Recognition & Accreditation
Membership of the ATMA has been recognised in the following areas
NATIONAL
• Recognised Tax Agent Association (RTAA). The ATMA was accredited as a Recognised Tax Agent Association (RTAA) by the Tax Practitioners Board in June 2010.
• Recognised Professional Association (RPA): The ATMA was a RPA under the provisions of section 251L of the Income Assessment Act 1936 as amended.
• American Express: Fellows and Members of the ATMA are included in the category of acceptable referees for signing the reference by an acceptable referee.
• Attorney- General’s Department: Inclusion of Members and Fellows in the accountant category of the Financial Transactions Reports Act as acceptable referees.
• Attorney - General’s Department Civil Law Division: Inclusion of Members in the categories of persons able to witness statutory declarations.
• Australian Customs Service: Inclusion of members in the definition of “appropriate person” authorised to certify copies of documents for the Diesel Fuel Rebate Scheme (DFRS) Initial Application.
• Department of Employment, Education Training and Youth Affairs: Inclusion of ATMA members on the list of prescribed accounting bodies authorised to conduct audits under DEETYA program provisions. This includes those programs where ATMA members were previously recognized (signing the “Certificate by a Qualified Accountant” required under the Commonwealth Programs for Schools Administrative Guidelines; providing an audit at the end of an ATFIC (Assistance to firms implementing change) program; signing the Accountants Declaration of the AUSTUDY Review of Assets form).
• Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs: Eligibility of members to complete the Proof of Identity Declaration for Australian citizenship applicants.
• Insurance and Superannuation Commission: Inclusion of Members and Fellows in the class of persons acceptable as an approved auditor of excluded superannuation funds under the provisions of Regulation 1.04(2)(a)(iii) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.
• Australian Society of CPAs: Inclusion of members in the Proof of Identity Declaration for the CPA program enrolment.
• St George Bank Limited: Recognition of members with current Public Practice Certificates in relation to the Bank’s credit approval process.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• Attorney-General’s Department: Inclusion of ATMA Members and Fellows in the list of responsible persons permitted to give character references for prospective Justices of the Peace.
• Building Services Corporation: Members and Fellows authorised to sign Certificates of Financial Viability.
• Department of Gaming and Racing - Office of Charities: ATMA members are recognised as having the necessary qualifications and experience to be approved auditors for purposes of section 24(1) of the Charitable Fundraising Act.
• Ethnic Schools Board: ATMA Members and Fellows are authorized to sign the Statement of Expenditure for the purposes of the NSW Community Languages Schools Program.
• Roads and Traffic Authority: ATMA Members and Fellows are authorized to sign primary producer’s concession certificates for motor vehicle registration.
• Royal New South Wales Canine Council Limited: Inclusion of ATMA members to conduct audits.
QUENSLAND
• Building Services Authority: The following members are authorized to complete the Independent Review Report
1. Holders of a public practicing certificate
2. A Member or Fellow not holding a public practice certificate, only in respect of Licensees whose turnover is in category 2 i.e. less than $500, 000 per annum.
• Machine Gaming Division: members and Fellows are authorized to endorse photographs for the purposes of the Machine Managers Application Booklet T19840-P141-GOPRINT
VICTORIA
• Estate Agents Act: Eligibility of Members and Fellows to sign the Trading Statement in Form 2: Statement by a Vendor of a Small Business.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• Contractor Accreditation Limited (CAL): Inclusion of ATMA members as certifying accountants.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• Charitable Collections Act 1946: Eligibility of members to be appointed as auditors of small corporations that are license holders.