ATO masterclass series

Training for small business success.

Looking to build confidence in business planning, finances, record‑keeping or registration? Or want to understand what's involved in starting a small business?

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) offers free self-paced online courses and live masterclasses to help you start, manage and grow your small business.

Self-paced courses

Essentials to strengthen your small business is a free online learning platform offering more than 30 short courses on topics including record keeping, cash flow, deductions, GST, superannuation and more.

Live masterclasses

To support these resources, the ATO is hosting a series of online masterclasses. These sessions are designed to help you understand the essentials of starting and running a successful business.

Topics include:

• Claiming small business tax deductions
• eInvoicing
• Cash flow for small business success
• Claiming home-based business tax deductions
• Super guarantee employer obligations
• Starting a small business
• Record keeping
• Recording business income and expenses
• Goods and services tax (GST)
• Using your business money and assets
• Fringe benefits tax (FBT)
• Hiring and paying workers
• Take time essentials: How to successfully report, pay and lodge correctly
• Managing small business tax debt
• Content, clicks, income and tax.

What's included

• Live online sessions with experienced ATO officers
• Opportunities to ask questions
• Practical insights tailored to small business needs.

Before you attend

To get the most value from the Masterclasses, we recommend completing the online learning modules beforehand. This will help you reflect on the content and prepare any questions for the webinar.

This workshop series is coordinated by the Australian Taxation Office, not Monash Council.