Key Tax Dates

Key Tax Dates

Lodgement due date Description
1 December 2015
    • Income tax for taxable large/medium taxpayers, companies and super funds – due date for payment.Lodgment of return due 15 January 2016.
    • Income tax for the taxable head company of a consolidated group with a member deemed to be a large/medium taxpayer in the latest year lodged – due date for payment.Lodgment of return due 15 January 2016.
    • Income tax for companies and super funds when lodgment of the tax return was due 31 October 2015 – due date for payment.
21 December 2015
    • November 2015 monthly activity statement – due date for lodging and paying.
15 January 2016
    • Tax return for taxable large/medium entities (all entities other than individuals) – due date for lodging, unless required earlier.Payment for large/medium entities with a 15 January due date is:
      • - 1 December 2015 for companies and super funds
      • - as stated on their notice of assessment for trusts.

      Note: You cannot self-assess a lodgment deferral from this date or assume a later date for lodgment on the basis that the taxpayer will be non-taxable in the current year.

    • Tax return for the taxable head company of a consolidated group (including new registrants) that has a member who has been deemed a large/medium entity in the latest year lodged – due date for lodging unless required earlier.Payment was due 1 December 2015.
21 January 2016
    • Quarterly PAYG instalment activity statement, quarter 2, 2015–16 for head companies of consolidated groups – due date for lodging and paying.December 2015 monthly business activity statement – due date for lodging and paying except for small business clients (that is up to $10 million turnover) who report GST monthly and lodge electronically.
28 January 2016
    • Super guarantee contributions for quarter 2, 2015–16 – employers must make contributions to the fund by this date.Employers who do not pay minimum super contributions for quarter 2 by this date must pay the super guarantee charge and lodge a Superannuation guarantee charge statement – quarterly (NAT 9599) with us by 28 February 2016.Note: The super guarantee charge is not tax deductible.
31 January 2016
    • TFN report for closely held trusts for TFNs quoted to a trustee by beneficiaries in quarter 2, 2015–16.
21 February 2016
    • December 2015 monthly business activity statement for small business clients (up to $10 million turnover) who report GST monthly and lodge electronically – due date for lodging and paying.January 2016 monthly activity statement – due date for lodging and paying.
28 February 2016
    • Tax return for non-taxable large/medium entities as per the latest year lodged (all entities other than individuals) due date for lodging.Payment (if required) for companies and super funds is also due on this date. Payment for trusts in this category is due as per their notice of assessment.Tax returns for new registrant (taxable and non-taxable) large/medium entities (all entities other than individuals) – due date for lodging.Payment (if required) for companies and super funds is also due on this date. Payment for trusts in this category is due as per their notice of assessment.Tax return for non-taxable head company of a consolidated group – including new registrants – that has a member who has been deemed a large/medium entity in the latest year lodged – due date for lodgment.Tax return for any member of a consolidated group who exits the consolidated group during the year of income.

      Tax return for new registrant (taxable and non-taxable) head company of a consolidated group.

      Self-managed superannuation fund annual return (NAT 71226) for new registrant (taxable and non-taxable) self-managed super funds (SMSF) – due date for lodgment and payment.

      Note: There are special arrangements for newly registered self-managed super funds that do not have to lodge a return.

      Quarterly activity statement, quarter 2, 2015–16 – due date for lodging and paying – all lodgment methods.

      Quarterly instalment notice (form R, S or T), quarter 2, 2015–16 – due date for payment. Lodgment is only required if you vary the instalment amount.

      Annual GST return or information report – due date for lodging (and paying if applicable) if the taxpayer does not have a tax return lodgment obligation.

      If the taxpayer does have a tax return obligation, this return or report must be lodged by the due date of the tax return.

      Due date for lodging the Superannuation guarantee charge (SGC) statement– quarterly and paying the super guarantee charge for quarter 2, 2015–16 if the employer did not pay enough contributions on time.

      Employers who lodge a Superannuation guarantee charge statement – quarterly can choose to offset contributions they paid late to a fund against their super guarantee charge for the quarter. They will still have to pay the remaining super guarantee charge to us.

      Note: The super guarantee charge is not tax deductible.

      For help with working out the super guarantee charge and preparing the Superannuation guarantee charge statement – quarterly, use our Super guarantee charge statement and calculator tool.

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