ATO prefers electronic lodgement, paper forms of all varieties are being phased out.

Taxpapers are being forced/encouraged to use 'my gov' type facilities to report on a variety of persoanl and government related matters for individuals and businesses

a few years from now, there will be nopaper forms available

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@fiestas*girl wrote:

ATO prefers electronic lodgement, paper forms of all varieties are being phased out.

Taxpapers are being forced/encouraged to use 'my gov' type facilities to report on a variety of persoanl and government related matters for individuals and businesses

 

a few years from now, there will be nopaper forms available

 

 

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The ATO will have to get their act together then before they do.  I've been reading in the papers about issues taxpayers have been experiencing with both ATO versions of online lodgements.

Anyway for this year at least, paper lodgement is still possible (though they phased out the Short Form a few years ago) so I've phoned in to get mine.

omg, you dont know the half of it regarding ATO woes...seriously, for accountanrs the portal is down more than its up

pretty dissapointing really. all the money they throw at it, all the staff made reduntant or let go, this years rollover has been disgracefully abysmal

And not only for accountants.

When I try to lodge our BAS I invariable have to make 2 or even 3 attempts before I am successful.