Open forums

Our ATO open forums provide tax professionals an opportunity to hear about upcoming changes, interact and ask questions.

Last updated 9 April 2025

What open forums offer

Open forums are interactive webinars with guest speakers from the ATO and the Tax Practitioners Board.

These webinars give you and your staff an opportunity to:

hear about the latest updates and upcoming changes to the tax, super and registry systems
ask questions.

Your attendance may contribute towards your continuing professional educationExternal Link (CPE) with the Tax Practitioners Board.

You can register for one of our open forums using the 'Register for this session' link in the following table.

Details of open forums
Open forum sessions	Session topics
An update from the ATO Thursday 8 May 2025 11:30 am to 1:00 pm AEST Register for this sessionExternal Link	eInvoicing eInvoicing developments in Australia. The rising popularity of eInvoicing. eInvoicing and the Federal Budget. Peppol around the world. What is eInvoicing? Benefits of eInvoicing. How eInvoicing helps you and your clients. Improving lodgment performance, part 3 of 3 – are you requesting deferrals to support your practice? When lodgment deferrals may not be the best option. Why we are looking at what’s being requested across the profession. What this means for you. NFP (not-for-profit) self-review return What is the NFP self-review? Who needs to lodge and when. NFP governing documents requirement.
An update from the ATO Tuesday 27 May 2025 11:00 am to 12:30 pm AEST Register for this sessionExternal Link	Breach reporting – Tax Practitioners Board What is breach reporting? Identifying a significant breach. Reasonable grounds. Reporting obligations. Fringe Benefits Tax Time – what you need to know What’s new? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Alternate record keeping measure. Tips to help employers get their FBT right Employee contributions. Nil FBT returns. Due dates. ATO app new features – secure messaging and lock ATO record What is secure messaging and when will a message be sent? What does ‘locking your ATO record’ do? What support will be available for the tax profession?

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