2023 Occupation Codes
Occupation code for Electrician - General is not coming up in MYOB AO yet it is on the current ATO occupation list. Please advise.
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So you are saying that the ATO doens't believe an Electrictrician exists??? seriously this is ridiculous. What occupation code are you / they saying we should be using then as NONE of the others reflect their occupation.
Hi FAJ,
We dont set or specify the Occupation Codes that are available for use when lodging a return - these are set by the ATO.
It's best to have that discussion with the ATO with regard to the relevant Occupation Codes for specific roles.
This code is on the ATO 2023 Occupation list 341111 and is not working in MYOB TAX 2023.
https://www.ato.gov.au/forms/Salary-and-wage-occupation-codes-2023/#Salaryandwageoccupationcodes
It is a MYOB issue not an ATO issue, for gods sake we all know there are Electricians!!! MYOB need to fix this issue ASAP. Stop blaming the ATO
There are so many occupation codes that the ATO list on that link as the code and they are not available in MYOB. This is a MYOB issue that requires urgent attention. I lodged yesterday using 999000 and typed Electrician so that I could lodge - unsure yet if the ATO will accept it but the lodgment was not rejected.
Hi All,
use of any of the following codes (which have been end-dated by the ATO prior to the commencement of this financial year) will result in the occupation code being changed by the ATO to 999000 - OCCUPATION NOT LISTED.
- 223311
- 341111
- 261399
- 234999
- 311299
- 399999
Subsequently, the occupation codes listed above are not available for use in the software.
If prefilling a return from ATO data includes one of these occupation codes, it's important to change to a relevant code - otherwise the above mentioned code will be used by the ATO.
The ATO have confirmed this an issue with their system and advised software developers accordingly, and the relevant changes as required have been made. However, the ATO public facing website has yet to be updated.
