This article is designed to help you understand the work before you start. It uses the service scope, document checklist and common questions maintained by LEGAL CENTRE; final requirements remain subject to the relevant authority and your facts.
Good tax records begin with bookkeeping
Tax-return preparation is more reliable when income and expense records are maintained throughout the year. A business should be able to connect the figures in its return with invoices, bank entries, tax records and supporting documents.
Core records to retain
- Sales and service invoices
- Purchase and expense bills
- Bank statements and reconciliations
- Asset purchase and disposal records
- Loan, interest and finance records
- Tax deduction and payment records
- Prior-year return and assessment records
Year-end preparation
- Close books and reconcile bank balances.
- Review receivables, payables and year-end provisions.
- Check fixed assets and major expenses.
- Reconcile tax-related information with available statements and records.
- Keep the final return, computation and supporting working papers together.
Answers before you start.
Can bank statements alone replace proper books and invoices?+
No. Bank statements are important evidence, but they normally do not contain the full business purpose, tax treatment or supporting details for each transaction.
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