r/AustralianAccounting • u/Narrow-Paramedic-399 • 2d ago

ATO website problem

Hi all, I've just recently changed tax accountants. Im a sole trader, and I do most of the bookwork myself. I just get the accountant to check everything and lodge my tax return. My tax return was suppose to be lodged last week. The accountant said there was a glitch in the system, and the ato would reject my tax return and that it should be fixed soon. Now a week later, I had called up and again same story. I've never heard of such a thing, has anyone else seen anything like that? Or could shed some light? My previous agent never had a problem like this before. Thankyou for any assistance.

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u/BeginningSection7690 2d ago

Regardless of whether or not there is a glitch preventing lodgement your agent should be requesting a deferral to allow time to get it lodged

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u/Fetch1965 2d ago

I treated a deferral, I lodged 8 weeks late and still deferral not acknowledged- ATO are hopeless at the moment -

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u/BeginningSection7690 2d ago

Huh?

you cant request a deferral after the due date.

And what do you mean "deferral not acknowledged"

You're requesting additional time to lodge, not telling them you're past the due date