A tax agent
A BAS agent

If you are a registered agent, there are a few extra steps you'll need to complete to set up

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The final step to set up Single Touch Payroll is to connect to the ATO. This is where you let the ATO know you're using MYOB software.

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Make sure you're connected to the internet
Sign in to your MYOB account (you'll be prompted to do this automatically if you open MYOB Essentials). If you don't have an MYOB account, you'll need to get one

Learn how to connect to the ATO

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Who needs to complete these steps?

Only the person setting up Single Touch Payroll will need to connect to the ATO for STP.

Additional users will need to add themselves as declarers before they can send payroll information to the ATO. They can do this when they go to Payroll > Payroll Reporting after you have connected to

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To connect to the ATO

Go to Payroll > Payroll Reporting.
Click Connect to ATO.
If prompted, click Check Payroll Details to fix any issues with your payroll setup.
Click Start and follow the prompts to complete the ATO connection.
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See the table below for guidance on who needs to complete each step.

Steps

Follow the prompts to complete the ATO connection. For guidance, refer to the procedures below that are relevant for your role in the business.

2. Your role

Yes

Someone from the business
If you are not a tax or BAS agent, but process payroll for the business, choose this option. There are extra steps that a tax or BAS agent must do, that you don't have to.

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1. Overview

Yes

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

Make sure you've got your ABN handy and click Start.
At the Your role step, choose Someone from the business and click Continue.
Enter your declarer information, including your ABN, name and contact details and click Continue. As you selected Someone from the business in step 2, you'll skip the Add clients step.
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 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.
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2. Choose how you want to notify the ATO that you're using MYOB for payroll reporting. If you:
- - don't have an Access Manager account, choose Option 1 to call the ATO - this is an automated service, which should only take a few minutes.
  - have an Access Manager account, follow the onscreen steps in Option 2.
    
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Once you've notified the ATO that you're using MYOB software, click I've notified the ATO and in the message that appears, click I've notified the ATO.
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3. Declaration information

Yes

Each person who processes payroll must enter their details. This is so we can identify who can sign the declaration when sending payroll reports to the ATO.

New staff members will be prompted to enter their details when they go to Payroll > Payroll Reporting after you have connected to the ATO.

4. Add clients (agents only)

No

Yes

If this hasn't been done already. This is done outside of MYOB in the tax or BAS agent portal.

5. Notify ATO

Yes

Only one person from the business needs to notify the ATO. You'll need your unique Software ID which is provided in the software, during this step.

Learn how to notify the ATO.

Yes

If you're a tax or BAS agent you must

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

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We recommend getting your client to go through these steps first, before you do this.

You’ll need to enter your own details here, signed into MYOB as yourself. You cannot complete this on behalf of your client.

Make sure you've got your ABN handy and click Start.
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 Continue.
Enter your declarer information, including the business's ABN, your name and contact details and click Continue.
At the Add clients step, add this business to your client list in the Tax Agent Portal (skip this step if they're already on your client list).
Click I've added this client.
At the Notify ATO step, you need to let the ATO you're using MYOB for payroll reporting:
1. Get the Software ID. This 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.
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2. Choose how you want to notify the ATO that you're using MYOB for payroll reporting

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Learn how to notify the ATO.

What happens after I've connected to the ATO?

Once you've connected to the ATO, your payroll information will be automatically sent to the ATO the next time you process payroll.

1. If you:
- - don't have an Access Manager account, choose Option 1 to call the ATO - this is an automated service, which should only take a few minutes.
  - have an Access Manager account, follow the onscreen steps in Option 2.
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Once you've notified the ATO that you're using MYOB software, click I've notified the ATO and in the message that appears, click I've notified the ATO.
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What happens after I've set up STP? The short answer is you'll keep paying your employees as normal – there'll just be a step to send your payroll info to the ATO after a payrun. See What happens after I've set up Single Touch Payroll?

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