Taxpayer's declaration
For a partnership, one of the partners must sign and date the declaration.
Before making this declaration check to ensure that you disclose all income. Check the tax return, all schedules you complete and attach any additional documents.
Hours taken to prepare and complete this tax return
We are committed to reducing the costs involved in complying with your tax obligations. By completing this item you'll help us to monitor these costs as closely as possible. Your response to this item is voluntary.
When completing this item, consider the time, rounded up to the nearest hour, your business spent:
- reading the instructions
- collecting the necessary information to complete this tax return
- making any necessary calculations
- completing this tax return or putting the tax affairs of your business in order so you could provide the information to your tax agent.
The answer should relate to the time the partners or tax agent spent in preparing and completing the tax return. This includes the time spent by any other person whose assistance you get in doing this, such as an employee.
Tax agent's declaration
If you're preparing this tax return on behalf of your client, sign and date the declaration.
Include your time and a reliable estimate of their time at Hours taken to prepare and complete this tax return.
If the tax agent is a partnership or a company, a person authorised by that partnership or company to sign on its behalf must sign the declaration. Write that person’s name at this item.
Continue to: How to lodge and pay your partnership tax return
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