BAS Agent for Accountants
Certificate IV in Financial Services (Accounting) FNS40604
Eligible for Affiliate Membership with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Business, Education & Industry
Learning Method: Correspondence with online support

Career opportunities include: Accountant, BAS Service Provider

Industries include: Independent contracting business, financial, accounting, tax.

The Australian Taxation Office (www.ato.gov.au) states that a BAS service is any of these:
(a) preparing or lodging an approved form about a taxpayer’s liabilities, obligations or entitlements under a BAS provision;
(b) giving advice about a BAS provision;
(c) dealing with the Commissioner or a person who is exercising powers or performing functions under a taxation law in relation to a BAS provision.

If you undertake any of these services then you will need to apply to the ATO for a BAS licence.

Employability Skills are skills that apply across a variety of jobs and life contexts. They are sometimes referred to as key skills, core skills, life skills, essential skills, key competencies, necessary skills, and transferable skills. Industry’s preferred term is Employability Skills.

Employability Skills are defined as ‘skills required not only to gain employment, but also to progress within an enterprise so as to achieve one's potential and contribute successfully to enterprise strategic directions’.

There are eight Employability Skills: communication, teamwork, problem solving, initiative and enterprise, planning and organising, self-management, learning, and technology.

You can review the Employability Skills for this qualification at: http://employabilityskills.training.com.au