STP Nil Pay Run for July
Hi, Do i need to process and lodge Single Touch Payroll for a month where there have been no pays? I have received conflicting advice.
(I cannot work out how to prepare a nil pay run to enable processing the nil STP)
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Hi Maria
If there is no pay run data to report to the ATO then you don't need to create/send any submissions.
STP is reported on a YTD basis only and creating a nil balance STP report will bring your YTD balances back to zero which you probably don't want/need.
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Thanks Rav, i appreciate your help
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It’s not possible to run a nil pay run - Some suggest using a 0.00001c Payroll Item amount but not sure I see the point.
Is there a specific reason why you want to do this ?
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Thanks Shaz, the only reason is to satisfy ATO lodging requirements - other software providers recommend lodging a nil STP report when there is a nil pay period.
We lodge IAS monthly so was wanting to make sure lodgement requirements for STP were up to date.
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STP is required when processing a pay run - If no pay run occurs, there’s nothing to submit so no submission is necessary!
STP updates YTD figures each submission so there will be no change to your payroll YTD balances.
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How do I delete a payrun processed in error and submitted to the ATO? It does not appear that a payrun cand be edited to show nil payment.
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Hi @SusanSmith
That’s correct … once submitted, it can’t be deleted. It can only be deleted after initial Upload (in Draft status)
However, STP submissions just update YTD balances - NOT the specific pay run’s figures - so if you’ve since corrected something within your Hosted payroll, any subsequent submissions will update/correct this ☺️
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