If you can produce an EMPDUPE file through your software, you can use the ATO online ECI, to lodge your payment summaries electronically.

First save the EMPDUPE file to your desktop. The process does not like a long file path.

Open up Internet Explorer (it won’t work with Google Chrome!).

If you do not have the ECI software on your computer go to http://eci.ato.gov.au and download the ECI software to your computer. The current version is ECI Client V6. Open up the ECI and you should see the following screen;

Electronic Commerce Interface ECI

Electronic Commerce Interface ECI

Click on Business->PAYG Summary Reports->Payment Summary Report;

ECI Update

ECI Update

As I did it, the following dialogue box opened up, and I followed the instructions (Click OK, close down, start again, Click OK again) and the ECI updated. So start again if you need to Click on Business->PAYG Summary Reports->Payment Summary Report.

Upload Payment Summaries Electronically

Upload Payment Summaries Electronically

Click on Find, go to the Desktop and select the EMPDUPE file from your desktop.