Open forums

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

Last updated 5 September 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 Wednesday 24 September 2025 11:00 am – 12:30 pm AEST Register for this sessionExternal Link	eInvoicing What is eInvoicing? Benefits of eInvoicing How it works How it benefits your clients How eInvoicing benefits tax agents/accountants/bookkeepers How to become enabled FBT and motor vehicles Electric Passenger Commercial vehicles ATO app – unlock the ATO account Update on the introduction of security features for the ATO app Demonstration of the new feature to unlock an ATO account using the ATO app
An update from the ATO Tuesday 21 October 2025 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm AEDT Register for this sessionExternal Link	Division 7A Respecting the separate legal existence of a company The breadth of Division 7A Recognising that commercial transactions can be subject to Division 7A The dangers of reborrowing from private companies to repay existing Division 7A loans Use of journal entries to record offsets Directing transactions through interposed entities Support options for taxpayers When support options are available What support is available Where support can be found Payday Super What you need to know

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