HOW-TO

How to report contractor payments for TPAR from Sage Intacct

Short answer

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

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

Before you start

  • Accounts Payable subscription
  • AP user role with permission to add and edit bills

The Sage Intacct way

Where to find it: Accounts Payable application

  1. Turn on TPAR for the entity and add its legal contact details.
  2. Give users the run permission for the report.
  3. On each contractor supplier tick Enable TPAR (Additional information tab) and use the TPAR tab for tax withheld or Statement by a supplier.
  4. Pay the suppliers during the year.
  5. Run Accounts Payable > All > Reports > Taxable payments annual report for 1 July to 30 June.
  6. Use Export TPAR file and lodge the file with the ATO.

Limits in Sage Intacct

  • You still lodge with the ATO yourself.

Good to know in Sage Intacct

  • The export removes manual reformatting.

Words Sage Intacct uses

  • Entity. A separate company or business unit inside one Intacct company. Multi-entity is a core feature.

Common mistakes

  • Not ticking Enable TPAR on a contractor before paying them.
  • Forgetting that you still lodge the file with the ATO yourself.

More help

Sources

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

Common questions

Does Intacct make the TPAR file?

Yes. Run Accounts Payable > All > Reports > Taxable payments annual report for 1 July to 30 June, then use Export TPAR file. You lodge the file with the ATO yourself.

What do I set up first?

Turn on TPAR for the entity and add its legal contact details. Then tick Enable TPAR on each contractor supplier.

Where is tax withheld recorded?

On the TPAR tab of the supplier record, which also holds Statement by a supplier.

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