Connecting QuickBooks Online with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will create a secure channel for sharing information like your Business or Instalment Activity Statements (BAS or IAS).
This page will explain the two ways of connecting to the ATO directly from QuickBooks Online:
Please note that you have to be an admin, non-accountant user to enable BAS electronic lodgement in QuickBooks Online.
Additionally, it will save you time if you have your Australian Business Number (ABN), Tax File Number (TFN), and Business phone number handy.
Option 1: Call the ATO (recommended)
This should take less than 4 minutes!
- Call 1300 85 22 32.
- Follow the instructions for nominating a software provider.
- Enter your tax file number.
- Tell the agent you need to add a new hosted service with Exactor*, ABN 61 612 826 605.
- Provide your software ID (found in QuickBooks inside the Connect to the ATO screen) to the ATO agent.
- Back in QuickBooks Online GST Centre, tick the I've set up the ATO connection box and select Next.
*QuickBooks has partnered with Exactor to enable electronic lodgement of BAS directly from QuickBooks for Australian customers.
Option 2: Login to Access Manager
If you're in QuickBooks Online, you can navigate directly from the GST centre:
- Select GST from the left-hand navigation menu.
- Select the Connect the ATO button.
- Select the Login to Access Manager box, then select Next.
- Enter your ABN and Business phone number, then select Submit.
From there, here's what to do:
- The previous steps will take you to the ATO Access Manager.
- Sign in to the ATO Access Manager using your MyGovID.
- On the left of the dashboard, choose My Hosted SBR Software Services.
- Select Notify the ATO of your hosted service.
- Select Exactor* from the list of software service providers.
- Enter your software ID (found in QuickBooks inside the Connect to the ATO screen) and select Next.
- Review the information and select Save.
- Back in QuickBooks, navigate back to the GST tab and re-select the Connect to the ATO Button
- Select the Login to Access Manager Box and select Next.
- Select the I've set up the ATO connection box, then Next.
*QuickBooks has partnered with Exactor to enable electronic lodgement of BAS directly from QuickBooks for Australian customers.
Once you've set up electronic lodgement, it's time to lodge your first BAS! Learn how to lodge a BAS.