• Set up payroll (Australia | New Zealand)
• Add your employees (Australia | New Zealand)
• Set up employee bank account payments

At a glance

1. Go to Payroll > Create pay run.
2. Choose the Pay cycle and pay dates > Next.
3. Make any changes or additions, like leave or adjusted hours > Next.
4. Confirm what you're paying > Record.
5. Report the pay for STP (AU) or payday filing (NZ).
6. Email or print pay slips.
7. Pay your employees into their bank accounts.

1. Go to the Payroll menu and choose Create pay run. You'll be guided through the pay run.
   
2. At the Select pay period step:
   1. Choose the Pay cycle for the employees you want to pay. This will be remembered for the next pay run so you won't have to choose it every time. If the pay isn't part of a typical pay cycle, like a one-off bonus, choose Unscheduled.
   2. Confirm the Pay period start and Pay period end dates.
   3. Confirm the Date of payment.
      • This is the payment date that'll show in MYOB and on your employees' pay slips.
      • If you enter a future date, the pay will still be recorded in MYOB on the day you complete the pay run.
      • If you enter a past date, you'll need to choose how to report the pay for STP.
   4. If any timesheets have been recorded for this pay period, they'll be listed and selected. Deselect any timesheets you don't want to include in this pay run.
      • If timesheets aren't showing, check the right pay cycle is chosen and if the timesheet hours have already been paid.
   5. When you're done, click Next.
3. At the Calculate pays step, all employees set up for the chosen pay cycle will be listed and selected to be paid. If it's an unscheduled pay, all employees are listed.  You can update an employee's pay cycle in their record (Payroll > Employees > click the employee > Payroll details tab > Salary and wages tab > Pay cycle).
   1. Select the employees you want to include in this pay, and deselect those you don't.

   2. If required, click an employee to view the details of their pay, make any changes, or add a pay slip message.

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      title To change hours worked for hourly employees
      You may need to change the hours worked by an employee if they're not being paid for a full standard pay period, for instance, if their work hours vary. Changing the hours worked only affects this pay. If you need to permanently change an employee's regular hours, update it in their standard pay. UI Text Box size medium type note If you edit an employee’s hours during the pay run, any adjustments you make will not update hours entered on timesheets or timesheet reports. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. Change the hours worked for the applicable wage pay item. For example, enter a casual worker's actual hours worked against the Base Hourly pay item. Click the employee again to collapse their pay.

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      title To add leave
      If an employee has been set up for leave you'll be able to add the leave taken on their pay. UI Text Box size medium type tip Leave without pay If entering leave without pay, reduce the employee's normal hours by the number of hours of unpaid leave. Otherwise they'll be overpaid. Learn more about leave without pay. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. Enter the number of hours of leave against the applicable leave pay item. For example, enter annual leave hours against Annual Leave Pay. If you've set up the leave pay item with the option Automatically adjust base hourly or base salary details selected, the employee's Base Salary or Base Hourly amount will be automatically reduced to cater for the leave payment. Otherwise you'll need to adjust this manually to avoid overpayment. (Optional) Hover over the info icon in the leave hours field to see the employee's leave balance details. (Optional) Use the Pay slip message field in the employee's pay to enter their leave dates. Here's our example showing 7.6 hours annual leave added to the pay with leave balance details shown. Click the employee again to collapse their pay. UI Text Box size medium type note Negative leave balances If an employee takes more leave than they've accrued, their leave balance will become negative. However, they'll still be paid for all the leave entered on the pay run.

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      title To add other types of pay, like overtime or allowances
      UI Text Box size medium type note If you've entered other types of pay on a timesheet – such as sales commission and bonuses – you don't need to use this procedure. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. In the Hours or Amount fields next to each appropriate wage pay item, type the hours or amounts you want to record. For example, to pay 3 hours of overtime, enter 3 hours against the overtime pay item. If the pay item you want to record hours or amounts against isn't listed, click Add wage to add it to this pay run. Click the employee again to collapse their pay. UI Text Box size medium type note The same approach can be used if a regular allowance or deduction isn't required for a pay. Just change the allowance or deduction Amount to zero.

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      title To add a pay item to an employee's pay
      You can add an existing pay item to an employee during the pay run. This will only add the pay item for that pay. If you need to add the pay item to the employee permanently, add it to their standard pay. Also find out how to create new pay items. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. Click Add wage, Add a deduction, Add leave accrual or Add an expense and choose the pay item to be added to this pay. UI Text Box size medium type note You can only add a pay item if there's already at least one of the same type of pay item in the pay. Enter an hour or amount value against this pay item. Click the employee again to collapse their pay.

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      title To assign jobs to pay item amounts
      Jobs can be assigned to pay item amounts to track the wage expense of work performed on that job. You can assign one or more jobs to each pay item. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. Click Add job next to the corresponding pay item. Select one or more jobs. Add the amount to be allocated to each selected job. Click Add. Click the employee again to collapse their pay. UI Text Box size medium type tip You can also assign a default job to an employee in their standard pay.

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      title To add a message to an employee's pay slip
      You can enter a default pay slip message in an employee's standard pay that'll appear on all their pay slips. But you can update this message or enter a new one during the pay run that will only apply for this pay. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. Enter or update the Pay slip message. Click the employee again to collapse their pay.

