The Guide to online services - business essentials explains what you can do online and how to register for the ATO's online services. You could even gain extra time to lodge and pay your BAS (terms and conditions apply).
As a business, you can use the following tools to deal with us online.
An interactive way to access information, services and functions secured by online security credentials - AUSkey and ATO digital certificates.
You can use the portal to:
- view and update your business registration details
- view your account information
- request refunds and credit transfers
- lodge and view activity statements, and
- ask us questions.
SBR is an Australian Government initiative, allowing secure online lodgment directly from your financial, accounting or payroll software.
We accept lodgments via SBR-enabled software for the following forms:
- Activity statement
- Fringe benefits tax (FBT) return
- PAYG payment summary's including
- Employment termination payment summary data record
- Superannuation income stream payment summary data record
- Superannuation lump sum payment summary data record
- Individual Non-business
- Business and personal services income
- Tax file number (TFN) declaration
Software providers are progressively SBR-enabling software and forms, with additional forms to be available throughout the year. Before purchasing or upgrading your software, make sure that the software includes the forms you require.
To find out whether your software is SBR-enabled, you can view the SBR product register at www.sbr.gov.au or talk to your software provider.
ECI allows you to lodge bulk data and employer obligation reports, such as TFN Declarations, PAYG (W) Payment Summary Annual reports, AIIR reports and some superannuation reports in a single transaction.
Large businesses, registered tax agents and registered BAS agents can also use it to lodge multiple activity statements in a single transaction.
If you are a sole trader running your own business, and you prepare your individual tax return yourself, why not consider using e-tax. It's free and it lets you prepare and lodge your individual tax return online. It also allows you to download your personal tax information directly into your return making it easier to meet your tax obligations and claim your entitlements.
Information that can be downloaded into your return using e-tax includes:
- Pay as you go withholding (PAYGW) payment summaries
- government payments, including pensions and allowances
- interest income from all your accounts, including interest from savings, term deposits and joint accounts
- dividend income
- Medicare information including total medical expenses.
E-tax is also fast, with most refunds received in 14 days or less.
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You will need your Notice of Assessment to use e-tax if you have previously lodged a tax return.
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Download e-tax
Last Modified: Thursday, 28 July 2011