Built for Australian BAS and bookkeeping practices

AML/CTF software for Australian BAS agents

Keep routine BAS and bookkeeping work separate from any captured entity, transaction or client-money service, with a BAS-agent-specific scope, CDD and evidence workflow.

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Designated services this workflow recognises

The legal trigger is the service being provided, not the professional title. The workspace records a decision for each engagement or matter.

  • Routine BAS work recorded as outside scope on its own
  • Bookkeeping that involves receiving, holding or controlling client money or property
  • Company or trust formation where lawfully provided
  • Business, entity or real-estate transaction assistance where lawfully provided
  • Registered-office or related company-service work where lawfully provided

A workflow shaped for BAS agents

  1. Add the client before assessing the service
  2. Separate routine BAS and bookkeeping work from captured conduct
  3. Record the money, authority and transaction facts that determine scope
  4. Complete risk-based CDD and ownership checks when captured
  5. Retain approvals, reporting, monitoring and program evidence

Evidence ready for organisation review

  • TPB and ABR registration details
  • Engagement-level service and client-money facts
  • Scope reasoning and rule references
  • Identity, ownership and screening records
  • Approvals, training and review history

Cassandra AML assists your compliance work; it does not provide legal advice, guarantee compliance or imply AUSTRAC endorsement.

Practical AML/CTF guidance for BAS agents

Start with the profession pillar, then use the focused guides for the exact service, customer or control you are handling. Each article links to primary AUSTRAC or legislative material.

5 min guide

AML/CTF guide for BAS agents

A practical guide for Australian BAS agents deciding whether their services are regulated and building controls for any professional designated services they provide.

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Bookkeeping versus designated services

How BAS agents and bookkeepers distinguish ordinary processing from client-money, entity, transaction and address services regulated under Australia's AML/CTF Act.

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Payment authority for BAS agents

A detailed guide to fixed payment instructions, discretionary authority, client-bank access and the table 6 item 3 boundaries that BAS practices must assess.

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Entity and address services

How BAS practices scope company and trust creation, legal-form restructuring, nominee arrangements and registered-office or principal-address services.

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Small-business KYB for BAS agents

A risk-based entity due-diligence workflow for BAS practices providing designated services to companies, partnerships, trusts and sole traders.

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Questions bas agents ask

Are all bas agents automatically regulated by AUSTRAC?

No. AML/CTF status depends on whether the business provides a designated service with the required Australian geographical link, not the professional title alone. Assess each service and obtain advice where the boundary is uncertain.

What should bas agents record for an AML/CTF review?

Keep the service-scope decision, customer and beneficial-owner evidence, risk assessment, screening and escalation decisions, approvals, reporting records, training and current program governance evidence.

Does Cassandra AML replace legal or regulatory advice?

No. Cassandra AML organises compliance work and evidence. It does not give legal advice, guarantee compliance or imply AUSTRAC endorsement.