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      Rate changes in saved pay runs If you've changed the rate of an hourly pay item after saving a pay run, you'll be alerted to the rate change in the employee's pay when you resume the pay run. If you want to update the pay rate in the resumed pay run, click the alert icon then click Update. Otherwise the original pay rate will be used.

   3. When you're done, click Next.
4. At the Record and report step:
   1. Review the pays you're about to record. You'll see previous and current pay amounts as a quick way to identify variances.
      
   2. If you'd like to generate PDF reports containing details of this pay run, click:
   • • Preview pay run activity – shows a detailed list of salary and wages, taxes, deductions, leave, and expenses for this pay run
     • Preview pay details – shows the Payroll verification report containing a summary of each employee's pay in this pay run
   1. When you're ready, click Record.
   2. When prompted to send payroll information to the ATO (for Single Touch Payroll reporting), enter the name of the authorised sender and click Send.
5. At the Prepare pay slips step, email or print your employees' pay slips. Need to change an employee's pay slip delivery method?
   
   1. On the Email pay slips tab, select the employees requiring their pay slips to be emailed then click Email pay slips.
   2. On the Print pay slips tab, click View PDF for an employee to open the pay slip as a PDF in a new window. You can now save or print the pay slip.
   3. When you're done, click Next.

6. Finally, you can:

   • click Pay employees via electronic payments to pay directly into your employees' bank accounts, or
   • click Payroll reporting (STP) to View Single Touch Payroll reports.
     
7. When you're done, click Close.

1. Go to the Payroll menu and choose Create pay run. You'll be guided through the pay run.
   
2. At the Select pay period step:
   1. Choose the Pay cycle for the employees you want to pay. This will be remembered for the next pay run so you won't have to choose it every time.
   2. Confirm the Pay period start and Pay period end dates.
   3. Confirm the Date of payment.
      • This is the payment date that'll show in MYOB and on your employees' pay slips.
      • If you enter a future date, the pay will still be recorded in MYOB on the day you complete the pay run.
   4. When you're done, click Next.
3. At the Calculate pays step, all employees set up for the chosen pay cycle will be listed and selected to be paid. You can update an employee's pay cycle in their record (Payroll > Employees > click the employee > Standard pay > Pay cycle).
   1. Select the employees you want to include in this pay, and deselect those you don't.

   2. If required, click an employee to view the details of their pay, make any changes or to add a pay slip message.

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      title To change days or hours worked
      You may need to change an employee's days or hours worked if they're not being paid for a full standard pay period, for instance, if their work hours vary. Changing the hours worked only affects this pay. If you need to permanently change an employee's regular days or hours, update it in their standard pay. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. Change the Days paid or Hours worked as required. Click the employee again to collapse their pay.

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      title To add leave
      At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee who's being paid leave. Add or edit the Days paid this period. This includes whole or part days where the employee earned gross earnings, including days paid for leave. It shouldn’t include any days where the employee did not work or was on unpaid leave. Click Add holidays or leave. Choose the type of leave you want to add. Enter the leave details and click Save to add the leave to the pay. If required, reduce the employee's normal hours (salary or ordinary hours) to cater for the hours of leave being paid – to make sure they're not overpaid. Learn more about paying leave. Click the employee again to collapse their pay.

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      title To update earning and deduction amounts
      If you've included other earnings or deductions in an employee's standard pay you can add or update the amounts in their pay. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. Add or change the amount against the applicable earning or deduction. For example, to pay an allowance, enter the allowance amount against the allowance earning. Similarly, you can change an amount to zero so it isn't included in this pay. Find out how to create earnings and deductions or add them to an employee. Click the employee again to collapse their pay.

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      title To add a message to an employee's pay slip
      You can enter a message that'll appear on the employee's pay slip for this pay. At the Calculate pays step of the pay run, click the employee to expand their pay. Enter the Pay slip message. Click the employee again to collapse their pay.

4. Click Next.
5. At the Record and report step:
   1. Review the totals for this pay run. You'll see previous and current pay amounts as a quick way to identify variances.
      
   2. Click View pay run summary if you want to generate a PDF report containing a summary of each employee's pay.
   3. When prompted to file with IR, click Record and file. Learn about setting up payday filing.
      
6. At the Prepare pay slips step, email or print your employees' pay slips:
   
   1. To email pay slips, select the employees and click Email pay slips. Make sure you've entered email addresses for your employees (Payroll > Employees > click the employee > Personal tab > Email).
   2. To print a pay slip, click View PDF for an employee to open the pay slip as a PDF in a new window. You can now save or print the pay slip.
   3. When you're done, click Next.
      

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   To ensure emails send successfully Check your employee email addresses (Payroll > Employees > click the employee > Personal details tab > Email). Enter a reply-to email address in your payroll settings (click your business name > Payroll settings > Reply-to email address).

7. Finally, you can:
   • click Pay employees via electronic payments (bank file) to pay directly into your employees' bank accounts, or
   • click Payday filing to check the status of your payday filing submissions.
     
8. When you're done, click Close.