Screen which GST accounting method the business may use
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the turnover and the income-tax method the lawyer supplies, record whether the page allows a choice. A business with aggregated turnover of less than $10 million, or that uses cash accounting for income tax, can use either the cash method or the non-cash method. Most larger businesses must use the non-cash method. Record the cash-method list as the page states it: a small business entity with aggregated turnover of less than $10 million; an enterprise that is not a business and has GST turnover of $2 million or less; income tax accounted for on a cash basis; or a government school, an endorsed charitable institution or trustee of an endorsed charitable fund, or a gift-deductible entity other than one that operates a fund, authority or institution that can receive tax-deductible gifts or contributions. Anyone else may ask to use the cash method. For the method the lawyer selects, record when a sale and a purchase are accounted for, including part payments, the four-year period to claim credits, and the cash-method exception that a tax invoice is not required before a credit for a purchase of $82.50 or less. Do not move that exception into the non-cash method. Do not account for the GST.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides aggregated turnover, whether the enterprise is a business, the income-tax method, and which GST method is used. The aggregated-turnover definition and the simplified food-retailer percentages were not opened.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the turnover and the income-tax method the lawyer supplies, record whether the page allows a choice. A business with aggregated turnover of less than $10 million, or that uses cash accounting for income tax, can use either the cash method or the non-cash method. Most larger businesses must use the non-cash method. Record the cash-method list as the page states it: a small business entity with aggregated turnover of less than $10 million; an enterprise that is not a business and has GST turnover of $2 million or less; income tax accounted for on a cash basis; or a government school, an endorsed charitable institution or trustee of an endorsed charitable fund, or a gift-deductible entity other than one that operates a fund, authority or institution that can receive tax-deductible gifts or contributions. Anyone else may ask to use the cash method. For the method the lawyer selects, record when a sale and a purchase are accounted for, including part payments, the four-year period to claim credits, and the cash-method exception that a tax invoice is not required before a credit for a purchase of $82.50 or less. Do not move that exception into the non-cash method. Do not account for the GST. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- A choice of method is recorded for aggregated turnover under $10 million or cash accounting for income tax, and the cash-method list is kept as the page states it.
- Most larger businesses are recorded as required to use the non-cash method.
- The $82.50 exception is kept in the cash-method purchases paragraph.
- No GST figure is calculated, and the aggregated-turnover definition is not supplied.
Sources
- Australian Taxation Office, Choosing an accounting method for GST, last updated 14 September 2026 · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.