Lodging Statements

Meeting our tax obligations will necessitate lodging all the necessary information required, and lodging it on time. In this section you will find all the essential data to keep your business on track (and on the taxman's good side).

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There are some essential dates for tax that every business will need to have on the calendar. See them at Key lodgement dates.

And remember, failing to lodge your tax return, or not meeting other tax obligations, will probably see you hit with a fine or penalty. Get fair warning at In the absence of a carrot, expect the stick.

Of course, sometimes tha Tax Office gets things wrong. If you have a complaint or objection to make, see what your options are at How to make a complaint to the taxman.

And if the Tax Office really goes off the rails, maybe compensation will be in order. Read Compensation: How to get what you deserve for more information.

Certain tax circumstances go outside the scope of existing tax law, and in these cases there is always the option of applying for a private ruling from the Commissioner. See Private rulings: What they are, and how they can help.

And if there is an issue that is worrying the Tax Office, and that might involve your own business's affairs, keep an eye on taxpayer alerts. Read all about these at Taxpayer alerts (not taxpayer alarms).

Lodging your business activity statement will be a regular task.See the details at Lodging your business activity statement. Will you need to do so monthly or quarterly? Find out at BAS: Monthly or quarterly. There are BAS essentials every business owner will need to know about, so get them all by reading Get on the BAS.

Goods and services tax is another essential for business. Read Lodging for goods and services tax to get all the information. There is also a run-down of all the basics at GST: The essentials. And for details of the tax invoices concerned, read Tax invoices: The daily dose for the GST genie. To help avoid the biggest blunders that people make, see Common GST mistakes to watch out for.

If staff are getting benefits in place of cash as part of their remuneration, you'll need to lodge for fringe benefits tax. Read Fringe benefits tax lodgement.

Pay-as-you-go instalments are made to go towards your final tax bill, so read about how to lodge for PAYG at Pay-as-you-go instalments. And if you want to know more about the PAYG system, read PAYG instalments: Drip feed your tax bill.

The superannuation guarantee also brings some lodgement obligations, which you can read about at Superannuation guarantee.

And of course there is income tax. Lodging for your annual return (and the forms you may need) is covered at Lodging your annual income tax return.