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CMN.ATO.AS.EM060 when lodging Activity Statements via PLS

This support note applies to:

  • AO Tax (AU)
  • AE Tax Series 6 & 8 (AU)
  • AE Tax (AU)
Article ID: 31927007

When pre-lodging or lodging Activity Statements using PLS, you may see the following error in the rejection report

CMN.ATO.AS.EM060 [Label] was reported as [supplied value] and will be corrected to [tax office value]. Reason code {code}.

Although the message says the value will be corrected, the value will not be corrected automatically. You need to correct the value in the form. These values are from the ATO's records.

To correct the value in the form
  1. Check which label is displayed in the rejection message, and the Reason code.
  2. Find the reason code and fix the amount description from the table below.
Reason CodeReason Code Description
149 - Your payment or refund amount must be equal to the sum of the amounts you owe the ATO.
1A - GST on sales or GST instalment plus
1C - Wine equalisation tax plus
1E - Luxury car tax plus
7A - Deferred GST on imported goods plus
PAYG tax withheld plus
5A - PAYG Income tax instalment plus
6A - FBT instalment plus
7C - Fuel tax credit over claim less
the sum of the amounts ATO owes you
1B - GST on purchases plus
1D - Wine equalisation tax refundable plus
1F - Luxury car tax refundable plus
1H - GST instalments (amounts reported at G21 - ATO instalment amount or G23 - Varied GST amount for the quarter in your activity statement(s) for the reporting period) plus
5B - Credit from PAYG income tax instalment variation plus
6B - Credit from FBT instalment variation plus 7D - Fuel tax credit.
158A/ 2A/ P1 - Amount you owe the Tax Office must be equal to the sum of 1A - GST on sales or GST instalment plus
1C - Wine equalisation tax plus 1E - Luxury car tax plus 7A - Deferred GST on imported goods plus PAYG tax withheld plus 5A - PAYG Income tax instalment plus 6A - FBT instalment plus 7C - Fuel tax credit over claim.
168B/ 2B - Amount the Tax Office owes you must be equal to the sum of 1B - GST on purchases plus 1D - Wine equalisation tax refundable plus 1F - Luxury car tax refundable plus 1H - GST instalments (amounts reported at G21 - ATO instalment amount or G23 - Varied GST amount for the quarter in your activity statement(s) for the reporting period) plus 5B - Credit from PAYG income tax instalment variation plus 6B - Credit from FBT instalment variation plus 7D - Fuel tax credit.
1008When the GST reporting option is either 1 (Full reporting) or 2 (Streamlined reporting/ Simpler BAS), the following fields should not be provided,
- G22 - Estimated net GST for the year
- G23 - Varied GST amount for the quarter
- G24 - Reason code for GST variation
1012When the GST reporting option is 3 (GST instalment), the following fields should not be provided,
- G1 - Total sales
- G2 - Export sales amount
- G3 - Other GST-free sales
- G10 - Capital purchases
- G11 - Non-capital Purchases
- GST included in total sales indicator (G1 includes GST)
1013When the GST reporting option is 3 (GST instalment), G21 - ATO instalment amount cannot be modified.
1018When the GST reporting option is 3 (GST instalment), G23 - Varied GST amount for the quarter cannot be greater than G22 - Estimated net GST for the year.
1019When the GST reporting option is 3 (GST instalment), 1A - GST on sales or GST instalment must be equal to either G21 - ATO instalment amount or G23 - Varied GST amount for the quarter.
10251H - GST instalments (amounts reported at G21 - ATO instalment amount or G23 - Varied GST amount for the quarter in your activity statement(s) for the reporting period) cannot be modified.
1027When the GST reporting option is 3 (GST instalment), 1B - GST on purchases cannot be provided.
1033Based on the G22 - Estimated net GST for the year provided, G23 - Varied GST amount for the quarter is incorrect.
2004PAYG tax withheld must be equal to the sum of Amount withheld from salary, wages and other payments, Amount withheld where no ABN is quoted and Other amounts withheld.
3006T6/T9 - Varied PAYG income tax instalment amount cannot be varied after the Lodgment due date.
3016When the PAYG income tax instalment reporting option is 1 (Pay a PAYG instalment amount quarterly), T6/T9 - Varied PAYG income tax instalment amount cannot be greater than T8 - Estimated PAYG income tax for the year.
3017When the PAYG income tax instalment reporting option is 1 (Pay a PAYG instalment amount quarterly), T5/ T7 - Tax Office PAYG income tax instalment amount cannot be modified.
3020When the PAYG income tax instalment reporting option is 1 (Pay a PAYG instalment amount quarterly), 5A - PAYG Income tax instalment must be equal to either T5/ T7 - Tax Office PAYG income tax instalment amount or T6/T9 - Varied PAYG income tax instalment amount.
When the PAYG income tax instalment reporting option is 2 (Calculate PAYG instalment using income times rate), 5A - PAYG Income tax instalment must be equal to
either, T1 - PAYG instalment income multiplied by Commissioner Chosen - T2 - Instalment rate or, T1 - PAYG instalment income multiplied by Business Variation - T3 - New varied rate.
3024T5/ T7 - Tax Office PAYG income tax instalment amount cannot be modified.
3025Commissioner Chosen - T2 - Instalment rate cannot be modified.
3040Based on the T8 - Estimated PAYG income tax for the year, T6/T9 - Varied PAYG income tax instalment amount is incorrect.
4004F3 - Varied FBT amount for the quarter cannot be greater than F2 - Estimated FBT for the year.
40056A - FBT instalment should be equal to either F1 - Tax Office FBT instalment amount or F3 - Varied FBT amount for the quarter.
4008F1 - Tax Office FBT instalment amount cannot be modified.
4015Based on the F2 - Estimated FBT for the year provided, F3 - Varied FBT amount for the quarter is incorrect.
70047 - Deferred company/fund instalment cannot be modified.
70057 - Deferred company/fund instalment cannot be provided for an entity that is not a Company or a Superfund.
80037A - Deferred GST on imported goods cannot be modified.

If the label is greyed out, the label uses other fields to get its total value. To get the correct total, you need to vary the values in the other labels. To find out how see the ATO page When you can vary PAYG instalments.

You'll need to contact the ATO or lodge the form via the Tax Agent portal if you don't want to make the change and keep the value you've entered. 

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