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Accounting for preschools enrichment centres and schools.

Fees collected in advance, government subsidies, deposits and term billing make education accounting different from a normal service business. We keep revenue recognised properly and subsidies reconciled to the cent.

What we handle

  • Term fee billing and deferred revenue recognition
  • ECDA and subsidy scheme reconciliation
  • Deposit and refund tracking
  • Teacher payroll with CPF and leave records
  • GST treatment for education services
  • Audited or unaudited statements as required

Fees in advance done right

A term of fees collected in January is not January income, and treating it that way flatters one month and starves the next. We recognise fee income over the teaching period, keep deposits separate from revenue, and reconcile every subsidy scheme payout against enrolment records. Your monthly report then reflects how the centre actually performed, which is what a licensee board or a buyer will eventually ask for.

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Common questions

Spread over the period the classes are delivered. We set deferred revenue up in your software so it happens automatically each month.

Yes. Subsidy payouts are matched against enrolment and fee records each cycle so shortfalls are caught and queried early.

As liabilities until they are refunded or applied, never as income. We track them by child so refunds are painless.

Private education services are generally standard-rated once you are GST registered. We confirm the treatment for your licence type and set it consistently.

It depends on your structure and licensing requirements. We assess and prepare audited or unaudited statements accordingly.

Packages are deferred and recognised as sessions are delivered, so revenue matches teaching, and unredeemed sessions are visible as a liability.
Refundable portions are settled from the deferred balance and any forfeiture is recognised per your terms. The books already know the number.
Generally no for private operators; approved institutions differ. We confirm your specific status rather than assume.
We reconcile funding disbursements against enrolment and prepare the financial reporting that funded operators must maintain.

Focus on the children

We will keep the fees subsidies and filings in quiet order.