Australia
GST, Business Activity Statements, and ATO compliance — handled by a team that tracks quarterly lodgment deadlines so a missed BAS never becomes a compounding penalty.
The ATO's Penalty Clock Starts The Day The Deadline Passes.
Australian GST compliance runs on a strict quarterly rhythm — a Business Activity Statement due every quarter, even when there's nothing to report, with failure-to-lodge penalties that escalate every 28 days the return stays outstanding. The ATO also receives data from banks, payment platforms, and marketplaces directly, so a mismatch between what you report and what they already know triggers a review automatically. Businesses that get caught out usually aren't hiding anything — they just lost track of a deadline in a system with no forgiveness built in.
The full scope of Australia-market work, handled end to end.
Here's exactly what that looks like handled properly:
Built for businesses operating in or expanding into Australia.
Accounting & CPA firms
White-label Australian compliance support for your international clients, delivered under your own brand.
Businesses in Australia
Direct accounting, tax, and compliance support for businesses operating an Australian entity.
If you have a single, simple Australian entity under the GST threshold with a bookkeeper already lodging on time, you likely don't need a new partner for this market specifically.
What We're Tracking In Australia Right Now.
Australian compliance runs on a strict quarterly rhythm with automated ATO data-matching. Here's a sample of what we track, right now, for businesses operating here.
GST Registration Threshold
GST registration becomes compulsory once annual turnover crosses AUD 75,000. Below that, registration is voluntary — but once registered, BAS obligations apply regardless of revenue.
Quarterly BAS Deadline
Standard quarterly BAS lodgments are due on the 28th of the month following each quarter's end, with a Business Activity Statement required even in a period with nothing to report.
GST Rate
Australian GST is a flat 10% on most goods, services, and other items sold or consumed in Australia, with specific carve-outs for basic food, residential rent, and financial supplies.
Failure-To-Lodge Penalty
The ATO applies a failure-to-lodge penalty of roughly $313 per 28-day period a BAS remains outstanding, up to a capped maximum, plus a compounding General Interest Charge on any unpaid amount.
A documented process, from scoping to your first BAS lodgment.
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Free consultation
We learn your entity structure, GST status, and current lodgment history.
Scope & proposal
A clear list of deliverables, lodgment cadence, and deadlines.
Secure onboarding
NDA signed, access set up, prior BAS lodgments reviewed for gaps.
Lodgment & advisory
BAS, PAYG, and corporate tax filed on schedule, every quarter.
The advantage isn't knowing GST law. It's never letting a quarter slip past unlodged.
GST math is straightforward. What's harder is tracking a strict quarterly deadline across every entity you have, so the ATO's data-matching never catches you by surprise. That's the real value of a team running a fixed lodgment calendar, not a reactive one.
Pricing depends on scope, not guesswork.
Turnover
Whether GST registration is mandatory.
Entities
How many legal entities need lodgments.
Frequency
Monthly or quarterly BAS cadence.
There's no flat rate that fits a small single-entity business and a multi-entity group the same way, so we don't pretend there is. Most engagements are scoped and quoted on the first call, not after weeks of back-and-forth.
Why not just hire a local Australian accountant?
A fair question — here's how the trade-off actually looks.
Hiring Locally
Partnering with Corptiva
Case studies from this market.
Bringing four overdue BAS lodgments current before ATO penalties compounded further
What a structured lodgment catch-up looks like when a growing business fell behind on quarterly filings during a busy expansion period.
Fluent in the tools you already use.
What clients usually ask.
Registration is optional below AUD 75,000 turnover, but voluntary registration can make sense depending on your customer base — we'll advise honestly on the first call.
Yes — this is one of the most common ways engagements start. We assess penalty exposure honestly before committing to a timeline.
Yes, both are coordinated as part of the same engagement.
Yes, if your turnover or cash flow needs make monthly lodgment the better option.
Yes, including Australian accounting standards to parent-company IFRS or US GAAP reconciliation.
We handle the response and reconciliation directly as part of the engagement.
One call to see if we're the right fit — no pitch, no pressure.
Tell us what you're dealing with — messy books, a firm outgrowing its bandwidth, a market you haven't worked in before. We'll tell you honestly whether Corptiva is the right partner for it.