Complete an Annual GST Return

For further information on completing your Activity Statement, please refer to the ATO's publication Guide to Activity Statements. You can get copies of this publication by ringing 13 28 66. If you need any additional help completing your Activity Statement, contact the Business Infoline on 13 28 66.

For online help with RBAS select Complete a Revised Activity Statement.

For each document you collect from the ATO you must complete all fields that apply to your business. For specific help on a particular field, press the F1 key or Help key on your keyboard while you are in that field.

 The following tasks are described below:

• To enter information into a document
• To check a document for errors
• To change a document status to Completed
• To save and close a document

To enter information into a document perform the following steps:

1. Select a document in the In Tray.
   

   

2. Click on the Open button. The document screen is displayed. Note: Alternatively, double-click on the required document.
   

   

   
   
3. Click on each tab and enter information in each of the fields that you are required to complete. As you enter information, the ECI Client software will automatically calculate your totals and display them on the screen. Automatic calculation fields have a shaded background and cannot be edited.
   
   

Notes

• If you use the GST Calculation Sheet you must click on the Copy Values to the GST Tab button to update the calculated GST Fields on your BAS.
  
• You cannot type in any field that has a shaded background. These fields are either for information pre-filled by the ATO or for automatic calculations.
  
• If you make a mistake when typing in a field, the amount will display in red when you leave the field. You can correct the error immediately or continue to work and return to the error at a later time. You can click the Check button to display a message for each error.
  

To check the document for errors perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Check button while a document is open. If an error is found in the inputs to the document, the ECI Client software will identify the field that contains an error and display a message that explains how to correct the error.
   

   

2. Click the OK button. The system will place your cursor in the appropriate field.
   
3. Use the information provided by the error message to correct the error.
   
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 until all errors have been corrected.

To change the status of a document to Completed, perform the following steps:

1. When you click on the Check button and no errors are found, a message box is displayed prompting you to change the document status to Completed.
   

   

2. You can either click the OK button to change the status to Completed, or click the Cancel button to leave the status as In Progress.
   

Note

When you open and edit a document that had the status of Completed, its status is changed to In Progress. The document would have to be re-checked to return its status to Completed.

To save and close a document, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the the Save button while a document is open. The values you entered into the document will be saved along with its current status. For example, if you wish to save before you have finished entering information, your document will be saved with the status In Progress. If you have set the document status to Completed, the document will be saved with the status Completed.
   
2. To close the document click the Close button. The system will close the document and display it in the In Tray.
   

Note

To keep any changes including the status of the document, save the document before you close it.