ATO Validation Checklist

Overview

To be able to submit TFN Declarations and STP directly to the ATO, your portal needs to be correctly configured to connect to the ATO.

If it has not been set up correctly, or there is information missing that the ATO requires, you will see a message in the following screens:

• Payroll > Process Payroll > STP Submission
• Payroll > Process Payroll > STP Update

Clicking the link in the banner will open the ATO Validation Checklist. You can view the entity’s configuration status from here and identify outstanding actions.

The ATO Validation Checklist includes links in the Details column so that you can complete each outstanding action and ensure that your entity is configured to connect with the ATO.

The checklist will confirm that the following information has been entered for each entity. Each checklist item will show a status of Done or Pending.

MyGovID Configuration for [name of entity]	Check that a valid keystore.xml has been uploaded for each entity to link the entity with the ATO. If a keystore has been uploaded, the Validation Details section will show the current validity of the .xml file.
ABN for [name of entity]	Ensure that a valid ABN has been entered in Config > Company Management > select the entity > Entity Details, and that it matches the MyGovID credential that you have entered.
Contact Details for [name of entity]	Ensure that the Contact Details for ATO Queries have been entered in Config > Company Management > select the entity > Payroll and that these details are valid