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The ATO app is free and particularly helpful if you’re a sole trader who has less complex record-keeping requirements.
Use the ATO app to:
- record your business income
- record and manage car trips, expenses, and other deductions on-the-go using the myDeductions tool in the app
- upload financial year deductions into the myDeductions tool so
- the ATO can use the information to pre-fill your tax return or your tax agent's standard business reporting-enabled software (SBR-enabled)
- you can email it to a tax professional.
The ATO doesn’t track personal information entered in the app.
You can also use the ABN Lookup tool in the app to check Australian business numbers (ABNs), to ensure the people you do business with are registered to operate.
Last modified: 21 Sep 2023
Record keeping
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Record keeping overview |
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Tasks and tips |
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Starting your business records |
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Digital record keeping |
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Manual or paper record keeping |
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Banking records |
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Income records |
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Accounting for private use of assets |
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Motor vehicle deductions records |
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Home-based business deductions records |
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Other deductions records |
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Stock and asset records |
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GST records |
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Employee records |
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Car fringe benefits records |
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Expense payment FBT records |
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Contractor records |
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Sharing economy records |
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Cryptocurrency records |
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Records for other taxes |
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Sole trader structure records |
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Partnership structure records |
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Company structure records |
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Trust structure records |
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Changing your business structure records |
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Selling or closing your business records |
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