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    Miroslaw Zawadka

    We’ve been working with Rafal for the past two years, and I couldn’t be happier with his services. He’s incredibly reliable, always professional, and takes the time to explain things in detail. One of the best parts is that he speaks both Polish and English, which makes communication a breeze. Highly recommend him for anyone looking for an experienced and trustworthy accountant!

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    Damian Liszka

    I have been using the Tax Accounting Group for over one year. I am very pleased with the professionalism of Rafal’s services. He is very knowledgeable and has a lot of passion for his work. As a small business owner I highly recommend the Tax Accounting Group to anyone who wants outstanding tax services.

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    Mike Daws

    Raf has been taxing care of my company’s tax for the last few years. A big positive change from the previous two tax agencies I had tried. Raf takes a personal, hands-on attitude – I feel as though he treats my company accounting as though it were his own. Raf is extremely knowledgeable and helpful.

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    Camellia Nguyen

    It was such a relief for me to let Raf do all of my tax return in the past few years. There is alot of thing I don’t know about doing a proper tax return. Since I used Raf’s service, I received a much bigger return that I had previously. One less thing to worry about every financial year: check!

It is pay day, and three things need to happen at once.

Staff need to be paid correctly. The payroll file needs to capture the correct wage, tax, super and leave information. The business owner needs to know the pay run has been handled properly before the next BAS, STP report or year-end review raises questions.

I’m Rafal Slowinski, Director of Tax Accounting Group Pty Ltd. I help employers in Sydney manage payroll with clearer processes, better records and fewer pay-day surprises.

Payroll is one of those parts of the business where small mistakes can affect employees, cash flow, tax reporting and trust in the workplace. It deserves more care than a rushed pay run at the end of a busy week.

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Pay Day Needs A Calm System Behind It

Rafal Slowinski is a highly accomplished tax specialist and the Director of Tax Accounting Group Pty Ltd. He holds a degree in Accounting and Tax Law from the University of New South Wales, and his work has focused on helping Australian business owners understand complex tax and accounting obligations in a practical way.

He has partnered with more than 2,000 businesses, providing tailored accounting solutions and sophisticated, compliant tax minimisation strategies. Rafal is known for taking a proactive approach, identifying hidden efficiencies, safeguarding wealth and helping business owners solve serious financial and regulatory challenges.

In payroll, I use that experience to view the pay run within the business system.

Who is being paid? What hours or salary have been approved? Are allowances, deductions, leave, super, and PAYG being handled properly? Does the owner know what the pay run will cost before the money leaves the account?

A clean payday starts before the payment is made.

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From Hours Worked To Wages Paid

Payroll problems often begin in the gap between work performed and wages processed.

Timesheets may be late. Casual hours may change each week. A salary may include leave, allowances or reimbursements that are not clearly recorded. A new employee may not have been set up properly. A staff member may leave, and final pay suddenly becomes more involved than expected.

Rafal can help turn those moving parts into a payroll process that the business can follow.

That may include reviewing employee setup, pay categories, payroll calendars, wage records, deductions, leave treatment, reimbursements, PAYG withholding, superannuation and the connection between payroll software and the accounting file.

The work is practical: make the pay run easier to process, easier to explain and easier to support later.

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Payroll Accountant in Sydney

A payroll accountant in Sydney should help you understand what is happening inside the pay run, not only whether staff were paid.

Payroll affects wages, PAYG withholding, super, leave records, payroll reports, staff costs, cash flow and tax preparation. If the process is unclear, the business owner may not know whether payroll is being handled correctly until an employee asks a question, a report appears to be wrong or a deadline approaches.

I can help with regular payroll processing, payroll setup review, employee records, payslip information, PAYG withholding, superannuation records, leave balances, payroll reports, reconciliations and payroll support through Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks.

If the business is hiring, changing pay arrangements or growing its team, payroll should be reviewed before the process becomes harder to manage.

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Payroll Management for Sydney Employers

Payroll management for Sydney businesses is about routine.

The same things need to happen every pay cycle: hours or salaries confirmed, payroll processed, staff paid, payslips issued, super and PAYG tracked, leave updated, and reports kept in a form the business can use.

When that routine is weak, payroll starts relying on memory.

That is when errors creep in. A deduction is missed. Leave is not updated. A reimbursement is entered incorrectly. Super is not tracked clearly. A new employee is added quickly without checking the setup. Payroll may still occur, but the business owner is not confident about it.

Rafal helps create a steadier payroll process so pay day does not become a fresh problem every week, fortnight or month.

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Where A Payroll Bookkeeper Helps

A payroll bookkeeper in Sydney can be useful when payroll needs regular attention within the accounting system.

That includes recording pay runs, matching wage payments, tracking payroll liabilities, checking super and PAYG amounts, keeping payroll reports organised and making sure payroll entries are not sitting separately from the rest of the bookkeeping.

The bookkeeping side matters because payroll affects more than employees.

It changes the profit and loss report, the balance sheet, cash flow and the information used for tax and BAS review. If payroll is being processed in one place but not reflected properly in the business accounts, the owner may be looking at incomplete numbers.

I help keep payroll information linked to the broader accounting file.

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When Payroll Questions Need Another Adviser

Some payroll questions are accounting questions. Others are employment law questions.

I can help with the tax, accounting, bookkeeping and payroll record-keeping side: wages, PAYG, super, reports, accounting software, payroll liabilities and pay-run treatment.

If the question is about award interpretation, minimum rates, employee classification, contracts, dismissal, workplace rights or legal entitlements, Fair Work guidance or employment law advice may also be needed.

That distinction protects the business. The payroll records should be clean, but the employment rules behind them also need to be handled by the right source when the issue is legal.

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Bring The Next Pay Run To Rafal

If you need payroll services in Sydney, start with the pay run that is causing the most uncertainty.

It may involve a new employee, changing hours, super, PAYG, leave, payslips, payroll software, a final pay, a payroll backlog or reports that do not make sense.

Send Rafal the payroll issue, and he can help determine what needs to be set up, processed, corrected or reviewed.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    • Payroll services can include employee setup, regular pay runs, payslip preparation, PAYG withholding, superannuation records, leave tracking, payroll reports, payroll software support and payroll information needed for bookkeeping and tax work.

    • Yes. Rafal can review the current process, employee records, pay history, super, PAYG and available documents, then help move the payroll information into a cleaner accounting or payroll system where appropriate.

    • Useful information includes employee details, pay rates, pay frequency, recent pay runs, payslips, super details, PAYG records, leave balances, timesheets, payroll software access and any questions staff have raised.

    • No. Rafal helps with payroll accounting, tax, bookkeeping and reporting. If the issue involves awards, minimum pay rates, contracts, employee classification, workplace law or Fair Work guidance, employment law advice may also be required.