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Key Dates Calendar
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Below are upcoming important dates to remember on your financial and small business calendar.
*Denotes lodgement or payment can be made on the first working day after the due date.
March 2010
21 March* | Activity Statements | February 2010 monthly activity statements: final date for lodgement and payment. |
| 31 March | Income Tax | Income tax return and payment for superannuation funds with total income in excess of $2 million in latest year lodged (excluding large/medium business taxpayers). |
April 2010
21 April | Activity Statements | March 2010 monthly activity statements: final date for lodgment and payment. |
| 21 April | Activity Statements | Quarter 3 (January - March 2010) activity statements containing a monthly GST obligation: final date for lodgment and payment. |
| 21 April | Activity Statements | Quarter 3 (January - March 2010) consolidated instalment activity statements: final date for lodgment and payment by a head company of a consolidated group. |
| 28 April | Activity Statements | Quarter 3 (January - March 2010) activity statements: final date for lodgment and payment. |
| 28 April | PAYG Instalments | Quarter 3 (January - March 2010) instalment notices – forms R and T. Final date for payment and, if varying the instalment amount, lodgment (two-instalment payers are required to pay 75% of instalment liability by this date). |
| 28 April | GST Instalments | Quarter 3 (January - March 2010) instalment notices – forms S and T. Final date for payment and, if varying the instalment amount, lodgment (two-instalment payers are required to pay 75% of instalment liability by this date). Four-instalment payers to pay a further 25% of their instalment liability. |
| 28 April | Superannuation | Last day for superannuation guarantee contributions to be made to a superannuation provider for Quarter 3 2009-10 (1 January - 31 March). If an employer does not make the minimum superannuation guarantee contributions for Quarter 3 by this date, they must pay the SGC and lodge a Superannuation guarantee charge statement - quarterly (NAT 9599, PDF 136KB) with the Tax Office by 28 May 2010. The SGC is not tax-deductible. |
| 30 April | Superannuation | Lost member report for the period 1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009. |
May 2010
11 May | Federal Budget | Federal Treasurer announces Budget 2010. |
| 12 May | Activity Statements | Quarter 3 (January - March 2010) activity statements: final date for electronic lodgment and payment. Refer to Lodge your activity statements online for information on your eligibility for this later due date. |
| 21 May | FBT Return | Due date for lodgment of 2010 FBT return and payment if required. |
| 21 May | Activity statements | April 2010 monthly activity statements: final date for lodgment and payment. |
| 28 May | Superannuation | Superannuation guarantee charge statement - quarterly (NAT 9599, PDF 136KB) (if required contributions were not made by the due date) for Quarter 3 2009-10 (1 January - 31 March). The SGC is not tax-deductible. |
June 2010
| 12 June | Income tax returns (individuals & trusts) | The concessional lodgment date of 5 June has been extended to 12 June 2010 for lodgment and payment for individual and trust taxpayers. This is not a lodgment end date. Rather, it is a concessional arrangement where failure to lodge on time penalties will be waived if lodgment and payment is made by this date. |
21 June | Activity statements | May 2010 monthly activity statements: final date for lodgment and payment. |
| 30 June | Financial Year | End of financial year. |