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Key Dates – November 2025
21 November: Lodge and pay October monthly activity statement. 21 November: Due date for...
Key Dates – October 2025
21 October: Lodge and pay September monthly activity statement. 28 October: Lodge and pay Q1,...
Key Dates – September 2025
September 21: Lodge and pay August monthly activity statement. September 30: Lodge PAYG withholding payment summary...
Key Dates – August 2025
August 11: Q4 (April–June) activity statements lodged electronically – final date for lodgement and payment....
Key Dates – July 2025
July 1: Beginning of 2025-26 financial year. July 21: Lodgement and payment of June 2025...
Key Dates – June 2025
June 5: Lodge 2024 tax returns for all entities that did not need to lodge...
Key Dates: May 2025
15 May: Lodge 2024 tax returns for all entities that did not need to lodge...
Key Dates: April 2025
21 April: Lodgement and payment of March 2025 monthly business activity statement 21 April:...
Key Dates – March 2025
21 March : Lodgement and payment of February 2025 monthly business activity statement. 31...
Key Dates: February 2025
Here a few important dates to pencil into your February calendar. February 21: Lodgement...
Key Dates: January 2025
Here are a few dates to pencil in for the new year. January 21:...
Key Dates – December 2024
December 1: Payment of income tax for medium and large taxpayers, super funds and companies...

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