A payroll liability is an amount withheld from an emp=
loyee=E2=80=99s pay that must be paid to an appropriate authority or agency=
, for example, deductions, expe=
nses, superannuation and taxes.
Your payroll liabilities are recorded when you process your payroll. Whe=
n you need to pay these amounts, you can use the Pay Liabiliti=
es window.
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If you use:
Pay Super to make your super payments, you need to use=
the Pay Superannuation window to make super payments and the P=
ay Liabilities window to record other payroll liabilities. =
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BASlink to record PAYG withholdings, you may not need =
to use the Pay Liabilities window - see Pay Liabilities and B=
ASlink.
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Watch this video to see how you can use the Pay Liabilities window to re=
cord your PAYG payments to the ATO.
Go to the Payroll command centre and click =
Pay Liabilities. The Pay Liabilities wind=
ow appears.
In the Pay from Account field, type or select the acco=
unt you are making the payment from. If this payment is being made electronically, select the op=
tion Electronic Payment.
In the Supplier field, select the card for the authori=
ty or agency to whom the withheld amount is being paid.
Select the type of liability you are paying from the Liability =
Type list. By default, all payroll cat=
egories for the selected liability type are included in the payment.
If you do not want to include all payroll categories:
Click the search icon ( ) in the Payroll Categories field. The Select from list window appears.
Deselect categories by clicking in the select column next to each payro=
ll category you want to exclude.
Click OK. The Pay Liabilities window =
reappears.
In the Dated From and the Dated To fi=
elds, enter the period in which the payroll liabilities were withheld. T=
he payroll liabilities withheld during the specified period appear in the <=
strong>Payroll Category section.
Click in the select column next to the payroll liability amounts you wa=
nt to include with this payment. The total of the selected payroll liabi=
lities appears in the Total Payment fields.
Click Record. If you chose to make the paymen=
t electronically at step 2, you'll find an entry for the payment in the Prepare Electronic Payments window. Learn about electronic payments.