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Electronic activity statement (e-BAS/e-IAS) specification for software developers

The ATO has been working closely with accounting software developers to help them ensure that their software products fully comply with the requirements of the new tax system and can interface with the ECI Client software.

Specifically, the ATO has published a technical specification that defines the fields displayed on the electronic business activity statement (e-BAS) and instalment activity statement (e-IAS) form types, available in the ECI Client software.

The specification contains:

• XML file formats for the interface between the ATO ECI Client software and accounting software packages; and
  
• e-BAS/e-IAS field label descriptions.

These specifications are primarily for the use of:

• commercial accounting software developers; and
  
• businesses maintaining 'in-house' accounting software.
  

A copy of this specification is available for download from the ATO Registered Software Facility site www.ato.gov.au/rsf .