Questions the ATO may ask business owners under the Cash Economy Taskforce:

• What products do you sell?
• What services do you provide?
• What POS system you use?
• What accounting system do you use?
• Any unusual expenses in the relevant timeframe?
• Do you have staff and how many?
• Do you employ school children?
• What family members work in the shop and are they paid?
• What payroll system do you use?
• Do you pay staff in cash?
• Do you keep large amounts of cash at the business premises and if so, why?
• Do you bank regularly?
• How do you record cash drawings?
• Do you reconcile accounts regularly?
• Are all sales transactions entered in the POS?
• Do cash accept cash for any services?
• How do you make account payments?
• Do you pay accounts in cash?
• What filing system procedures do you use?
• Is there anything that makes your business different to others?
• Hours of operating
• Number of paid staff hours
• Number of unpaid owner hours
• What is the approximate size of the shop