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When will this feature be released? It's a must have, crazy to have staff filling out forms and then re-entering them into Xero given the integration that is there from Xero to ATO already.

Very surprising Xero do not have this functionality, given MYOB do and they are usually behind Xero!
Xero had electronic lodgement of TFN forms very early.
Xero has missed the boat on this feature

Both Quickbook and MYOB has it. I am surprised why this has not been rolled to Xero yet.

Hi steph

What's the rest of MYOB functionality like?

I'm getting to the point of this being a dealbreaker

Yes - this is a huge time consuming process. MYOB has this option and it is the only thing we really miss. They do their entire onboarding process including TFN, Super etc themselves.
Please don't make this as part of 'XeroMe' though!!

In addition to this or instead of. Has anyone noticed its very difficult to find the TFN form on ATO webiste to download? The ATO is now asking new employees to complete their TFN and Super details via employee myGov account. Once done, they are given a form for the employer to enter the details into accounting software (so much better than paper forms). The form provides an Event ID and this ID can be used in some softwares to extract the data into accounting software. For me and I think many others, this would be a very good digital trail and integration.

So, can Xero look into this? Refer to attached document which is what the employee receives after doing TFN/super in their myGov and send to employer.

This is very helpful especially in terms of securing personal information. I hope Xero will consider this idea! Add this as a feature to Xero Me app!

Apart from the obvious time saving that can be achieved, it's a much more secure way for employees to transfer their personal information, rather than email.

I have switched from MYOB and am very surprised this is not available on Xero

I just switched from MYOB and can't believe XERO doesn't have this feature. Going back in time with manual forms :(

All other major packages allow this feature. A big shortcoming of Xero Payroll.

MYOB has this feature! Might have to switch to them?

A great feature idea that is on the roadmap for development in our businesses' back office systems. It would be a huge advantage if it were offered as a feature of Xero instead of needing to develop it specifically for our own use.

a lot of comments RE MYOB offering this feature. Maybe after around 10 years of Xero use it is time to return to or at least review what the competition has on offer?

This would be such a great feature! I have made our company our own to help our new employees get set up in the meantime. Most people have phones now so the document I made is all digital making it a very easy process.

However, this would be more beneficial to have on Xero's behalf and maybe a bit easier. At the moment many employees are overwhelmed by all the apps they need to download and we do not really appreciate having to ask them to download everything....Xero me, Xero verify, Xero projects, Xero Expenses...it is a lot and can be very confusing in the set up stage.

Come on Xero. You have the XeroMe app, so this should of been part of that release. This is an essential part of payroll these days.

This is great!!

New employees | Australian Taxation Office (ato.gov.au) - Employer software linking to forms in myGov

The specifications are now available for software developers to build services that link your software to the online commencement forms. Check with your software provider to find out if this service will be offered.
With this service, you can allow your employees to access the ATO online services form through their own payroll software or onboarding solution. They would:
• only be able to access these forms from the link you give them
• need a myGov account linked to ATO online services.
On the ATO online services screen, your employee can:
• view pre-filled information about their tax affairs (for example, residency status or education loans)
• see information related to their superannuation, including their existing funds and your default fund
• complete and submit the employee commencement forms to us.
Once the form is submitted, your payroll software will request the information from us through SBR2-enabled software. The information we give you will include the employee's tax file number, residency status, tax free threshold, Medicare levy details and chosen super fund.

Another very small reason I am shifting to back to MYOB after only using Xero for less than a year after taking a job using it.

Sick to death of not being able to read employees handwriting and or missing info, an onboarding feature would be much appreciated asap.

hi, Can I have option to send a link to my employees for onboarding, the link will be used to fill tax, super and bank details and reduce the work for admin. Can this be done? I used to use MYOB and they have this facility. Can this be provided. It is hard to us to fill these details as we hire 2-3 staff daily. Also, is it possible to do payroll for more than 200 people? as this is what we will be planning to do in next 3-4 months.
If this can't be facilitates, please let us know so we stay with MYOB. Thanks