HOW-TO

How to report contractor payments for TPAR from NetSuite

Short answer

Check if you must lodge, list vendor payments from 1 July to 30 June from NetSuite 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

  • ANZ Localization SuiteApp
  • Payer details on company or subsidiary
  • Vendor ABN and TPAR setting

The NetSuite way

Where to find it: Setup > ANZ Localization > Enable ANZ Features

  1. Install ANZ Localization.
  2. Tick Taxable Payments Annual Report and fill in payer details.
  3. Mark the relevant vendors and set their ABN.
  4. Run the Taxable Payments Annual Report for the financial year.
  5. Review and lodge with the ATO.
  6. Fill the Payer Details on the company or subsidiary record: ABN, Branch Number (001 if none), Legal Name, Address, Phone, Contact Name and Contact Email.
  7. On each contractor go to Lists > Relationships > Vendors, choose Edit and on the AUS Reporting subtab tick TPAR Eligible. Enter the 11-digit ABN on the Financial subtab.
  8. For old bills, tick Include in TPAR on each one or use Mass Update.
  9. On the Country Tax Reports page (Reports > Tax > Country Tax Reports) generate the report and click a payee's Total GST or Gross amount paid to open the summary.

Limits in NetSuite

  • Filing with the ATO is done outside NetSuite.
  • A vendor who gives a new ABN needs a new vendor record. Bills with the new ABN report under a separate payee.
  • The ANZ SuiteApp does not support multi-book accounting and does not move over existing TPAR setup.

Good to know in NetSuite

  • Oracle also says accounts without SuiteTax can only generate certain reports. Check yours.
  • The AUS Reporting subtab shows for OneWorld vendors only when at least one subsidiary is in Australia.
  • On a SuiteTax account the ABN is taken from the Tax Registrations tab and one registration number must cover the whole reporting period.
  • You can clear Include next to a bill payment on the summary report, which also clears Include in TPAR on that transaction.
  • Existing bills of a newly eligible vendor are not reported automatically.
  • Vendor category lets you mark Government Entity or Government Exempt.

Words NetSuite uses

  • Subsidiary. A separate legal entity inside one OneWorld account.

Common mistakes

  • Running the report before the payer details are filled in on the company or subsidiary.
  • Not marking the relevant vendors and setting their ABN before you run the report.

More help

Sources

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

Common questions

What do I need to run TPAR in NetSuite?

The ANZ Localization SuiteApp, payer details on the company or subsidiary and the vendor ABN and TPAR setting. Tick Taxable Payments Annual Report at Setup > ANZ Localization > Enable ANZ Features.

Which report do I run?

The Taxable Payments Annual Report for the financial year. Mark the relevant vendors and set their ABN first.

Can NetSuite lodge the report with the ATO?

No. Filing with the ATO is done outside NetSuite. Oracle also says accounts without SuiteTax can only generate certain reports, so check yours.

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