Before lodging the Taxable Payments Annual Report, you should make sure the following steps have been completed:

1. Your Taxable Payments Annual Report has been set up correctly in your Xero Organisation;
2. Your Subcontractors have been added to the TPAR Contact Group;
3. Your Subcontractors ABNs have been checked and any Tax Rates have been updated in Xero.

Lodge the Taxable Payments Annual Report

1. Go to Accounting > Reports
2. Under the Tax Heading select the report: Taxable Payments Annual Report
   
   è  The Taxable Payments Annual Report
   
   
   
3. Make sure all Subcontractors are included in the Ready for Lodgement section, then click on [Lodge to the ATO]
   
   è  The Confirm your details screen opens
   
   
4. Check your Business details, if these are correct click on [Confirm details]
5. If you are lodging as a Tax/BAS Agent, you will also need to confirm the Tax/BAS Agent Details
   
   è  The Authorisation to file screen opens
   
   
   
6. Select the following options:
   • I am lodging this TPAR for the first time > Select this option if this is the first time you are lodging the TPAR for this Financial Year
   • I have made changes and want to lodge an amended TPAR > Select this option if you are lodging the TPAR a second time after making amendments in Xero
   • Terms & Conditions > Select this checkbox to lodge the report
7. Click on [Lodge to ATO]
   
   è  The Lodgement confirmation screen opens
   
   
   
8. Click on [Close]
   
   è  An email confirmation is sent