Salary Sacrifice included in Gross Payments on Payment Summary

Hi @LornaBock

The integrated Payroll Summaries generated from the software are no longer able to be used with STP2 as they are not able to report the disaggregation (so will be omitting any gross payments mapped to the new categories)

In the original STP, the Adjusted Gross (eg less the RESC amount) was shown at Gross Payments. However, in STP2, the TOTAL Gross is shown (including the RESC amount) along with all the breakdown categories incl RESC, identified in their own separate columns.

NOTE: Where an amount is SS & also classed as RESC, you will now see the amount displayed under BOTH columns in STP2 (This is not a duplication, it's just a display thing 😊)

This isn't specifically STP-related, it's a known glitch that can cause the RESC not to reflect as RESC but just as ordinary Super (& therefore not show up)

To determine this, you should check the Super Report by Employee & add in the RESC column:

On pays where you identify this has occurred, you can fix it by Unlocking them, deleting the RESC line & re-adding it then re-saving the Paycheque to refresh/update it 😊

Good to hear David! 👍️

I recommend Memorising this report & checking the RESC amounts against this before each STP submission as you won't know when this has happened otherwise.

I also strongly advise generating (& Memorising) the modified version of the Payroll Summary report (to cross-check your totals prior to your STP file export, then confirming the figures on here against the "Draft" status submission (before you "Submit" it) . You can see my previous advice on how to do this here:

https://community.reckon.com/discussion/8033502/stp-reporting-errors

I never lodge an STP file without checking these 2 things first & am yet to have a discrepancy thanks to this checking process

That's great to hear! 👍️👍️

Thank you for taking the time to post your positive feedback @sminsure 😊

I also use another modified version of that Payroll Summary for the EOFY (Finalise Year) process that I keep in my Memorised Reports too:

This is exactly the same as the previous (per pay run) STP report but modified to Display columns by Employee instead:

You can then use this to check each employee's totals under the Details link on your uploaded Draft STP file (again, BEFORE you click "Submit")

IMPORTANT: The original STP platform reflected my reports' Adjusted Gross Pay under the "Gross .." fields, in both your initial Process STP screen & in the exported submission itself on the portal. This has changed in STP2. You are now looking to match the Total Gross Pay from the reports with this field. Previously, any RESC/SS amounts were deducted & shown separately. They are all now INCLUDED in the "Gross ..." shown AND shown in their specific columns also. This is not a double-up, just a change in how it's displayed due to the new disaggregation ☺️

Hi @Kathyd

Yes, it sounds like your configuration for your SS Payroll Item needs tweaking. It should be specifically mapped as follows:

No … but in STP2, the “Gross pay” figure that’s displayed now reflects the FULL total with the amounts that are included also shown under their relevant categories ☺️

NOTE: This is NOT a double-up, it’s simply a change to the display format.