Note that payments from a family member for board or lodging are considered to be domestic arrangements and are not rental income. If you lodge your activity statement or instalment notice online you will receive instant confirmation you have lodged. Online lodgment is fast, convenient and secure.
Lodging your tax return. A tax return covers the financial year from July to June. If you need to complete a tax return you must lodge it with us, or have registered with a tax agent, by October.
To use myTax, you first need to have a myGov account and link your account to the ATO. To make the process easier, we have a special linking code to help you with your proof of identity when linking to us from myGov. Receiving statements. The method you use to lodge your BAS will determine how you receive statements in. Generally speaking, payments from a family member for board or lodging are considered to be domestic arrangementsand are not rental income.
Broadly speaking, “ board and lodging” means the provision of the employee’s meals , and somewhere to sleep. If the employee is provided with a self-contained living space with most of the facilities. The main factor to be considered is whether the rental arrangement is consistent with normal commercial practices.
