Two years behind and dodging ATO letters — caught up in six weeks

Where he started

Good tradie, busy year, terrible paperwork. Two years of BAS unlodged, two personal returns outstanding, and a growing pile of ATO letters he'd stopped opening. He assumed the first conversation would be a lecture.

What we did

• Pulled his full ATO record so we both knew the real number.
• Rebuilt two years of books from bank feeds and Dext receipt captures.
• Lodged every overdue BAS oldest-first, then both tax returns.
• Applied for penalty remission and set up a 12-month payment plan.

Where he is now

Monthly bookkeeping with BAS included. Nothing has been lodged late since. His words: "I sleep again."