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An activity statement payment card makes it easier for you to pay your Business activity statement (BAS) amounts when they are due. You cannot use it to pay other types of debt, for example, income tax.
Payment cards are only available to people in the taxi industry including taxi, hire car and limousine drivers.
You can use a payment card if you are:
- an accredited taxi, hire car or limousine driver
- accredited with one of the taxi industry's state or territory regulatory bodies, and
- registered for GST.
You can use a payment card instead of paper payment advice slips.
You can make payments towards your liability using a payment card:
- at any post office, or
- via BPAY® through your bank or financial institution.
The BPAY biller code is 75556 and your customer reference number is the EFT code shown on the front of the payment card.
If you make a BAS payment by cheque through the mail, you must send a paper payment advice slip with the payment. Do not send the payment card to us with your payment.
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You can present the payment card to any post office to make deposits by:
- cash
- cheque
- money order, or
- EFTPOS (from a cheque or savings account).
If you pay in cash, a $3,000 limit applies. If you pay by EFTPOS, transactions from your cheque or savings account are limited to any cash withdrawal limits set by your bank or financial institution. You cannot pay using a credit card.
You can use the payment card as often as you like. However, you must record your payments to work out the balance to pay when your BAS is due. A smaller number of deposits may make this task easier.
You must still complete your BAS.
If you complete your own activity statement, work out how much you must pay then reduce this amount by the amount you have already paid for that BAS period. You must pay any amount left by the due date.
Example: calculate and report GST quarterly option
Total sales at G1
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$11,000
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GST on sales at 1A
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1,000
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Total purchases at G11
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$5,500
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Less GST on purchases at 1B
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-500
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BAS payment amount at 9
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500
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Less payment card deposits for period
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-300
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Amount to pay when BAS is due
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$200
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If you use a tax agent or accountant to prepare your BAS, you can still use the payment card. Just tell them the date and amount of each payment you have made for that BAS period.
Making regular advance payments (particularly when your income is higher than normal) makes it easier to pay the full BAS amount you owe when it is due.
You don't have to use the payment card if you don't want to. The card simply provides you with another way of making BAS payments.
If you drive taxis and also run another business, you can make advance payments for your other business if it has the same ABN as your taxi driving business. You cannot use the card to make a payment for business activities with a different ABN to your taxi driving business.
No one can use your payment card to access your tax information. The card can only be used to make payments to your BAS account, so it has no value to anyone else. There is no need for you to sign the card.
To find out how much you have paid towards your next BAS, phone us on 13 28 66.
If you pay more than you owe, you can ask us to refund any amount greater than the amount you must pay. If you have any other debts to us, or any child support debts, we will apply any overpayments to those debts first and refund any surplus overpayments to you.
The payment card will not affect any existing payment arrangements you have with your company. Also, you do not have to give the card to your company.
You can still use the payment card if you have the same ABN even if you change:
- taxi companies, or
- your driving arrangements.
Phone us on 13 28 66 to obtain a replacement card if your payment card:
- is lost, stolen or damaged
- doesn't work even if it is not damaged, or
- the name printed on your card is not correct.
You will receive your replacement card about four weeks after you order it. However, if the name on your card is not correct, you can still use it to make payments if you want to.
For more information about activity statement payment cards:
- phone us on 13 28 66, or
- write to us at
Australian Taxation Office
PO Box 3524
ALBURY NSW 2640.
If you do not speak English and you need our help phone the Translating and Interpreting service (TIS) on 13 14 50.
If you have a hearing or speech impairment and have access to appropriate TTY or modem equipment, phone 13 36 77. If you do not have access to appropriate TTY or modem equipment, phone the Speech to Speech Relay Service on 1300 555 727.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 26 June 2012