Free BookFor each contract, enter the client's budget, then staff it with the cleaners you'd actually assign — by type (TFN / ABN / company) and the rate their experience commands. See each site's margin against its budget, and roll them all up into one P&L with admin, ATO-benchmarked overheads, GST, company tax and a quarterly tax plan.
Australian rates · FY2025-26 · company base-rate 25%Please read first — estimate only. A planning model using published award, ATO and icare figures (FY2025-26). Every default is editable and indicative, not a quoted rate or a guaranteed saving — your real numbers depend on your contracts, structure and circumstances. Whether a worker is an employee or contractor is a legal test (super can still be owed on ABN labour). Always confirm with a registered tax agent or accountant. WE CLEANER (APERSON Services Pty Ltd) accepts no liability for decisions made using this tool.
No employer on-costs — you pay their invoice; set each cleaner's rate per site below. TFN all-in ≈ rate × 1.32; ABN labour usually still owes 12% super (s12(3)). Award Level 1 cleaner is $25.85/hr — experienced cleaners cost more.
Per site: weekly hours × charge rate ($/hr) = budget (revenue) — kept simple. Then add each cleaner you’d assign — type (TFN/ABN/CO) × hours × rate (experience). Open a cleaner’s daily mode (the D button) to set each day’s shift start–finish and apply weekend / holiday loading (e.g. Sat ×1.5, Sun ×2) to that cleaner’s pay. The panel checks staffed vs contracted hours.
Register each role (ops manager, scheduler, office). Not billed to clients, so excluded from revenue; shown as a separate line. Same employee on-costs as TFN (≈ 1.32×).
Variable costs (chemicals, bank fees, bad debts) scale with sales — keep them as %. Fixed costs (rent, insurance, software, accounting) barely move as you add sites — enter them per week ($/wk, annualised × 52) so growth lifts your margin instead of inflating cost.
Add a notional owner wage to avoid "phantom profit". Base-rate company (turnover < $50m) = 25%; otherwise 30%.
Tick the moves you'll make — each carries an editable estimated saving. Watch your tax bill drop, then hit "apply all" to see the full before/after. All actions are legitimate; do them with your accountant.
Put the client's budget in, staff it with the cleaners you'd really send, and the card tells you if that contract makes money — before you sign it.
A senior cleaner on a tough site costs more per hour but works faster and re-does less. Price each cleaner's real rate per site, not a flat average.
Paying a sole-trader cleaner mainly for their labour usually still owes 12% super (s12(3)). Only a genuine Pty Ltd subcontractor removes super, leave and workers comp.
Set up your company structure, then build your Business Card and take on cluster contracts.