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How to integrate Xero with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for Business Activity Statement (BAS) lodgmen

follow these steps:

Set Up Xero for BAS Lodgement

  • Before you can lodge your BAS, you need to ensure that your Xero organization is correctly set up with your GST details.
  • Go to Settings > General Settings > Financial settings.
  • Ensure that GST settings are filled out properly, including your GST accounting basis (cash or accrual) and GST registration date.

Enable ATO Reporting in Xero

  • In the Accounting menu, select Advanced
  • Under Advanced settings select Financial settings.
  • Click Go to new BAS.
  • (Optional) Click Learn more about Connected BAS.
  • You’ll be presented with the connection setup prompt.
  • Click Lodge reports directly from Xero and follow the onscreen instructions. These include the software ID (SSID) you need to give to the ATO.
  • Call the ATO to authorize the connection.
  • When the ATO have activated your account, click Check connection and get activity statements so Xero can confirm the connection.

Prepare Your BAS in Xero

  • Xero automatically generates BAS reports based on the financial data you’ve entered.
  • Go to Accounting > Reports > Activity Statements.

  • Select the appropriate BAS period and check that your GST amounts are correct.
  • Xero will pull in your sales and purchase information to fill in the necessary sections, such as G1 (Total Sales), G11 (Non-Capital Purchases), etc.
  • Ensure that GST on sales and GST on purchases are categorized correctly.

Review and Lodge BAS via Xero

  • Once your BAS is prepared:
  • Go to Reports > Activity Statements.
  • Click Prepare BAS.
  • Review the statement to ensure all information is correct.
  • If everything is accurate, click File Now to lodge it directly to the ATO.
  • You’ll be prompted to authenticate with your MyGovID credentials.

Once submitted, Xero will confirm if the lodgement was successful.

 

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