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Tax Australia: Lodgement method for Trust return defaults to paper

Unable to lodge the trust tax return through batch processing because the lodgement method defaults to Paper. How can I change the lodgement method for a trust return?

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The trust return will only allow Paper as the lodgement method when question 58C Income to which no beneficiary is presently entitled is answered โ€˜Yesโ€™.

This is due to the ATO ruling:

58C; Is there any part of the net income that is not taxable to either the trustee or the beneficiary? If so, only enter assessable beneficiary and trustee amounts and lodge the return on paper.

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