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Australia only

Watch the following video for a quick overview of lodging an activity statement through Tax online.

Some information in this form is automatically filled in from this This page contains fields that are completed by the ATO Pre-Fill data download however, there are some sections for you to fill in, depending on the type of activity statement

There are several sections in the page – click on one of the following links for more information about the fields in that section:

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Some activity statement fields are pre-filled with information from the ATO, Essentials or Essentials Cashbook.

If the value is pre-filled from Essentials or Essentials Cashbook, the label at the end of the field changes to show the source. If you change the amount in one of these fields, the label changes to Adjustment.
You can change back to the pre-filled value at any time by selecting Essentials from the drop-down at the end of the field, or by clicking Update from ledger at the top of the page.

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title	Saving your progress

Make sure to click Save at the top of the page to save the return to your practice database and set its status to In progress. That way, you'll be able to find the return on the Tax page.

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title	Validating what you've entered

To check the values you're entering into the return, select Validate from the drop-down in the Save button at the top of the page.

A message displays listing the fields you need to fix before you can lodge your activity statement.

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title	Lodging your activity statement

Once you've finished filling in your activity statement, you're ready to lodge with the ATO – see Approving and lodging a form.

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For info about lodging and paying monthly, quarterly and annual activity statements, check the ATO’s Due dates for lodging and paying your BAS page.

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If you want to create the activity statements using Activity statements lodgment report from ATO, see Auto-create activity statements from ATO reports.

You can prepare activity statements for your clients if you've set up your tax agent details, and your clients appear in MYOB Practice.

Activity statements can be added manually in MYOB Practice using the Add form button.

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Check that the client has an ABN and/or TFN in their client details. All these details must match what's in ATO online.
An agent is linked to the client and are authorised to lodge activity statements or forms on behalf of your client.
If your client has an online AccountRight or Essentials file, you can link your client to their file on the Transaction processing page.

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title	Adding an activity statement

When you add an activity statement, we'll check for any outstanding activity statement obligations that your client has with the ATO. We'll then create and pre-fill the form with the details of the outstanding obligation (where available), including:

form type
branch code
period
lodgment due date
any pre-determined ATO instalments.

The fields that appear in the form will depend on the type of BAS form the ATO has requested. For information about the fields, you'll find in each section, see Data in activity statements - AU.

Click Compliance on the menu bar. The Compliance page appears.
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Click Add new on the top right of the page. The Add new window appears.
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Select a client from the drop-down.
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MYOB Practice checks against the ATO for outstanding activity statements and automatically pre-fills the details of the outstanding activity statement.
If you have multiple activity statements outstanding, select the Branch code and/or Period for the activity statement you want to create.
Click Create. The activity statement appears in the client's Compliance list. To open the activity statement, click it in the Compliance list.

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title	Deleting an activity statement

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You can only delete BAS and IAS with the status:

Not started
In progress
In review
Fail to load.

Click Compliance on the menu bar. The Compliance page appears.
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On the Compliance page, find the BAS or IAS that you want to delete.
Click the ellipsis icon (Image Added) and choose Delete. The message "Are you sure you want to delete this form and all its content?" appears.
Click Delete.