My error code is CMN.ATO.PAYEVNTEMP.000239

This error (like the one shown above) has the description Cessation Reason Code must be provided which means a terminated employee hasn't had their Termination reason reported to the ATO. This can happen if you terminated an employee in the current, or previous, payroll year before moving to STP Phase 2.

But it's easy to fix this in the STP reporting centre.

1. Open the STP reporting centre (Payroll command centre > Payroll Reporting > Payroll Reporting Centre).
2. If prompted, sign in with your MYOB account details.
3. If you've finalised the terminated employee, undo their finalisation:
   1. Click the EOFY finalisation tab.
   2. Choose the Payroll year the terminated employee was finalised.
   3. Select the terminated employee.
   4. Click Remove finalisation and notify the ATO.
   5. Enter your details and click Send.
4. Undo the employee's termination.
   1. Click the Employee terminations tab.
   2. Choose the Payroll year the employee was terminated.
   3. Click Undo to remove the employee's termination.
   4. Enter your details and click Send.
5. Redo the employee's termination.
   
   1. Click Add termination.
   2. Enter the termination details (including the Termination reason) and click Notify the ATO.
      
   3. Enter your details and click Send.
6. If you removed the employee's finalisation at step 3, you can re-finalise them.
   1. Click the EOFY finalisation tab.
   2. Choose the Payroll year the terminated employee was finalised.
   3. Select the terminated employee.
   4. Click Finalise and notify the ATO.
   5. Enter your details and click Send.

If the error description is clear enough and you can work out what needs fixing, you can update the affected employee's details. You can check that all employee details are valid via Payroll command centre > Payroll Reporting > Check Payroll Details.

Also, you check the error code and take a look at this help topic for a solution.

To update an employee's details

1. Go to the Card File command centre > Cards List > Employee tab.
2. Open the employee's card to be updated.
3. Click the applicable tab to make your changes. For example, if you need to update their tax file number, click the Payroll Details > Taxes tab. See Enter employee payroll information for more details about each tab.
4. Make your changes.
5. When you're done, click OK.

Once you've updated an employee's details, their latest year-to-date payroll information will be sent to the ATO when you do their next pay run. Or you can send an update event as described in the FAQs below.

Am I reporting via STP Phase 2?

You can check in the STP reporting centre (Payroll command centre > Payroll reporting > Payroll Reporting Centre). How do I get ready for STP Phase 2?

1. Go to the Payroll command centre and click Payroll Reporting.
2. Click Payroll Reporting Centre.
   
3. If prompted, sign in using your MYOB account details (email address and password).
4. Click the STP reports tab.
5. Choose the applicable Payroll year.
6. Click Send update event.
   
7. When prompted, enter your details and click Send.

Update events are listed in the Single Touch Payroll reporting centre with your other payroll submissions, but with zero (0.00) amounts.

You can send an update event for your employees by recording a $0 pay for them. This type of pay is also called a void pay and it's like any other pay, but all hours and amounts will be zero.

When you record a $0 pay, the employee's latest year to date payroll totals will be sent to the ATO.

1. Start a new pay run (Payroll > Process Payroll). Need a refresher?
2. Select the option Process all employees paid and choose Bonus/Commission. Ignore the displayed warning – we're choosing this option to ensure all hours and amounts are removed from the pays.
3. Ensure the Payment Date is in the payroll year you're sending the update event for.
4. Select the employees you want to send the update for. If unsure, select them all.
5. Because you chose Bonus/Commission at step 2, you'll notice all hours and amounts are removed from each employee's pay (which is just what we want). Here's an example.
   
6. Complete the pay run as you normally do and declare it to the ATO. Need a refresher?

Update events are listed in the Single Touch Payroll reporting centre with your other payroll submissions, but with zero (0.00) amounts.