Businesses use an activity statement to report and pay a number of tax obligations. Activity statements are also used by individuals who need to pay quarterly pay as you go (PAYG) instalments.
 When completing your activity statement make sure you:
- complete the labels where you have something to report – leave other labels blank
- enter whole-dollar amounts – don’t include cents
- don’t use symbols such as +, –, /, $
- at the end of each section transfer the amounts to the summary section
- calculate the amount you have to pay or expect to receive as a refund
- make your payment by the due date
- return your signed form to us – even if you have nothing to report or have already made your payment (unless otherwise directed on the form).
If you report on a paper activity statement, use a black pen. If you make a mistake you can fix it by either:
- using whiteout
- requesting a new form by phoning the Australia Tax Office on 13 28Â 66.
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