Every compliance deadline, mapped to your year
Tell us your state, industry and size — we'll generate your key compliance dates for the next 12 months: BAS, super, STP finalisation, TPAR, payroll tax, Award updates and the obligations specific to your sector.
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About this tool
Compliance Calendar Generator
Running an Australian small business means living inside a rolling year of obligations — BAS lodgements, superannuation guarantee payments, STP finalisation, TPAR, state payroll-tax reconciliation, the annual Award wage review and a host of sector-specific renewals. The problem isn't usually understanding each one in isolation; it's that they're scattered across the ATO, Fair Work, your state revenue office and various regulators, with dates that shift by state, industry and headcount. A single missed deadline can mean interest, penalties or a scramble. The Compliance Calendar Generator pulls those obligations into one place, mapped to the next 12 months for a business like yours.
How it works
You tell the tool three things — your state or territory, your primary industry, and your employee-size band — and it assembles a month-by-month calendar of the key compliance dates that apply to a business matching that profile. It starts from the national ATO and Fair Work obligations (quarterly super and BAS, STP finalisation, TPAR, the tax-return cycle, and the annual Award minimum-wage update that takes effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July), then layers on your state's payroll-tax annual reconciliation via the relevant revenue office, plus obligations triggered by your sector (for example contractor reporting, professional-registration reviews, sector audit or accreditation cycles) and by your size (such as casual-conversion and, for larger employers, right-to-disconnect reviews). Each date carries a category label, and the calendar flags that dates falling on a weekend or public holiday generally move to the next business day. It presents current-cycle dates as an indicative guide and points you to the official source for anything you should confirm — it doesn't quote rates, thresholds or dollar figures, because those change; it shows you what's due and when, and where to verify.
Who it’s for
Owners, office managers and bookkeepers at Australian SMEs who want a single, sector-aware view of the compliance deadlines coming up over the next year.
- Combines national ATO and Fair Work obligations — super, BAS, STP finalisation, TPAR, the tax-return cycle and the annual Award wage update — with your state's payroll-tax reconciliation into one 12-month calendar.
- Tailors the list to your state, industry and employee size, so you see sector-specific items (like contractor reporting or accreditation reviews) and size-triggered obligations rather than a generic checklist.
- Treats dates as an indicative guide, not advice: it flags the next-business-day rule and links you to the relevant state revenue office and your tax agent or the ATO to confirm exact dates for your year.
Frequently asked questions
Does the calendar give me the exact due dates for my business?
It maps the standard obligations and their usual dates for a business matching your state, industry and size, which is enough to plan the year and never be caught off guard. It deliberately treats these as an indicative guide rather than personal advice: dates that land on a weekend or public holiday generally roll to the next business day, and your specific arrangements — such as whether a tax agent lodges on your behalf or whether you're registered for a particular obligation — can shift a date. The tool links you to your state revenue office and points you to your tax agent or the ATO to confirm the precise date for your year.
Why does it ask for my state and industry?
Because Australian compliance isn't one national calendar. Payroll-tax registration, thresholds and the annual reconciliation deadline are set by each state and territory's revenue office, so the state you operate in changes both what applies and when. Industry matters too: construction has contractor-payment reporting, healthcare has practitioner-registration reviews, and NDIS, aged care and transport each carry their own audit or accreditation cycles. Feeding in these details is what turns a generic list into a calendar that reflects the obligations you actually carry.
Does it cover Fair Work and Award obligations, or just ATO lodgements?
Both. Alongside the ATO items (BAS, super, STP finalisation, TPAR and the tax cycle) it includes the annual Award minimum-wage update — which applies from the first full pay period on or after 1 July each year — and people-related obligations that scale with your headcount, such as reviewing eligible casuals' pathway to permanent employment and, for larger employers, right-to-disconnect provisions. It maps when to act rather than quoting any specific rate, since Award figures change each year and should be confirmed against the current instrument.
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