What problem does this solve?
Many businesses treat tax cash as available until the due date gets close. By then, the money is often already committed somewhere else.
Tax Buffer module
Protect tax reserves before they get spent elsewhere.
Tax Buffer is PaidSoon's answer to the question: How much cash should stay reserved for tax?
Set and monitor tax reserve targets so BAS, GST, PAYG, and other obligations are visible as protected cash, not wishful leftovers.
How does Tax Buffer help?
- -Reserve targets across GST, PAYG, income tax, and custom categories
- -Upcoming obligation view with covered versus shortfall status
- -Recommended reserve actions with explainability
- -Overrides and settings for how the reserve should be managed
What does the workflow look like?
Step 1
Configure the tax categories and reserve rules that matter to your business
Step 2
Tax Buffer estimates reserve requirements and upcoming obligations
Step 3
The module compares protected cash against target reserve needs
Step 4
You transfer or protect cash earlier when a gap appears
What action can they take?
Fewer tax-time cash shocks
Stronger discipline around protected cash
Earlier visibility of reserve gaps
Who is it for?
Tax Buffer is for businesses that want one practical financial control rhythm: get paid, stop waste, control costs, and plan ahead.
PaidSoon includes a broader module portfolio across receivables, waste, cost control, margin, commitments, tax planning, runway, and owner-level visibility.
Which plan includes it?
Starts on the Essentials plan. Higher plans expand depth and capacity.
FAQ
Is Tax Buffer tax advice?
No. It is a cash-planning and reserve-support tool, not tax advice or lodgement software.
Can I customise reserve categories?
Yes. The module supports custom reserve categories alongside the core tax reserve categories.
Tax Buffer supports planning and reserve discipline only. It does not provide tax advice or prepare tax filings.
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Combine Tax Buffer with adjacent modules to build a practical weekly control rhythm.
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