The following resources provide you with contacts for additional information that you may need.

Organisations are primary resources and you can quickly contact them by phone or internet. If you require a mailing address you can get it at the time you contact them.

Using these resources will be an important step in your learning process. Making GST relevant means identifying where to get the information you need for your business.

You can get information from any of these organisations by:

		reading information and documents on the website
		downloading information available at the website
		calling directly to ask for a printed version of what is available

This information will be made available in other languages, so check whether this is ready.

Organisations

GST Start-Up Assistance Office
www.gststartup.gov.au

Resources available

The GST Start-Up Assistance Office is responsible for organisational assistance and educational initiatives that support small and medium enterprises, charities and educational bodies. Their website offers this menu:

		List of representative organisations
		Seminars
		Frequently asked questions
		Other GST information
		Business Assist Helpline
		On-line version of this publication, The GST & Business Skills - an Action Guide.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) - Tax Reform Office
www.taxreform.ato.gov.au

Check this site first for your GST compliance questions. As you can see from this menu it is a good place to start:

		Industry information
		Fact sheets
		ATO publications
		ABN registration
		Business search
		Legislation
		Planner
		Seminars
		Questions and answers
		Non-English Language
		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA)
www.icaa.org.au

This is a professional organisation for Chartered Accountants. Their website is informative and user friendly. It also contains information on all aspects of Tax Reform, legislation and Y2K issues.

You can use the ICAA to identify a practicing accountant in your area who can assist you with GST. They also have at their website:

		news
		educational material
		GST Questions and Answers

Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants (ASCPA)
www.cpaonline.com.au

This is a professional organisation for Certified Practicing Accountants. The CPAs are working with the GST Start-Up Assistance Office to support the GST Business Assist Helpline.

You can find other information about their services and assistance at their website.