Perform the steps below if you're someone from the business, such as the payroll officer for the business.

1. Make sure you've got your ABN handy and click Start.
2. At the Your role step, choose Someone from the business and click Next.
3. At the Declaration information step, enter your details including your business's ABN, name and contact details and click Next. As you selected Someone from the business in step 2, you'll skip the Add clients step.
4. At the Notify ATO step, you need to let the ATO know you're using MYOB for payroll reporting:
   1. Get the Software ID. This number is shown on screen at this step in MYOB and is unique to you and you can't share it - each client and agent will have their own. If you use the wrong Software ID, the ATO will reject your reports.

   2. Choose how you want to notify the ATO.

      Option 1. Phone the ATO on 1300 85 22 32

      This only takes a few minutes. You'll need your own TFN or ABN handy, to verify your identity.  Follow the prompts and provide your unique Software ID and MYOB details when requested. This information is generated in MYOB and displayed in the page for this step. Once confirmed, click the I've notified the ATO.

      Option 2. Create notification in Access Manager

      If you have an Access Manager you can notify the ATO online. You can also create an Access Manager account. Detailed instructions: Notifying us of a hosted SBR software service (ATO website). Log into Access Manager. Click My hosted SBR software services from the left hand menu. Click Notify the ATO of your hosted service. Complete all steps with the unique Software ID and MYOB details. Once confirmed, click I've notified the ATO.

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5. Once you've notified the ATO that you're using MYOB software, click I've notified the ATO and in the confirmation message that appears, click Send.

6. At the Transferring BMS ID step, select whether your business has reported via STP using other payroll software in the current payroll year. See the FAQ below for more info about this.

   If your business	Do this
   has NOT reported via STP in other payroll software in the current payroll year	Select No. Click Next.
   HAS reported via STP in other payroll software in the current payroll year	Select Yes. Enter the Previous software BMS ID. For help finding this, see the FAQ below. Click Report previous BMS ID. When prompted to send your payroll information to the ATO, enter your details and click Send. Transferring your BMS ID lets the ATO know you've changed payroll software, and moves your employee's year-to-date payroll amounts under your new BMS ID at the ATO end. If you haven't already, make sure you've entered your employee's pay history for the current payroll year into AccountRight. This ensures your employees' year-to-date pay amounts matches what you've reported via STP. UI Text Box size medium type warning Your previous software BMS ID must be accepted by the ATO before you can process any pays in MYOB. You can check the status of the submission in the STP reporting centre from AccountRight (Payroll command centre > Payroll reporting > Payroll Reporting Centre > STP reports tab). The ATO typically accept STP submissions within the hour but it can take them up to 72 hours during peak periods. We also recommend accessing your AccountRight company file in a web browser to confirm your STP totals held by the ATO match what's in MYOB.

And that's it — you're done! You can now click Go to STP reporting where you can view your Single Touch Payroll reports. Or you can close the web browser and go back to using AccountRight.

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Perform the steps below if you're you're a registered tax or BAS agent.

1. Make sure you've got your agent ABN and the business's ABN handy and click Start.
2. At the Your role step:
   1. choose either A tax agent or A BAS agent
   2. enter your agent ABN and Registered Agent Number
   3. click Search to find your contact details – if you can't find these, you'll need to add them. Click Next.
3. At the Declaration information step, enter your details including the business's ABN, your name and contact details and click Next.
4. At the Add clients step, add this business to your client list in the Online Services for Agents (skip this step if they're already on your client list).
5. Click I've added this client.

6. At the Notify ATO step, you need to let the ATO know you're using MYOB for payroll reporting.

   1. Get the Software ID. This number is shown on screen at this step in MYOB and is unique to you and you can't share it - each client and agent will have their own. If you use the wrong Software ID, the ATO will reject your reports.

   2. Choose how you want to notify the ATO.

      Option 1. Phone the ATO on 1300 85 22 32

      This only takes a few minutes. You'll need your own TFN, ABN or RAN (for agents) handy, to verify your identity.  Follow the prompts and provide your unique Software ID and MYOB details when requested. This information is generated in MYOB and displayed in the page for this step. Once confirmed, click I've notified the ATO.

      Option 2. Create notification in Access Manager

      If you have an Access Manager you can notify the ATO online. You can also create an Access Manager account. Detailed instructions: Notifying us of a hosted SBR software service (ATO website). Log into Access Manager. Click My hosted SBR software services from the left hand menu. Click Notify the ATO of your hosted service. Complete all steps with the unique Software ID and MYOB details. Once confirmed, click I've notified the ATO.

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   You must complete this step. If you don't notify the ATO using one of the notification confirmation options, the ATO will reject your reports.

7. Once you've notified the ATO that you're using MYOB software, click I've notified the ATO and in the confirmation message that appears, click Send.

8. At the Transferring BMS ID step, select whether the business has reported via STP using other payroll software in the current payroll year. See the FAQ below for more info about this.

   If the business	Do this
   has NOT reported via STP in other payroll software in the current payroll year	Select No. Click Next.
   HAS reported via STP in other payroll software in the current payroll year	Select Yes. Enter the Previous software BMS ID. For help finding this, see the FAQ below. Click Report previous BMS ID. When prompted to send your payroll information to the ATO, enter your details and click Send. Transferring your BMS ID lets the ATO know you've changed payroll software, and moves your employee's year-to-date payroll amounts under your new BMS ID at the ATO end. If you haven't already, make sure you've entered your employee's pay history for the current payroll year into AccountRight. This ensures your employees' year-to-date pay amounts matches what you've reported via STP. UI Text Box size medium type warning Your previous software BMS ID must be accepted by the ATO before you can process any pays in MYOB. You can check the status of the submission in the STP reporting centre from AccountRight (Payroll command centre > Payroll reporting > Payroll Reporting Centre > STP reports tab). The ATO typically accept STP submissions within the hour but it can take them up to 72 hours during peak periods. We also recommend accessing your AccountRight company file in a web browser to confirm your STP totals held by the ATO match what's in MYOB.

And that's it — you're done! You can now click Go to STP reporting which is where you'll view your Single Touch Payroll reports. Or you can close the web browser and go back to using AccountRight.

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Also find out what happens after you've set up Single Touch Payroll.

Transferring your BMS ID lets the ATO know you've changed payroll software, and moves your employee's year-to-date payroll amounts under your new BMS ID at the ATO end. If you haven't already, make sure you've entered your employee's pay history for the current payroll year into AccountRight.