The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning taxpayers to be alert for scammers impersonating the ATO, as they change tactics in 2019.
see the link below for more information from the ATO
https://www.ato.gov.au/Media-centre/Media-releases/New-year,-new-scam/
| Quarter | Due date |
|---|---|
| 1 – July, August and September | 28 October |
| 2 – October, November and December | 28 February |
| 3 – January, February and March | 28 April |
| 4 – April, May and June | 28 July |
Similarly, if you pay late, the ATO can impose interest penalties on any amounts owing after the due date.
If you’ve been following the news, you may know that Australian lawmakers are poised to require that all employers use Single Touch Payroll starting in July. Even micro-businesses – those with one to four staff – will be required to electronically lodge every pay run with the ATO.
click the link to find out more.
https://www.xero.com/blog/2019/02/new-stp-for-smallest-employers/
21 SEPTEMBER
Lodge August monthly BAS
21 OCTOBER
Lodge September monthly BAS
28 OCTOBER
Pay Superannuation Guarantee contributions for July- September
31 OCTOBER
Lodge personal income tax returns if you are not using a tax agent
21 NOVEMBER
Lodge October monthly BAS
The measure to extend the Single Touch Payroll (STP) regime to small employers (with 19 or less employees) has yet to be passed by Parliament, leaving small business owners with less time to prepare, should it go through. With a start date of 1 July 2019, smaller employers should have an eye to ensuring their business is positioned to adopt an STP solution by this date. For most employers this will involve using STP-compliant software. The main players in the small-to-medium business space (Xero, MYOB, Reckon, Intuit), are all currently STP-enabled. You should consult your bookkeeper or accountant on how you can position your business to be STP-compliant by the anticipated 1 July 2019 start date
https://www.austbook.net
Super Due Dates
Please see below for Super due dates for 2017
| Quarter | Due date |
| 1 – July, August and September | 28 October |
| 2 – October, November and December | 28 February |
| 3 – January, February and March | 28 April |
| 4 – April, May and June | 28 July |
If you lodge your quarterly activity statements electronically, via the Business Portal you normally receive two weeks extension, Registered tax agent or BAS agent normally get a month extension to lodge and pay.
for more information visit the link below or call the ATO office
Pay slips must be issued to each employee:
It is best practice for pay slips to be written in plain and simple English.
Additionally, where relevant, a pay slip must include other items. For further information please see the link below…
Xero conversions is affordable and simple, it offers some great benefits and we have made the process as easy and painless as possible. Convert your data from other accounting software to Xero.
ResQ Bookkeeping offer a conversion service that makes converting your old account file easy!
You will have your Xero file up and running including your Invoice branding and your Chart of Accounts and may other features that are easy to use! Ongoing support also include.
If required, we offer a full review and clean-up of your file first . This includes removing old contacts and employees, ensuring the bank accounts are reconciled at the conversion date that you have requested and making sure that the chart of accounts reflects what you want to see in your Xero file.
A “Nil “Activity statement is an activity statement the has nil amounts.
Nil” Activity Statements are usually only seen in instances where:
– A business has not yet commenced trading, they have no input tax credits to claim and has no employees, or;
– A business no longer has any employees, or is no longer trading and has no input tax credits to claim.
One of the range of service ResQ Bookkeeping has to offer is Quality Assurance Review of Activity Statements.
If you report and pay monthly, the due date is usually on the 21st day of the following month. If the due date is on a weekend or public holiday, you can lodge your form and make any payment due on the next business day.
| Quarter | Due date |
| 1 – July, August and September | 28 October |
| 2 – October, November and December | 28 February |
| 3 – January, February and March | 28 April |
| 4 – April, May and June | 28 July |
To find out more on lodgment date visit the link below.
