Question

how does the electronic commerce interface assist a taxpayer to comply with reporting requirements? (50-150 words, Australia environment)

Answer 1

The Australian Taxation Office's Electronic Commerce Interface (ECI) Client software is an application that allows businesses with an Australian Business Number (ABN) to communicate with the ATO electronically.

Some examples of the functions you can perform are:

• collecting documents/files from the ATO electronically
• sending documents/files to the ATO electronically
• checking your documents/files for errors before sending
• sending secure messages to the ATO via the Internet (Superannuation only).

To use the ECI application you need an AUSkey. AUSkey is a single key that identifies you, or your nominated representatives of your business when engaging online to government agencies.