SBR AND APS TAXDavid Hardy

AGENDA

SBR introduction What does SBR mean for me? Product update

WHAT IS SBR?

Standard Business Reporting

Online & digital record keeping

Whole of government

Standard terms

www.sbr.gov.au

WHY DO IT?

Standard reference of terms Cost savings Real-time validation

WHEN DOES IT START?

It already has FBT form March 2016 Income Tax returns June 2016 All other forms June 2016

WHAT ABOUT ELS?

ELS turned off July 2016 No ELS lodgement from that date Prior year forms use ELS validation Lodged through SBR channel

CONNECTING TO THE ATO

Currently Agent Portal and ELS CEGAUSkey for all connectionsIncludes pre-fill, ATO reports, lodgement

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

More immediacyBetter portal-style dataBetter validationEfficiencyIntegration

DEVELOPER CHALLENGESA lot of workRe-design of connectionRe-design of validationSpecifications of varying qualityPressure on enhancements

PRODUCT CHANGES

Installation Form creation Pre-fill Activity statements

Data entryValidationLodgementATO reporting

PRODUCT UPDATE

XPA integrationImporting ATO reportsSupport exportLodgement codes

QUESTIONS