It is the responsibility of private sector organisations to obtain own advice on the effect of privacy law, including the on their operations. Australian Privacy Principles 3 FIRST Software developers developing reporting software for the electronic generation of Tax file number (TFN) declaration reporting should refer to this specification for developing their application. Information is also available on the Software developers homepage at The Software developers homepage is maintained by the ATO on behalf of, and in consultation with, the software development industry and business advisers. It facilitates the development and listing of software may assist business to meet their tax obligations. Commercial software developers are required to register on the Software developers homepage if they wish to list their products. Software developers who do not wish to list products do not need to register in order to access information. Subscribing for email updates is recommended for developers to be notified of significant issues and new updated specifications. A test facility is provided to software developers to self-test the contents of test files. It is accessed using an ID and password. The test facility supports testing of that comply with the latest versions of electronic reporting specifications. It cannot be used to make lodgments to the ATO.
It is the responsibility of private sector organisations to obtain own advice on the effect of privacy law, including the Australian Privacy Principles on their operations. 3 Software developers developing reporting software for the electronic generation of Tax file number (TFN) declaration reporting should refer to this specification for developing their application. Information is also available on the Software developers homepage at The Software developers homepage is maintained by the ATO on behalf of, and in consultation with, the software development industry and business advisers. It facilitates the development and listing of software may assist business to meet their tax obligations. Commercial software developers are required to register on the Software developers homepage if they wish to list their products. Software developers who do not wish to list products do not need to register in order to access information. Subscribing for email updates is recommended for developers to be notified of significant issues and new updated specifications. A test facility is provided to software developers to self-test the contents of test files. It is accessed using an ID and password. The test facility supports testing of that comply with the latest versions of electronic reporting specifications. It cannot be used to make lodgments to the ATO. FIRST
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