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ARTICLE · 14 MAY 2019

Update: government approves changes to financial reporting burden

Increase to thresholds regarding what constitutes a large proprietary company will reduce reporting burden for some companies.

AustraliaCorporate/Commercial Law

In brief - Increase to thresholds for determining what constitutes a large proprietary company under the Corporations Act 2001 will apply from 1 July 2019

The Government has approved changes to increase the thresholds for what constitutes a large proprietary company. The changes reduce the financial reporting burden for some proprietary companies which will help reduce costs for smaller proprietary companies.

We reported on the proposed changes in our November 2018 article Government proposes changes for financial reporting.

The new threshold test - what constitutes a large proprietary company?

Thresholds have doubled and from 1 July 2019 will be as follows:

  • consolidated revenue for the financial year of the company and the entities it controls increases from $25 million to $50 million

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