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You have probably heard by now that registered BAS Agents do receive a 2 week extension for the lodgement of each quarters BAS if it is lodged electronically and through your Portal or ECI. So for each BAS you now have 8 weeks.
HOWEVER
When you receive the paper form or look on the portal, or for that matter ring the ATO and ask about what is the due date? The date you will be told is the NORMAL 28th of the month (ie: 4 weeks).
The stated required date will always show as the 4 weeks as this is the legally required lodgement date. When you have lodged the BAS electronically for your client the lodgement required date will update once it is "received" by the ATO to the extended date per the lodgement program. Not the best logically from our point of view but it is the system.
NOTE
You must "Add Client" to your portal for this extension to apply.
You must lodge electronically through your portal, not the clients business portal.
How can you prove it to your clients? Click here for the 'Minutes of ATO BAS Agents Advisory Group'
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