Several authorised people who are familiar with the

several authorised people, who are familiar with the company’s policies and procedures and
the ATO legislations and ask them to check and correct errors we make sure that we
maintain accuracy.
Activity 23
 Activity statements must be lodged in accordance with statutory, legislative and
regulatory requirements. How can an effective accounting system help? 200–250 words
The ATO restricts the people who can get information about the business as well as the person
that the ATO can contact on matters of taxation.

When the activity statement is prepared and completed, the authorised persons needs to
review, sign and date it. This person needs to be registered with the ATO and must be able to
provide identity proof. If the lodgement is done by paper, you need to sign a declaration
saying that the information is true and correct. If it is done electronically, you need to add
your electronic signature to your declaration.
When using an agent, he must declare that:
 The activity statement was prepared in accordance with the information supplied by
the entity
 The agent has received a declaration made by the entity that the information provided
to the agent to prepare the activity statement is true and correct
 The agent is authorised by the entity to give the activity statement to the
Commissioner of Taxation.
When the agent lodges the activity statement, we need to prepare and signed a declaration
stating that:
 I authorised the agent to give my activity statement to the Commissioner
 The information I provided to the agent to prepare the activity statement is true and
correct.
All declarations need to be kept for 5 years.
When we lodge an activity statement it has its unique document identification number (DIN)
and it can be sent to the ATO on paper by mail, electronically (ELS0 or through the business
portal (BAS/tax agent).
We also need to make sure we lodge the statements on time according to the legislative due
date.
Summative assessment 1 (0% completed)
Question 1
 What research methods might you use to update your knowledge of professional and
legislative requirements relating to activity statements? 300–400 words
To update our knowledge of professional and legislative requirements relating to activity
statements I need to:

 Online search for documents from authorised websites in regard to legislative,
regulatory, industry and organisational requirements and look for advice from
experts to clarify and issues regarding these resources.
 Look over material about the legislation that relate to taxes and use this
information when you need to apply at it at work.
 Identify and use company’s policies and procedures that deal with Code of
Professional Conduct to apply at work.