and install it. It runs with every feature for 15 days. After that your books stay readable and printable, and you enter a product key to keep working.

Do I need to host it myself?

The web edition runs on your own server or hosting with Node.js 22.5 or newer. The Windows edition installs on a PC in a few clicks. If you need help choosing or setting up, talk to us.

Can I manage more than one company?

Yes. Each company gets its own set of books with its own users, package and product key, all from one installation.

Can I import my existing data?

Yes. Use the Excel template to import customers, customer invoices, suppliers, supplier bills and expenses, and enter opening balances per account, customer and supplier.

Where is my data stored?

On your own server (web edition) or your own PC (Windows edition). Baats LLC does not hold your accounting data.

How do I get support?

Message us on WhatsApp or email [email protected]. Help & Support is also inside the program, in the Account menu.

Does it lodge my BAS with the ATO?

It prepares the BAS figures. You then lodge them through ATO online services or your tax agent.

Does it handle Single Touch Payroll?

Not yet. PAYG withholding and Single Touch Payroll reporting are not included in this version.

Ready to see your books clearly?

Install the Australia edition today and try every feature free for 15 days.

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