Before you start reporting payroll and super information to the ATO as part of Single Touch Payroll, you need to make sure your payroll information meets ATO requirements, and then connect to the ATO.
Step
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1 - Check payroll details
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2 - Connect to the ATO
You'll need
All your employees' information
Employee ID (if they have one - if not, you'll need to create one)
Address - including suburb, state and postcode
Valid tax file number(or alternate ATO number)
Your company information
ABN or WPN
Branch code
Phone number
Address
List of payroll categories that you need to report to the ATO
Check with your adviser advisor if you are unsure about what reportable categories you need to assign.
Contact person and (optionally)
AUSkey
AUSKey
Your log in details for Access Manager to connect to the ATO online (you can also connect to the ATO via phone if you don't have admin administrator access / AUSKey).
The name and details of the person who the ATO can contact if they have questions about your payroll.
Get employees connected too!
One optional step you might want to consider is encouraging your employees to set up a myGov account. This is how your employees will access their YTD amounts and end of year summary.