Small Business Concessions at a glance

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If you are a business, use this table to find out what concessions you can access based on your aggregated turnover.

When we say ‘turnover’, we mean ‘aggregated turnover’.

The concessions have various start dates beginning from 1 July 2016.

Note: Most concessions have additional eligibility requirements.

Business concessions

ConcessionTurnover less than $2 millionTurnover $2 million to less than $5 millionTurnover $5 million to less than $10 millionTurnover $10 million to less than $50 millionTurnover $50 million to less than $500 millionTurnover $500 million to less than $5 billion
Simplified depreciation rules – instant asset write-offYesYesYesYesYesNo
Backing business investment – accelerated depreciationYesYesYesYesYesNo
Temporary full expensingYesYesYesYesYesYes
Accelerated depreciation for primary producersYesYesYesYesYesNo
Deductions for professional expenses for start-upsYesYesYesYesNoNo
Immediate deductions for prepaid expensesYesYesYesYesNoNo
ConcessionTurnover less than $2 millionTurnover $2 million to less than $5 millionTurnover $5 million to less than $10 millionTurnover $10 million to less than $50 million
Lower company tax rate changesYesYesYesYes
Increased small business income tax offsetYesYesNoNo
PAYG instalments concessionYesYesYesYes (from 1 July 2021)
ConcessionTurnover less than $2 millionTurnover $2 million to less than $5 millionTurnover $5 million to less than $10 millionTurnover $10 million to less than $50 million
Simplified trading stock rulesYesYesYesYes
Two-year amendment periodYesYesYesYes
ConcessionTurnover less than $2 millionTurnover $2 million to less than $5 millionTurnover $5 million to less than $10 millionTurnover $10 million to less than $50 million
Simpler BASYesYesYesNo
Accounting for GST on a cash basisYesYesYesNo
Annual apportionment of GST input tax creditsYesYesYesNo
Paying GST by instalmentsYesYesYesNo
Excise concessionYesYesYesYes (from 1 July 2021)
ConcessionTurnover less than $2 millionTurnover $2 million to less than $5 millionTurnover $5 million to less than $10 millionTurnover $10 million to less than $50 million
Small business restructure rolloverYesYesYesNo
CGT 15-year asset exemptionYesNoNoNo
CGT 50% active asset reductionYesNoNoNo
CGT retirement exemptionYesNoNoNo
CGT rolloverYesNoNoNo
Contributions of small business CGT concession amounts to your super fundYesNoNoNo
ConcessionTurnover less than $2 millionTurnover $2 million to less than $5 millionTurnover $5 million to less than $10 millionTurnover $10 million to less than $50 million
FBT car parking exemptionYesYesYesYes (from 1 April 2021)
FBT work-related devices exemptionYesYesYesYes (from 1 April 2021)
ConcessionTurnover less than $2 millionTurnover $2 million to less than $5 millionTurnover $5 million to less than $10 millionTurnover $10 million to less than $50 million
Superannuation clearing houseYesYesYesNo
Contributions of small business CGT concession amounts to your super fundYesNoNoNo