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Due dates

Due Dates; 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

Single Touch Payroll

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 […]

Key Dates for BAS lodgments

Due dates for lodgment and payment of your Business Activity Statements 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 Lodging electronically If you lodge your quarterly activity statements electronically, via the Business Portal […]

Payroll Slips – Things you should know!

What are the pay slip obligations? Pay slips must be issued to each employee: within one working day of pay day, even if an employee is on leave in electronic form or hard copy. It is best practice for pay slips to be written in plain and simple English. What information must be included on […]

Take The Next Step – Xero Conversions

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  […]

Nil Activity Statments Must Be Lodged.

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 […]

MYOB & Kounta

New online point of sales system for MYOB! Click the MYOB link to find out more! http://myob.com.au/products/small-business/retail-and-hospitality-point-of-sale-software/myobkounta/why-youll-love-it-1257833108441  

What is Bookkeeping?

Bookkeeping is a growing profession – it is demanding, exciting, challenging and above all, rewarding. It is about understanding how a business works and then providing accurate figures that enable the business to know exactly how well it is doing. For men and women of all ages and from all backgrounds it provides outstanding career […]

ATO Penalties

ATO Penalties The ATO has been imposing very hefty fines on anyone not lodging their BAS on time.  Fines of $340 per late BAS have been issued recently. The ATO have also been issuing garnishee notices (where they take money straight from your bank account) where you have not paid your outstanding tax bill and […]