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Open forums

Attend an ATO open forum to hear about changes, ask our experts questions and earn continuing professional education.

Last updated 5 May 2026

What open forums offer

Open forums are interactive webinars featuring guest speakers from the ATO and the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB).

By joining our webinars, you can:

  • hear the latest updates and upcoming changes to the tax, super and registry systems
  • engage directly with subject matter experts to get your questions answered.

Attendance certificates

We have heard your feedback about the importance of attendance certificates, especially for meeting your continuing professional education (CPE) requirements. In response, we now issue attendance certificates to participants who attend open forums for the full session. Registration alone will not be considered evidence of attendance for CPE purposes.

These certificates support you in providing evidence of your CPE. They reflect our ongoing commitment to working with the profession and improving how we design and deliver our engagement activities based on your feedback.

Continuing professional education (CPE)

To claim CPE with the TPB, the activity must be relevant to the tax or BAS agent services you provide. Eligible activities may include topics that:

  • improve your technical knowledge
  • provide guidance on practice management, cyber security and ethics
  • support health and wellbeing activities that help you deliver competent services to your clients.

For more details, refer to the TPB’s CPE guidanceExternal Link.

Upcoming open forums

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

Open forum sessions

Session topics

An update from the ATO

Tuesday 26 May 2026

11:00 am – 12:30 pm AEST

Register for this sessionExternal Link

Payday Super update and Small Business Superannuation Clearing House closure

  • Employers' Payday Super obligations
  • Our approach to compliance
  • How to correct mistakes
  • Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) closing reminder

Fringe Benefits Tax and dual cab utes

  • Identifying a significant breach
  • Reasonable grounds
  • Reporting obligations

Cyber Security – Scams and Cyber safety

  • Cyber hygiene – Strong passwords, MFA, updates, safe email habits
  • ATO impersonation scams – Common tactics, warning signs, how to verify
  • Tax time threats – phishing, fake refunds, audits
  • Resources – ATO scam alerts, ACSC, IDCARE, cyber.gov.au

An update from the ATO

Thursday 18 June 2026

11:30 am – 1:00 pm AEST

Register for this sessionExternal Link

Newest ATO app security features

  • New security messages

    • Taxpayers who registered their device using the ATO app can verify attempted requests to transfer or consolidate their super

    • Sent for lodged/amended activity statements.

  • New locked dashboard that enables taxpayers who registered their device to log in while their ATO record is locked and access security features such as ‘Messages’, ‘Verify call’, unlock their record (if eligible) and initiate a phone call to the ATO Client Identity Support Centre.

Ethics – Tax Practitioners Board

  • Importance of ethics

  • Ethical standards

  • Regulatory frameworks.

Feedback

Your feedback plays an important role in shaping our open forums and the way we engage with the profession.

We use your input to inform future topics, improve how sessions are delivered and enhance the overall experience.

If you would like to provide feedback or suggest a topic for an upcoming open forum, email us at ATOOpenForums@ato.gov.au.

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