EOFY Checklist 2027 for Australian Small Business
Updated 17 October 2026 · General information · 2 min read
General information only, not tax or financial advice. This site is not the ATO. Check ato.gov.au or ask a registered tax agent. Last checked against ATO and Parliament sources: 17 October 2026. Examples use made-up numbers. Dates and amounts marked uncertain should be re-checked.
Short answer: The Australian financial year ends 30 June 2027 (a Wednesday). Use the list below to get organised, then open the interactive checklist or the write-off helper. Each item links to a page with the detail we could check.
Checklist
- Records and reconciliation: bank accounts, invoices and receipts reconciled to 30 June.
- Assets: list assets bought this year and check whether each was first used or installed ready for use by 30 June (instant asset write-off, first-use rule).
- Depreciation method: if you use simplified depreciation, check the small business pool.
- Stock: plan a stocktake (see the deductions checklist).
- Bad debts and prepayments: see the deductions page. Those rules were not verified here.
- Super for employees: under Payday Super, contributions are due within 7 business days of each payday. This site does not recommend a fund.
- STP and BAS: know the lodgment dates on the key dates page.
- Contractors: check whether you need a TPAR.
- Keep records for the period the ATO requires. The retention period was not re-read on an ATO page for this site.
- Talk to a registered tax agent about your own situation.
Dates
- 30 June 2027 is a Wednesday (a calendar fact).
- BAS, STP finalisation and TPAR dates are on the key dates page. Some of those dates are inferred and marked uncertain.
Questions
Is this advice?
No. It is a general checklist.
Is there a calculator?
Yes. The write-off helper does the arithmetic in your browser. It is an estimate only, and it does not send the figures anywhere.
What we could not verify
- The record-retention period, and any industry-specific EOFY obligations.
- Anything announced after 17 October 2026.
Sources
- ATO, $20,000 Instant Asset Write-off (last updated 27 August 2026) — ato.gov.au (read via search excerpt, 17 October 2026)
- ATO, About Payday Super (last updated 10 August 2026) — ato.gov.au (read in full 17 October 2026)
- ATO, Due dates for lodging and paying your BAS (last updated 17 September 2026) — ato.gov.au (read in full 17 October 2026)