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GST Tracking and Lodge BAS Online
Lodge BAS online and track GST - BAS Statement
Track GST and electronically lodge BAS directly from your QuickBooks account. No portals or complicated workarounds, simply prep, e-lodge, and exhale.
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Track, itemise, investigate
Every time you create an invoice or expense, QuickBooks will know if you should add GST. Investigate issues with your BAS, using reports like βTransactions without GSTβ and βTransactions by tax codeβ.
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Calculate, organise, overcome
QuickBooks helps you cut activity statement stress by auto tracking and calculating your obligations. Youβll always know how much you owe and when itβs due, so youβre ready to lodge your BAS quickly and easily.
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Lodge BAS without leaving QuickBooks
QuickBooks Online makes lodging BAS even easier with electronic lodgement. Now you can prepare and e-lodge activity statements directly from QuickBooks Online. No portals or complicated workarounds, simply prepare, e-lodge, and exhale.
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Review, reconcile, rest easy
QuickBooks Online creates a BAS summary for you to review before you lodge. Youβll be notified of any changes to old transactions, and they will carry over to your next summary.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a tax on goods and services provided or sold by an individual or small business entity.
Taxes are collected by the individual when goods are sold, and taxes are paid when they purchase goods and services from other individuals and businesses.
GST in Australia is generally 10% and applies to almost all goods and services sold or traded in Australia. Learn more about the GST.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a tax on goods and services provided or sold by an individual or small business entity.
Taxes are collected by the individual when goods are sold, and taxes are paid when they purchase goods and services from other individuals and businesses.
GST in Australia is generally 10% and applies to almost all goods and services sold or traded in Australia. Learn more about the GST.
If your business or enterprise has a GST turnover of $75,000 or more, you will likely need to register for GST. See the ATO for the latest guidance, or speak with your tax agent. Learn more here.
If youβre ready to take the plunge and become a GST business, rest assured GST registration isnβt too complex. Check out our article on how to register for GST for free.
If you're registered for GST, you must charge GST at the current rate of 10% when supplying goods or services that are subject to this tax. Learn more about paying GST in our article on including or excluding GST.
GST reporting for small business entities consists of 3 key values as of July 1, 2021:
- Total Sales (including GST collected)
- GST on sales
- GST on purchases
The total GST owed and paid to the ATO will be GST Collected minus GST Paid.
The Business Activity Statement (BAS) is used for reporting and paying goods and services tax (GST), Pay As You Go (PAYG) Instalments, PAYG withholding tax and other tax obligations to the ATO.
It is usually filed monthly or quarterly, and for most QuickBooks users, it will be quarterly.
If you are registered for GST, the ATO will automatically send you a BAS when it is time to lodge, and all businesses registered for GST are required to lodge BAS by the due date, even if they have nothing to claim.
Learn more here.
Lodging BAS is as simple as letting QuickBooks know your current BAS lodgement frequency and what components you need to lodge. Every time you add a transaction with GST to QuickBooks, the GST amounts will be automatically collected for that period, with no manual GST entries required. Learn more about lodging BAS.
E-lodge allows you to lodge your BAS directly with the ATO from your QuickBooks Online account, saving you time filling out BAS forms. Learn how to set up e-lodgement here.
You can lodge PAYG Withholding amounts at the same time you lodge your BAS.
If you have connected QuickBooks Payroll powered by Employment Hero, all PAYG amounts will be captured in each pay run completed there, and that information will automatically populate when you lodge your BAS.
Learn more here.
You can lodge PAYG Instalment amounts at the same time you lodge your BAS. Learn more here.
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