Sole trader tools · GST rules current to 2026

Do you actually need to register for GST?

The threshold is $75,000 in gross turnover over any 12-month period — not profit, and not the financial year specifically. Enter your numbers below to see where you stand and whether the 21-day registration clock has started.

Look back

Your last 12 months

Total gross business income, before GST, over the past 12 months — not your financial year, any rolling 12-month window.

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These are input-taxed and don't count toward GST turnover.

Look forward

This month, annualised

If business has picked up recently, the ATO also wants you to register if your projected turnover will hit the threshold — even if your trailing 12 months hasn't yet.

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We'll multiply this by 12 as a projection — a rough guide, not the only test.

Business type

A couple of exceptions

Enter your numbers above

We'll tell you exactly where you stand once you do.

Distance to threshold

$0 $75,000

The two tests, side by side

GST turnover, trailing 12 months$0
Projected turnover, this month × 12$0
Your threshold$75,000

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