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Tax and financial record keeping
Under tax law, a person who carries on a business must keep records to explain all the business’s transactions and related activities. Generally, these records must be kept for five years.
Businesses need to keep a record of all transactions so that they can:
prepare business activity statements (BAS)
prepare an annual tax return
meet other tax obligations
run a successful business.
General income tax records
Bank statements…
ExplainerBusinessSenior secondaryKeeping financial records
For this task, you will need to access ATO’s record-keeping evaluation tool.
Scenario
John Jones is a sole trader who owns a T-shirt printing business. He is registered for GST and PAYG withholding and has 4 employees, all of whom are eligible for the superannuation guarantee.
John has a graphic design background and is not very good at the financial side of his business. He keeps all of his bank statements and his quarterly BASs. John…
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Record-keeping evaluation tool
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Tax and financial record keeping
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VisualiserHealth & Physical EducationSenior secondaryCompleting an ABN application
You can apply for an ABN online through the Australian Business Register. For this activity you will complete a simulated online ABN application.
Open the simulated online ABN application and complete the form using the following information for each page.
Important information
The online application begins by providing you with important information. Read this information about your responsibilities in applying for an ABN and Confirm…
InstructionsBusinessSenior secondarySource analysis template
Consider the following questions as you analyse each source for its reliability.
Table 1: Focus questions
Identification - What is the source?
Attribution - Who produced the source and why?
Close reading – Reading between the lines
Evaluation – An assessment of reliability
What type of source is it?
Who created the source?
When was is created?
What and/or who does the source describe or…
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