We’ve listened to your feedback and have developed a new advertising campaign to promote the necessity for businesses to use the services of a registered BAS agent. 

Our ‘Find a BAS agent you can trust’ campaign raises awareness among businesses of the risks of using unregistered BAS preparers. Unregistered preparers don’t have the required qualifications to advise clients on their obligations, and if they the lodge statements to the Australian Taxation Office on behalf of a business they are doing so illegally. Incorrect or incomplete submissions may result in penalties or legal consequences for the client. 

Accurate financial reporting is vital for businesses and this campaign links through to our online register to allow businesses to check that their BAS agent is registered with us. Because BAS can be submitted monthly, quarterly or annually we are running the campaign throughout 2025 and 2026 and will refine targeting and messaging throughout the year.

Is your BAS agent registered?

To confirm if a BAS agent is registered with us, you can:

• search the TPB Register
• look for the registered tax practitioner symbol.

TPB Register

The TPB Register includes details of registered tax practitioners and some deregistered practitioners, including the reasons for termination of their registration. For further information about how to use our register, refer to Help with using the TPB Register.

Registered tax practitioner symbol

The registered tax practitioner symbol is an easy way for consumers to see if their BAS agent is registered with the TPB. The practitioner’s symbol may be found on a range of business materials, including websites, stationery, email signature blocks, brochures and business cards. For further information, refer to Look for the symbol.

Further information

• Finding and using a tax practitioner
• Risks of using unregistered tax practitioners.