Sort your end of financial year

Get your books in order before the Australian financial year ends and make tax time less taxing.

Webinars and resources to help you be better off for the end of the financial year with Xero

Whether it’s your first financial year end or the fiftieth on Xero - the countdown is on for EOFY. These webinars, videos, and guides can help you know your numbers and get ready for tax time.

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End of financial year explained

Australia’s financial year ends on 30 June. Get your finances in order before closing your books for the year.

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When to lodge your tax return

The due date for most businesses is 31 October. If you have a tax agent, they’ll let you know when to lodge.

More key financial year dates

You’ll need to submit your finalised STP report by 14 July and lodge your Q4 BAS by 28 July.

Complete your income tax return

Declare how much profit your business earned and any business expenses you can claim as a deduction.

Retain business records

Under Australian tax law, you must keep records of all business transactions for five years.

How Xero helps small business with EOFY

Find out how Xero makes business accounting, including end of financial year reporting straightforward.

Discover the benefits of Xero online

Xero has lots of tools and resources to help you prepare your small business for the end of financial year.

Xero tools and resources for EOFY

Xero provides a calendar, guides, checklists and other resources to help small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers prepare for the end of the financial year.

See EOFY tools and resources below

Prepare your clients for end of financial year with Xero’s resources for accountants and bookkeepers.

About EOFY and Xero

: When the financial year ends, you'll need to finalise STP so it’s ready to submit by 14 July.
Find out how to finalise STP data in Xero
When the financial year ends, you'll need to finalise STP so it’s ready to submit by 14 July.
Find out how to finalise STP data in Xero
: Use Xero’s auto super feature to batch pay your super contributions through the third-party clearing house, SuperChoice. We'll recommend a submission date for batches that takes into account bank clearing times throughout the process.
Register for automatic superannuation payments
Use Xero’s auto super feature to batch pay your super contributions through the third-party clearing house, SuperChoice. We'll recommend a submission date for batches that takes into account bank clearing times throughout the process.
Register for automatic superannuation payments
: Keep on top of your reporting so your books are ready for the end of the financial year. Use our handy guide to know what tasks to complete at tax time.
Read our top tips (PDF)
Keep on top of your reporting so your books are ready for the end of the financial year. Use our handy guide to know what tasks to complete at tax time.
Read our top tips (PDF)
: If your Xero plan allows, you can set up bank feeds to eliminate the need to import transactions manually. This automatically imports transactions from your bank or financial institution directly into Xero.
Read about managing bank accounts and feeds
If your Xero plan allows, you can set up bank feeds to eliminate the need to import transactions manually. This automatically imports transactions from your bank or financial institution directly into Xero.
Read about managing bank accounts and feeds
: Xero calculates super based on the statutory rate set by the ATO, automatically applying any update to the superannuation guarantee rate for a financial year to pay runs.
Process superannuation payments
Xero calculates super based on the statutory rate set by the ATO, automatically applying any update to the superannuation guarantee rate for a financial year to pay runs.
Process superannuation payments

More helpful EOFY resources

When to lodge your tax return
The due date for most businesses is 31 October. If you have a tax agent, they’ll let you know when to lodge.
Key financial year dates
See the key dates and deadlines for the financial year at a glance with this handy tax year calendar.
Complete your income tax return
Declare how much profit your business earned and any business expenses you can claim as a deduction.
On the money payroll reporting
Keep tax time simple by following these steps to perfect your payroll this end of financial year.
Retain business records
Under Australian tax law, you must keep records of all business transactions for at least five years.
EOFY jargon buster
Get EOFY-ready with our helpful list of common terms to help you navigate your end of financial year.