Submitting a Return (Financial Controller)

As a financial controller of an Associated Entity, you are able to submit Associated Entity Returns.

Associated Entity Details

Click the dropdown list below Associated Entity and select the name of the associated entity.

Associated Registered Political Parties

Type the name of the registered political parties the entity is associated with.

Reporting Period

In the Reporting Period section, select the relevant reporting period from the dropdown list. The return period commencement and conclusion dates will automatically be filled in.

Receipts

You will first need to add any Gifts or Loans received to your Return. Click on the 'Receipt' button to create new Gift or Loan entries. Note that all fields with a red asterisk are mandatory.

Once you have completed these (if required), click ‘Next’.

Returns Summary

The Returns Summary section will show the total of all gifts and loans that you have already reported as received during the period. There is one field to fill in:

• Under Threshold Amount: Enter the total of all amounts received during the reporting period which are $5,000 (indexed) or less. 

Audit certificate

An audit certificate is required for returns. 

Users have four options for the audit certificate: 

Option 1: Click PACA to submit your return now and attach an audit certificate at a later date, but by the due date. 

Option 2: Click Attach Audit Certificate to complete submission of the return and certificate.

Option 3: Click Request an Audit Waiver to request to waive the audit certificate requirement. You need to state the reason you are requesting this with any other supporting documentation. 

Option 4: Click Request an Audit Deferral to defer submission of the certificate. In your request, you should indicate the proposed date for deferred submission of the audit certificate. Note, the audit certificate can only be deferred up to a maximum of 30 days.