Lodge TFN (Tax File Number) Declaration

This feature is available from Reckon Accounts 2020 R1.

In Reckon Accounts, you can lodge Tax File Number (TFN) Declaration using Reckon GovConnect.

  1. Go to Employee Centre
  2. Create an employee or open an existing employee
  3. Change tabs to Payroll and Compensation Info > Taxes...
  4. From TFN Declaration section:
    1. Enter the Employee Declaration Date
    2. Tick Lodge TFN Declaration via Reckon GovConnect
    3. The TFN Declaration will be added to future STP submissions where there are pay details of this employee

Please note that the below information are mandatory if you want to lodge TFN Declaration via Reckon GovConnect:

  • Tax Code
  • Employee Tax Reference Number
  • Employee Declaration Date
  • Employment Type (Please note, types Other and Casual Part Time are not supported by the ATO)

If you no longer want to lodge TFN Declaration via Reckon GovConnect, you will need to:

  1. Go to Employee Centre
  2. Open an existing employee
  3. Change tabs to Payroll and Compensation Info > Taxes...
  4. Unselect Lodge TFN Declaration via Reckon GovConnect from TFN Declaration section

You can view the Employee Declaration Date information in the Reports.

  1. Open a Report (for example: Employee Contact List)
  2. Go to Modify Report > Display > select Employee Declaration Date

After you upload the exported STP file in Reckon GovConnect, you can find the employee's Tax File Number Declaration details when you click on Detail

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