Crossing $75k in sales is a big moment.
But for a lot of business owners… it comes with a bit of tension.
“Now I have to deal with GST.”
“Am I going to be out of pocket?”
“Is this going to get complicated?”
Let’s simplify it.
GST isn’t extra money you’re losing.
It’s money you’re collecting on behalf of the ATO. That’s it.
So instead of seeing it as a cost…
start seeing it as something you’re holding and passing on.
For example:
If you charge $1,500…
you simply invoice $1,650.
That extra $150 isn’t yours to spend,
it’s GST, set aside for your BAS.
When you treat it that way from the start, everything feels lighter.
No surprises.
No scrambling at BAS time.
Just a system doing what it’s meant to do.
If you’re setting this up (or cleaning it up), keep it simple:
Start from a clean point, even from 1 July if needed.
Let your software automatically add GST to your invoices.
And make it visible so you always know what’s yours and what’s not.
That’s the shift.
Because once GST is set up properly…
it stops being something you worry about.
And just becomes part of how your business runs.
Remember, small steps lead to big wins.
