The Modernisation of Tax Administration Systems (MTAS) is a multi-phased ATO wide strategy aimed at improving the integrity of the tax system by working with Trustees, Tax Practitioners, and Digital Service Providers (DSPs) to improve the quality, accuracy and transparency of trust and beneficiary data.
Phase 2 will deliver enhancements to trust and beneficiary reporting over the next two years.
This MTAS Phase 2 meeting was held 29 October 2025 at 1.30 pm AEDT.
Key outcomes
Below is a summary of key outcomes. Note: the full outcomes and any presentation materials are available in the Online Services for DSPs.
At this meeting, discussion points were:
Project update
An overview of the MTAS program roadmap detailing the focus for Tax Time 2026, with changes considered simple in nature, and Tax Time 2027 encompassing more complex changes, was shared with the group.
Form changes for tax Time 2027
Tax Time 2027 will see significant changes across the Trust tax return and Statement of distribution, bringing a new look and feel to the paper form. DSPs were asked to share insights into the potential impact of the proposed changes on DSP products, and how the ATO can support them with the transition.
Group discussion and feedback
The project team highlighted their intention to work through concept designs regarding interactive validations and explore nudge messaging design options for non-individuals in the PLS environment with the working group.
Next steps
The next meeting will take place in late November to discuss and understand the impacts of interactive validations and nudge messaging, along with receiving technical updates from the EST space.
An out of session focus group was held on 5 November to continue the discussion on capital gains label changes.
For any questions about the MTAS Phase 2 working group, raise a ticket via the DSP service desk in Online services for DSPs.
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