The legislation proposes that to be registered the applicant must have as a minimum accounting qualification -
Certificate IV Financial Services (Bookkeeping) or
Certificate IV Financial Services (Accounting)
In addition the individual must have undertaken at least 1,400 hours of relevant experience in the last 3 years.
As you can see the provision of BAS services for a fee, is becoming stricter to protect the end user.
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