This video demonstrates how to upload your AUS Key to Free Accounting Software. Uploading your AUS Key is required if you want to lodge your Business Activity Statement (BAS) or (Installment Activity Statement (IAS) using Free Accounting Software.
The name for the device AUS Key is: api.xbrlgloballedger.com
The AUS Key website will prompt you for a location to store the AUS Key file during registration. Refer the device AUS Key video.
The location of you AUS Key on your computer is described on abr.gov.au under Backup your AUSkey. To summarise the file is called: keystore.xml and the locations are:
| Operating system | Location |
| Windows XP/2003 Server | C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\AUSkey |
| Windows Vista | C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\AUSkey |
| Windows 7 | C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\AUSkey |
| MAC OSX | Finder/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/AUSkey |
| USB | USB Drive\AUSkey OR AUSkey Browser\AUSkey |
| Linux | ~/AUSkey |