On Thursday 10 March 2016 11am (AEDT), there will be a Reckon Accounts Hosted 2015 R2 application update for Reckon Accounts Hosted GovConnect users.
As you may know, the ATO has introduced a new cloud software authentication requirement ("AUSkey in the Cloud”) for lodging BAS or Payment Summaries, and we’ve now updated Reckon Accounts Hosted to incorporate this new process.
From 31 March 2016, you’ll need to switch from the previous method of submitting your BAS and Payment Summary to the new Software ID method.
Read the important information below or visit the ATO website to learn more about this ATO compliance update. This includes new and additional validation requirements when submitting via the Standard Business Reporting (SBR) channel.
What’s changed
When you log into Accounts Hosted 2015 R2 update on Thursday and open your company file, you will find a new Software ID field in the Company Information window. This unique Software ID is used to identify the BAS & Payment Summary lodgements from you to the ATO via Reckon Accounts Hosted.
This is the new method to be used when submitting your BAS and Payment Summary to the ATO from Reckon Accounts Hosted. To aid in transition, you may continue submitting your BAS lodgements using your AUSKey (previous method) up until 31 March 2016. After this time, you must convert to the new method (Software ID) to submit any SBR lodgments
Please note: Submitting via the existing AUSkey method will not be accepted by the ATO from 1 April 2016 onwards. This lodgement method will be removed in the Accounts Hosted 2016 R1 release.
Before you can perform your BAS or Payment Summary lodgments, you must first nominate your Software ID with the ATO either via the phone (1300 85 22 32) or online via the ATO Access Manager. This is a one-off notification only. For more information on how to nominate, please click here. To familiarise yourself with the Software ID nomination using the ATO Access Manager, the ATO have provided a presentation which you can download.
Remember
If you’d like to know more about this update, contact us via Reckon Community, emailonlinesupport@reckon.com or call 1300 799 150.
We have also prepared a how-to video which might help you understand the process.
As you may know, the ATO has introduced a new cloud software authentication requirement ("AUSkey in the Cloud”) for lodging BAS or Payment Summaries, and we’ve now updated Reckon Accounts Hosted to incorporate this new process.
From 31 March 2016, you’ll need to switch from the previous method of submitting your BAS and Payment Summary to the new Software ID method.
Read the important information below or visit the ATO website to learn more about this ATO compliance update. This includes new and additional validation requirements when submitting via the Standard Business Reporting (SBR) channel.
What’s changed
When you log into Accounts Hosted 2015 R2 update on Thursday and open your company file, you will find a new Software ID field in the Company Information window. This unique Software ID is used to identify the BAS & Payment Summary lodgements from you to the ATO via Reckon Accounts Hosted.
This is the new method to be used when submitting your BAS and Payment Summary to the ATO from Reckon Accounts Hosted. To aid in transition, you may continue submitting your BAS lodgements using your AUSKey (previous method) up until 31 March 2016. After this time, you must convert to the new method (Software ID) to submit any SBR lodgments
Please note: Submitting via the existing AUSkey method will not be accepted by the ATO from 1 April 2016 onwards. This lodgement method will be removed in the Accounts Hosted 2016 R1 release.
Before you can perform your BAS or Payment Summary lodgments, you must first nominate your Software ID with the ATO either via the phone (1300 85 22 32) or online via the ATO Access Manager. This is a one-off notification only. For more information on how to nominate, please click here. To familiarise yourself with the Software ID nomination using the ATO Access Manager, the ATO have provided a presentation which you can download.
Remember
- You must remove any AUSKey files you have uploaded onto your Accounts Hosted storage (Q drive, B drive or in the Shared folders). Reckon recommends that you download the files before removing from your Accounts Hosted storage.
- You will not be able to submit the BAS lodgements using the previous method (AUSKey) from 31 March 2016 onwards on the Accounts Hosted 2015 R2 service.
- This change only applies to Accounts Hosted users. If you are using Reckon GovConnect installed on your desktop, you may continue to use your AUSkey to submit lodgements.
- This legislation update will be rolled out without the need for any downtime.
- You will be able to open your company file in the updated release without going through a Data File Upgrade process.
If you’d like to know more about this update, contact us via Reckon Community, emailonlinesupport@reckon.com or call 1300 799 150.
We have also prepared a how-to video which might help you understand the process.