The practitioner lodgment service (PLS) has replaced the electronic lodgment service (ELS). Tax professionals will use Standard Business Reporting (SBR) enabled software to lodge through the PLS.
The Practitioner lodgment service (PLS) working group facilitates engagement between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the software industry to support the implementation of Tax Time and other practitioner services via SBR.
The Practitioner lodgment service working group will:
- support provision of a reliable and secure practitioner lodgment service
- support delivery of efficient and effective tax and super systems
- facilitate a digital ecosystem that supports the streamlining and integrity of tax and superannuation systems
- review and provide feedback on Tax Time release details and specifications
- assist in co-design of new services and continuous improvement activities.
Sessions for the PLS Working Group are guided by the Terms of reference (PDF, 136KB)
Members
Each meeting is open to all digital service providers who are in the process of coming onboard to the PLS. If you would like to join the PLS working group, raise a ticket in Online Services for DSPs
For a list of regular attendees, see PLSWG regular attendees 2023 (PDF, 31.8KB)
Consultation
2023
- 5 December – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 21 November – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 7 November – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 24 October – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 10 October – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 26 September – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 12 September – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
- 29 August – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 15 August – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 1 August – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 18 July – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 4 July – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 20 June – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 6 June – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 23 May – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 9 May – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 26 April – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 11 April – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 28 March – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 14 March – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 28 February – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 14 February – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 31 January – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 17 January – Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
2022
- 6 December - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 22 November - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
- 8 November - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 25 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 11 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 27 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 13 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 30 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 16 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 2 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 25 July - Practitioner lodgment service developers' workshop (Melbourne)
- 19 July - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 5 July - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 21 June - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 7 June - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 24 May - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 10 May - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 26 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 12 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 29 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 15 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 1 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 15 February - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 1 February - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 18 January - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
2021
- 21 December - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
- 7 December - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 23 November - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 9 November - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 26 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 12 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 28 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 14 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
- 31 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 17 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 3 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 20 July - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 6 July - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 22 June - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 8 June - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 25 May - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 11 May - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 27 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 13 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 30 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 16 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 2 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 16 February - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 02 February - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 19 January - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 5 January - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
2020
- 22 December - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
- 8 December - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 24 November - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 10 November - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
- 27 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 13 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 29 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 15 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 1 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 18 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 4 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 21 July - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 7 July - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 23 June - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 9 June - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 26 May - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 12 May - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 28 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 14 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 31 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 17 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 3 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 18 February - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 4 February - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 21 January - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 7 January - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
2019
- 10 December - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 26 November - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 12 November - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 29 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 15 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 1 October - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 17 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting (cancelled)
- 3 September - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 20 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 6 August - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 23 July - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 9 July - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 25 June - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 11 June - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 28 May - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 14 May - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 30 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 16 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 2 April - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 20 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 5 March - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 19 February - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 5 February - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
- 22 January - Practitioner lodgment service working group meeting
Focus groups
We have formed the following focus groups to explore key issues and provide recommendations for the working group to validate.
Concluded groups:
- Data Window (Data Visibility)
- Client Communication
- IITR granular data – income schedule
- Transactions involving cancelled ABNs
- Error messaging and business processes during a major incident
Links and documents
- DSP Architecture Reference Group
- Services for tax practitioners event
- Software services working group
- Strategic working group
Contact information
Digital service providers can provide feedback by raising a ticket in Online Services for DSPs.