Changing your small business structure records

As your business grows or changes, you may decide to change your business structure. If you change your business structure, you will need to keep records of any decisions you make that affect your tax, super or employer obligations. 

If you change the structure of your business, ensure you understand the obligations of the new structure. 

Your records need to include information showing that: 

  • appropriate controls and processes are in place to support compliance with tax, super and employer obligations and identify, assess and mitigate commercial and tax risks 
  • material transactions are well documented and subject to appropriate review and sign-off for tax risk purposes. 

These types of records need to be kept for 5 years starting from when you prepared or obtained the records, or when you completed the transactions the records relate to, whichever is later. 

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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