Total Payment Annual Reporting (TPAR) informs ATO about payments made to contractors for providing services.
Contractors can include sub-contractors, consultants and independent contractors. They can be operating as sole traders (individuals), companies, partnerships or trusts.
Details you need to report are found on the invoice you should have received from them. This includes:
This is what the ATO use to Identify any potential contractors who have not met their obligations.
So which Industries are listed?
We have provided direct links which will take you to where you need to see your relevant industry.
Reporting been around since 1983 in various formats and includes everything from Architectural to Weatherboarding contractors. It is an all encompassing list and is large
For More Information visit www.ato.gov.au
As of July 1 2019 the following industries have also been added to the listing and their first report is due 28th August 2020.
Cleaning services include, but not limited to, any of the following activities undertaken on a building, residence, structure, place, surface, transport/vehicle, industrial machinery or equipment and for events:
‘Events’ include staging of sporting, cultural, scientific, technological, agricultural or entertainment events and exhibitions.
‘Transport/vehicles’ includes trains, trams, buses, ferries, airplanes, ships, trucks, cars and other motor vehicles.
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Courier services include activities where items or goods are collected from, and/or delivered to, any place in Australia using a variety of methods, including by car, truck, station wagon, van, ute, motorcycle, motorised scooter, drones, bicycle or other non-powered means of transport, AND on foot.
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Transportation of freight by road is the transport by road of goods, wares, merchandise, material or anything in its raw state or natural state, wholly or partly manufactured state, or of a solid, liquid or gaseous nature, and/or livestock.
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IT services’ include the provision of expertise in the field of information technologies such as writing, modifying, testing or supporting software to meet the needs of a client.
Services may be performed on site, or remotely through the internet, support or modify the operation of hardware or software, such as planning and designing computer systems to integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies.
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If your business provides mixed services, not just security, investigation or surveillance services, you may need to lodge a TPAR if the payments you receive for those services make up 10% or more of your total GST turnover.
Examples include the following:
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