To download the EFT reconciliation report, first confirm the following question: Have you previously received an EFT Reconciliation Report from the Practitioner lodgment service (PLS)?
If Yes: Your Trust Account details are already on file at the ATO - Skip to step three below.
If No: Trust Account details need to be provided to the ATO. - Proceed with step two below.
How to download the EFT reconciliation report
Open Tax Agent Console.
Click Agent Forms then click Manage Request to create the Manage Agent Trust (MAT) report, which will add or update your agent EFT information based on the bank account details entered on the Tax Agent Details screen.
📌Note: You need to lodge the MAT report and receive a confirmation Receipt from the ATO acknowledging that your New/updated Trust Account details have been provided, before moving on to Step 3 to subscribe to EFT reports. This receipt will be shown in the Date Downloaded column.
Open Tax Agent Console, Agent Reports, Manage Requests to create an EFT Reconciliation Statement EFTRS (Subscribe) Request.
Lodge the requests created at steps two or three via the usual batch processing channels.
Allow up to 24 hours for the ATO to process your request(s) and prepare the report for retrieval.
Retrieve any undelivered EFT reconciliation reports using the Retrieve Pending SBR Reports button in the Batch Processing, Lodgement screen.
🤓Tip: If EFT reports are being retrieved for more than one date, you need to click Retrieve Pending SBR Reports repeatedly until you receive the message 'No Report Available'.
View the EFTRS report via Standard Reporting, using the selector Tax-ATO, where a date selection prompt will be made available showing all retrieved EFT reports.