April Key Dates 2022
4 Apr 2022 Director identification number
Directors appointed between 1 November 2021 and 4 April 2022 must have a DIN within 28 days of appointment. Directors appointed after 4 April 2022, must have a DIN before appointment.
* Note that directors appointed before 1 November 2021 have until 30 November 2022 to obtain a DIN.
21 Apr 2022 Activity statements
Due date for head companies of consolidated groups to lodge and pay quarterly instalment activity statements for the March 2022 quarter.
21 Apr 2022 Activity statements
Due date for entities that are not "deferred BAS payers" to lodge and pay monthly activity statements for March 2022. Tax obligations that may be payable include:
GST, wine equalisation tax and luxury car tax for March 2022.
PAYG withholding:
for March 2022 (medium withholders).
for the March 2022 quarter (small withholders).
PAYG instalment:
for March 2022 for monthly PAYG instalment payers.
for the March 2022 quarter for quarterly PAYG instalment payers (3rd quarter of the 2021/22 income year).
FBT instalment for the March 2022 quarter (4th quarter of the 2022 FBT year).
An entity is generally a "deferred BAS payer" for a particular month, if the entity is a small or medium withholder (total annual PAYG withholding $1m or less), is not required to pay GST monthly, and has a quarterly tax obligation due that month (e.g. FBT instalment or GST). The quarterly activity statement due date applies to these entities (28 Apr 2022, or 26 May 2022 if lodged electronically through an agent or the entity is an active STP reporter).
28 Apr 2022 Activity statements
Due date to lodge and pay quarterly activity statements for the March 2022 quarter (if lodged on paper and the entity is not an active STP reporter). Tax obligations that may be payable include:
GST, wine equalisation tax and luxury car tax for the March 2022 quarter.
PAYG withholding:
for March 2022 (medium withholders).
for the March 2022 quarter (small withholders).
PAYG instalment for the March 2022 quarter for quarterly PAYG instalment payers (3rd quarter of the 2021/22 income year).
FBT instalment for the March 2022 quarter (4th quarter of the 2022 FBT year).
The due date to lodge and pay is 26 May 2022 if lodged electronically through a tax agent or BAS agent or the entity is an active STP reporter.
28 Apr 2022 Superannuation
Due date for employers to pay superannuation guarantee contributions for the March 2022 quarter.
Employers who fail to pay the minimum superannuation guarantee contributions by this date must pay the superannuation guarantee charge (SGC) and lodge a Superannuation guarantee charge statement - quarterly by 28 May 2022. The SGC is not tax deductible.
28 Apr 2022 PAYG instalments GST instalments
Due date to pay quarterly PAYG and/or GST instalment notice for the March 2022 quarter (3rd quarter of the 2021/22 income year).
Due date to lodge the instalment notice if varying the instalment amount.
28 Apr 2022 TFN/ABN reporting
Due date for investment bodies to lodge quarterly TFN/ABN reports for the March 2022 quarter for new TFN/ABN quotations by investors.
30 Apr 2022 National rental affordability scheme
End of the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) year.
30 Apr 2022 Franking account tax return
Due date for New Zealand franking companies (a New Zealand resident company which has made an election to join the Australian imputation system) with a 31 March 2022 year end to lodge the franking account tax return, where any of the following apply:
a liability for franking deficit tax
a liability for over-franking tax, or
an obligation to notify the Commissioner of any significant variation in their benchmark franking percentage between franking periods.
New Zealand franking companies should lodge using the Franking account tax return 2021 form with the dates changed.
30 Apr 2022 TFN reporting
Due date for closely held trusts to lodge quarterly TFN reports for the March 2022 quarter for TFNs quoted to a trustee by beneficiaries.
30 Apr 2022 Superannuation
Due date for APRA-regulated superannuation funds (i.e. not self-managed) and RSA providers to advise the ATO of lost members using the Member Account Attribution Service for the half-year to 31 December 2021.