Membership Structure

Certified Bookkeeper - CBK

• Must hold an Australian Tertiary Qualification or have over 5 years professional experience (in own business or in the employ of an accountant or registered tax agent.
• Minimum Certificate IV in Accounting or Bookkeeping
• Must hold a Public Practice Certificate if offering bookkeeping services to the public.
• Practitioner level of membership.

If you are in practice as a professional bookkeeper or a registered BAS Agent this is the level of membership that you must hold. You must also have a PPC. This is the professional level of membership for tax practitioners.

Member - MCBK

• Must hold a Tertiary Qualification or between 2 to 5 years experience (in own business or in the employ of an accountant or registered tax agent).

Associate - ACBK

• Must have the equivalent of 1 years full-time employment as a bookkeeper.

Affiliate

• Any person with an interest in the bookkeeping profession (eg. students, business owners, etc).

CBK Public Practice Certificate

• For members in public practice providing services to the general public.