Summary

The Intermediaries | Details tab contains identity details for the intermediary who contracted to produce payroll outputs on behalf of an employer(s).

Fields

Code:

Enter a unique reference to identify the intermediary

Description:

Enter the business name (not trade name) as registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ABN number:

Enter the valid Australian Business Number (ABN) for the intermediary.

If you are unsure of the intermediary's ABN or it is invalid when you try to save this record, go to the Australian Business Register's ABN lookup - https://www.abr.business.gov.au/

Tax agent number:

Any intermediary that is receiving a fee or other reward for completing payroll/tax reporting on behalf of an employer MUST be registered with the Australian Tax Practitioner Board (TPB) and must have their tax agent number reported as part of the submission record.

If you do not know what your intermediary's tax agent number is, you can search the TPB register here - https://www.tpb.gov.au/registrations_search

Contact name:

Intermediary name that the ATO can contact regarding submissions. Included in the STP payload.

Phone:

Contact phone number for the intermediary.

E-mail:

E-mail address for the contact person in the intermediary.