HOW-TO

How to report contractor payments for TPAR from Dynamics 365 Finance

Short answer

Check if you must lodge, list vendor payments from 1 July to 30 June from Dynamics 365 Finance and report ABN, name, address, gross and GST. Lodge online by 28 August.

Last checked

The Taxable payments annual report (TPAR) tells the ATO what you paid contractors in certain industries during the financial year.

Before you start

  • Electronic reporting configurations imported

The Dynamics 365 Finance way

Where to find it: Accounts payable > Periodic tasks > Taxable payments annual report

  1. Create a contact person for the legal entity.
  2. Import Payment model, TPAR model mapping (AU) and TPAR (AU) report format.
  3. Create a new report and set the from and to dates.
  4. Choose Test or Production run type.
  5. Collect data. Choose vendors by posting profile or vendor group. Review Payees.
  6. Generate the text file and lodge it with the ATO by 28 August.
  7. Add a new version to send an amendment.
  8. Go to Sales and marketing > Relationships > Contacts > All contacts and create a contact for the legal entity. Check the Party ID is the same entity SAF-T uses.
  9. Import the latest Payment model, TPAR model mapping (AU) and TPAR (AU) report format from the Global repository.
  10. Set Run type to Test while checking and Production for the file you send.
  11. After Collect data the report version moves from New to Populated. After the ATO accepts the file it shows Sent.

Limits in Dynamics 365 Finance

  • A contractor with no ABN needs a valid reason and a Statement by supplier to be on the report.

Good to know in Dynamics 365 Finance

  • Payees show gross paid, GST and withholding tax.
  • You can run the data collection in real time or in batch.
  • The Statement by supplier is for a payee who is not required to hold an ABN or an individual under 18 whose payments are $350 a week or less.
  • Testing can be done on the ATO Business Portal with a test version before the production file.
  • The ATO uses the TPAR to check contractors who did not report all income or register for GST.

Common mistakes

  • Not importing the three electronic reporting configurations before creating the report.
  • Choosing the wrong vendors, because data is collected by posting profile or vendor group.

More help

Sources

Last checked 2026-10-19. Confidence: confirmed.

Common questions

What do I set up before the TPAR report?

Create a contact person for the legal entity. Import the Payment model, TPAR model mapping (AU) and TPAR (AU) report format in electronic reporting.

How do I run it?

Go to Accounts payable > Periodic tasks > Taxable payments annual report. Create a report, set the dates, choose Test or Production, collect data, review Payees, generate the text file and lodge it by 28 August.

How do I send an amendment?

Add a new version to send an amendment. Payees show gross paid, GST and withholding tax.

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