Compare accounting software by state or territory in Australia
Australia runs one national GST regime, but the details that decide a software shortlist are set locally. Pick your state or territory to see comparisons written against its own rules, its own authority, and the products businesses there actually use.
- states and territories
- 8
- Comparison categories
- 3
- Currency
- AUD ($)
- Indirect tax
- GST
Showing Australia — AUD, GST, DD/MM/YYYY.
Pick a state or territory
Every state or territory below has its own comparison hub, written against its own GST position and its own revenue authority.
Australian Capital TerritoryACT
Payroll tax from A$2,000,000 · up to 0.0685%
Canberra
New South WalesNSW
Payroll tax from A$1,200,000 · up to 0.0545%
Sydney · Newcastle · Wollongong
Northern TerritoryNT
Payroll tax from A$1,500,000 · up to 0.055%
Darwin · Alice Springs · Palmerston
QueenslandQLD
Payroll tax from A$1,300,000 · up to 0.0495%
Brisbane · Gold Coast · Townsville
South AustraliaSA
Payroll tax from A$1,500,000 · up to 0.0495%
Adelaide · Mount Gambier · Whyalla
TasmaniaTAS
Payroll tax from A$1,250,000 · up to 0.061%
Hobart · Launceston · Devonport
VictoriaVIC
Payroll tax from A$900,000 · up to 0.0485%
Melbourne · Geelong · Ballarat
Western AustraliaWA
Payroll tax from A$1,000,000 · up to 0.055%
Perth · Bunbury · Geraldton
What we compare in Australia
Three buying questions, each with its own criteria set. The criteria differ by market because the questions do.
Accounting software
The general ledger itself — where transactions land, how they get classified, and how the local tax return comes out the other end.
4 comparisons · 13 criteria
BAS & GST software
Getting GST codes right during the quarter so the Business Activity Statement is a review rather than a rebuild.
3 comparisons · 9 criteria
Payroll software
Single Touch Payroll Phase 2, superannuation, and the state payroll-tax threshold that decides whether you owe anything at all.
3 comparisons · 7 criteria
How Australia works
Local conventions used on this page
- Currency
- AUD ($) — Thousands grouping — $1,234,567.00
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Time zone
- AEST/AEDT, ACST/ACDT, AWST (UTC+8 to UTC+11)
- Financial year
- 1 July – 30 June
- Units of measure
- Metric — kg, litre, metre, each (EA), pallet
- Language
- English throughout, with Australian spelling expected on customer-facing documents.
- Indirect tax
- Goods and Services Tax (GST), filed as a BAS lodgement
- Tax identifier
- ABN
Market conditions
- Two cloud incumbents dominate and both are deeply embedded with bookkeepers, so most switches are triggered by per-user pricing or by a payroll pain point.
- Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 made compliant payroll reporting non-optional, which raised the floor for any product that touches wages.
- Payroll tax is a state tax with different thresholds and rates in each jurisdiction — a business operating across borders can be liable in several at once.
- Superannuation guarantee contributions must clear through a compliant clearing house on a fixed quarterly rhythm.
What buyers here expect
- BAS prepared from the ledger with the GST codes already right
- STP Phase 2 reporting if the product touches payroll at all
- Bank feeds across the big four plus the neobanks
- Pricing that does not scale with the number of casual staff
- A BAS agent view for the bookkeeper
Compare from a different market
Each market has its own tax regime, currency, and shortlist of incumbents. Switch to the one where your business is registered.
Every state or territory in Australia
Australia comparison hub · All states and territories · Australia compliance hub