Skip to main content
E-filing
Search
Search Indirect Tax Support Help and Support.

This article applies to:

  • Product: ONESOURCE Indirect Tax,ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance
  • Subject: e-file

Australia BAS E-Filing Process

Once you have nominated Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE E-Filing Manager as the software provider to make secured transmissions using the SBR channel, you can file an Australia BAS return to the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
  1. Open the BAS return you want to file.
  2. Select
    eFile
     on the toolbar to open the wizard.
  3. On the
    1 Filings
     tab, select
    Business Activity Statement
    , then select
    NEXT
    .
  4. On the Actions window, select
    List
    , then select
    NEXT
    .
  5. Once the return has been sent to ONESOURCE E-Filing Manager successfully, the
    Status
     tab opens and displays a confirmation message. Select
    Refresh Status
     to check the status.
  6. Check the status of the listing. The expected status is
    List Received
    .
  7. Refresh and save the return.
    note
    To flow the ATO Listing Response to the return, it is important to refresh the return and save it.
  8. Relaunch the wizard.
  9. On the
    Filings
    window, select
    Prefill
    , then select
    Next
    .
  10. Once the return has been sent to ONESOURCE E-Filing Manager successfully, the
    Status
     tab opens and displays a confirmation message. Select
    Refresh Status
     to check the status.
  11. Check the status for prefill. The expected status is
    Prefill Received
    .
  12. Refresh and save the return. To flow the ATO Listing Response to the return, it is important to refresh the return and save it.
  13. Relaunch the wizard.
  14. On the
    Actions
     window, select
    Validate
    , then select
    NEXT
    .
  15. Once the return has been sent to ONESOURCE E-Filing Manager successfully, the
    Status
     tab opens and displays a confirmation message. Select
    Refresh Status
     to check the status.
  16. Check the status for validation. The expected status is
    Passed Validation.
  17. Relaunch the wizard.
  18. On the
    Actions
    window, select
    File
    , then select
    NEXT
    .
  19. Once the return has been sent to ONESOURCE E-Filing Manager successfully, the
    Status
     tab opens and displays a confirmation message. Select
    Refresh Status
     to check the status.
  20. Launch ONESOURCE E-Filing Manager (Indirect Tax).
  21. Navigate to the
    Queued
    tab. Select the return, then select
    File Now.
  22. Check the checkbox to sign the declaration and select
    Submit
    .
  23. Check the filing status. The expected status is
    Successful (E File)
    . You can check the status using one of following methods:
    • From ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance: On the
      Returns
       tab, the status appears in the
      E-Filing Status
       column.
    • From ONESOURCE E-Filing Manager: The status appears on the
      History
       tab in the
      Status
       column.
  24. Download the receipt from the
    History
    tab in E-Filing Manager using the
    Exports
    action.