This action item was re-opened, Andrew pursuing how to progress. 2 September 2016: The proposed meeting did not happen due to availability of some ATO leaders. Instead it is planned that senior ATO leaders will meet individually with software developers during September. 09/08 – 02 Jacqui and SIPO to coordinate adding Jacqui Closed 2 September 2016: draft communications to the Software Marchment This will be progressed through a broader communication and Developers Homepage. engagement strategy. 09/08 – 03 Account Manager for MYOB to follow up Andrew Mohr Closed 2 September 2016: on progress of Activity Statement Progress on the ASLRPT’s is being reported to MYOB on a reports and Priority 1 issues. minimum weekly basis, more frequently if an update is available. Priority 1 issues are addressed in a weekly conference call. A workshop will be organised to identify the additional reporting requirement for MYOB with ATO areas and the SWD. A change request will then be raised by ATO areas for this work to be costed and scheduled. 2 September 2016: 09/08 – 04 Account Manager for SAGE to confirm if Danny Figueiredo Closed Currently, if a Tax Agent subscribes to the EFT Report rollback to ELS for EFTRS is a possibility via ELS and then switches to SBR, the EFTRS in ELS after lodgments via PLS. will stop. Based on current SBR specification the report can only be delivered via one channel. If the agent then wishes to unsubscribe from SBR and to subscribe back to ELS a request can be placed via the SBR SD (and Account Manager), where a manual process can be performed (this has been tried with success). The agent essentially reverts back to ELS delivery the next time the report is requested. So yes, you can revert back but this is something the ATO will not be encouraging or advertising it it will be treated as an incident request. – Also note the EFTRS report will not be available via –
This action item was re-opened, Andrew pursuing how to progress. 2 September 2016: The proposed meeting did not happen due to availability of some ATO leaders. Instead it is planned that senior ATO leaders will meet individually with software developers during September. 09/08 – 02 Jacqui and SIPO to coordinate adding draft communications to the Software Developers Homepage. Jacqui Marchment Closed 2 September 2016: This will be progressed through a broader communication and engagement strategy. 09/08 – 03 Account Manager for MYOB to follow up on progress of Activity Statement reports and Priority 1 issues. Andrew Mohr Closed 2 September 2016: Progress on the ASLRPT’s is being reported to MYOB on a minimum weekly basis, more frequently if an update is available. Priority 1 issues are addressed in a weekly conference call. A workshop will be organised to identify the additional reporting requirement for MYOB with ATO areas and the SWD. A change request will then be raised by ATO areas for this work to be costed and scheduled. 09/08 – 04 Account Manager for SAGE to confirm if rollback to ELS for EFTRS is a possibility after lodgments via PLS. Danny Figueiredo Closed 2 September 2016: Currently, if a Tax Agent subscribes to the EFT Report via ELS and then switches to SBR, the EFTRS in ELS will stop. Based on current SBR specification the report can only be delivered via one channel. If the agent then wishes to unsubscribe from SBR and to subscribe back to ELS a request can be placed via the SBR SD (and Account Manager), where a manual process can be performed (this has been tried with success). The agent essentially reverts back to ELS delivery the next time the report is requested. So yes, you can revert back but this is something the ATO will not be encouraging or advertising it – it will be treated as an incident request. Also note – the EFTRS report will not be available via
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