Petroleum resource rent tax records

If your business is required to pay petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT), you need to keep records of your PRRT affairs.

Information your records need to show

Examples of types of records

Explanation of all transactions and other acts that are relevant for determining your PRRT liability for each project interest you hold.

  • Contracts. 
  • Agreements. 
  • Lifting schedules. 
  • Billing statements. 
  • Invoices. 
  • Financial statements.

If you hold interests in exploration permits and retention leases, you should also keep records to meet future PRRT obligations.

How long you need to keep petroleum resource rent tax records

You need to keep PRRT records for 7 years starting from when you prepared or obtained the records, or when you completed the transactions the records relate to, whichever is later. With PRRT, there are often many years between expenses being incurred and those expenses being claimed.

Record keeping

Steps Progress

Record keeping overview

10 mins

Tasks and tips

6 mins

Starting your business records

2 mins

Digital record keeping

5 mins

Manual or paper record keeping

2 mins

Banking records

2 mins

Income records

3 mins

Accounting for private use of assets

9 mins

Motor vehicle deductions records

2 mins

Home-based business deductions records

1 mins

Other deductions records

1 mins

Stock and asset records

5 mins

GST records

1 mins

Employee records

7 mins

Car fringe benefits records

1 mins

Expense payment FBT records

2 mins

Contractor records

2 mins

Sharing economy records

1 mins

Cryptocurrency records

1 mins

Records for other taxes

5 mins

Sole trader structure records

4 mins

Partnership structure records

3 mins

Company structure records

3 mins

Trust structure records

1 mins

Changing your business structure records

1 mins

Selling or closing your business records

2 mins

Related courses

1 mins

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