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Your small business tax calendar (Tax Calendar)

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What is your small business tax calendar?

Your small business tax calendar is an easy-to-use computer tool that will help you plan and manage your tax obligations and give you timely reminders.

It automatically builds a 12-month schedule tailored to your business lodgment and payment needs.

You can:

  • personalise it in approximately 10 minutes when you answer specific questions about your business
  • record personal notes and reminders in it
  • update it at any time if you change your business structure or reporting obligations
  • print a one-page summary of your tax obligations and due dates for the year for you to use as a yearly planner
  • receive a reminder through Microsoft Outlook or from your computer system when a lodgment or payment is due.

If you run:

  • more than one business, you can set up a unique tax calendar for each business
  • a bookkeeping service, you can set up a unique tax calendar for each of your clients.

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Download a free copy of the tax calendar for the 2009-10 financial year here:

The tax calendar is also available on CD by calling 13 72 26.

You should get the latest version of the tax calendar at the beginning of each financial year to ensure that you have the latest information for lodgments and payments.

We recommend that you print your calendars before you uninstall the old version. To uninstall, select: Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > 'Your Small Business Tax Calendar' and Remove.

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If you set reminders in Outlook using the 2008-09 Tax Calendar, don't forget to remove these reminders when you have installed the new version.

To remove reminders: install the new version, run the 'Your Small Business Tax Calendar' icon on your desktop and then select Tools > Remove Outlook reminders.

If you email your name, Australian business number (ABN) and contact details to taxcalendar@ato.gov.au, we will notify you when we make changes to the calendar.

To provide us with feedback about the tax calendar, email us at taxcalendar@ato.gov.au.

Who can use the tax calendar?

This tax calendar was designed for use by small businesses, including sole traders, with turnover of $2 million or less.

The tax calendar has now been enhanced for use by endorsed charities, deductible gift recipients and non-profit organisations.

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The tax calendar is not for:

  • businesses with a turnover of more than $2 million
  • companies involved in overseas shipping, insurance and re-insurance, or controlling non-residents’ money.

Last Modified: Wednesday, 23 September 2009

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