About ALC Bookkeeping & Consulting

Registered BAS Agent
Melbourne —
Antoinette Crouch

ALC Bookkeeping was founded in 2012 by Antoinette Crouch — a former ERP Consulting Project Manager who saw that Melbourne businesses deserved a bookkeeper who understood their world, not just their spreadsheets. Fourteen years later, that's still the whole point.

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Antoinette Crouch — Registered BAS Agent, ALC Bookkeeping Melbourne
BAS Agent #26211942 ICB Member · Since 2012

Credentials & Experience

Why businesses across Melbourne
trust Antoinette

Registered BAS Agent #26211942

ATO authorised to prepare and lodge Business Activity Statements. A legal requirement — not all bookkeepers hold this registration.

ICB Member

Institute of Certified Bookkeepers — the professional body that sets the standard for bookkeeping practice in Australia.

Founded 2012 — 14 years in business

With experience dating back to before GST existed. Antoinette was working with MYOB and accounting systems long before today's compliance landscape — through GST introduction, ATO reform, STP rollouts and COVID. That depth means fewer surprises for you.

Multi-platform expertise

Xero · MYOB · SAP · QuickBooks · Accrivia. Whatever software your business runs, Antoinette can work in it — or help you find a better fit.

The Story

From ERP project management
to Melbourne's bookkeeper

Before founding ALC, Antoinette spent years as an ERP Consulting Project Manager — implementing accounting software and business systems for clients from small Melbourne businesses to national enterprises across Australia. She saw firsthand where things broke down. More often than not, it wasn't the software — it was the processes behind it.

In 2012, she started ALC with a different approach. Melbourne and Geelong businesses needed more than data entry. They needed someone who understood accounting software, compliance obligations, and how businesses actually operate — and who could step in to improve processes, not just record them.

Today, ALC works with sole traders, growing businesses, and accounting firms. Outsourced bookkeeping, software setup, and process work. There's a team behind the delivery — but Antoinette oversees every engagement, reviews the work, and stays across every client relationship personally.

ALC works with businesses across Melbourne, Geelong, and the Bellarine Peninsula, and remotely across Australia. The credential that matters most: Registered BAS Agent #26211942, issued by the ATO and the Tax Practitioners Board.

Antoinette Crouch

Principal & Registered BAS Agent

BAS Agent #26211942 ICB Member Xero Certified MYOB Expert SAP Proficient

Why ALC

Not just a bookkeeper.
A registered partner
in your finances.

Most bookkeepers can keep your records tidy. A registered BAS Agent does that — and is legally authorised to lodge directly with the ATO on your behalf. Not every bookkeeper can say that. Plenty don't mention it.

Registered BAS Agent — not just a bookkeeper

BAS Agent #26211942. Legally authorised to prepare and lodge your BAS with the ATO. Not all bookkeepers hold this registration.

25 years in business — longevity signals trust

Founded 2012. ALC has been through GFC aftershocks, COVID lockdowns, STP rollouts, and more ATO rule changes than anyone asked for. That history means fewer surprises for you.

You work with Antoinette — every time

No juniors. No offshore teams. When you call, Antoinette answers. When you email, Antoinette replies. That's the deal.

Multi-platform depth: Xero, MYOB, SAP & more

Whatever software your business already uses, ALC works in it. If it's the wrong tool for your size, Antoinette will tell you — and handle the switch.

Work directly with Antoinette

Work directly with Antoinette.
Book a free 15-minute call.

No pressure, no jargon. Tell Antoinette where you're at — and she'll tell you exactly what you need. Most businesses leave the first call with a clear plan and real relief.

Or message us at antoinette@alcbookkeeping.com