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Plans are underway to carry out a system change during our annual closure in December.

Updates to Activity Statement (AS 2009) service to improve SBR error handling responses. These changes are applicable to SBR1 and SBR2 channels.

The ATO has identified employee STP records that may have been duplicated during the 2020-21 financial year. Duplicate records can occur when an employee is recorded more than once with a different business management software ID, branch ID or payroll ID in an employer’s STP reporting.

Digital service providers (DSPs) can now access open source code for the new digital Cash Flow Coaching Kit, designed to help support small business. 

Soon, new features will be available for myGovID and Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM), as well as Access Manager and machine credentials, to assist you and your users. This includes:

Our people covered a range of topics at the recent Australian Business Software Industry Association (ABSIA) conference in Sydney on 24 October, including on the uses of tax data and data security, STP and eInvoicing.

Upcoming changes to the Software Developers website over the next few months are a stepping stone towards the creation of our new digital platform for digital service providers – where you’ll be able to:

To help us understand what we’re doing well and where we can improve our services, the ATO’s Client Community Confidence survey is now available for you to complete.