Difficulty lodging first payroll for 21/22

wiz

I am having difficulty completing first payroll for 21/22, I have to update the employee details to lodge. It is not possible to put the true information , as there are only @ of us both directors we don't get hourly rates, annual leave, we don't have standard working hours etc etc. I just want to pay a lump sum for the month with tax and super without all of the other info which is not relevant.

Rav

The Payroll App will not allow you to enter just a manual balance for gross payments/earnings like the previous STP app did as that method will no longer be compliant with the upcoming introduction of STP phase 2.

Instead, the Payroll App works by creating and calculating actual pay runs then sending this data to the ATO via your STP submissions.

Check out the info in this help guide which will assist in getting you started with how to create pay runs in the Payroll App -

https://help.reckon.com/article/20el8yr42i-reckon-payroll-app-creating-a-pay-run

wiz

Just wondering what you mean by STP phase 2 means

Rav

Its the next stage in the expansion of Single Touch Payroll by the ATO and is currently scheduled to take effect from 1 January.

I'll link some resources below -

https://www.reckon.com/au/small-business-resources/single-touch-payroll/stp-phase-2/

https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Single-Touch-Payroll/In-detail/Single-Touch-Payroll-Phase-2-employer-reporting-guidelines/