To view payroll reports

1. Go to the Payroll command centre and click Payroll Reporting.
2. Click Payroll Reporting Centre.
3. Click the STP reports tab. Reports are listed with basic information and their status.
4. Click the Pay period dates for a report to view its details.

How do I fix a rejected STP report?

To download a report (PDF)

1. Go to the Payroll command centre and click Payroll Reporting.
2. Click Payroll Reporting Centre.
3. Click the ellipsis button next to a report and choose Download report (PDF).
   
   The report downloads and displays.

What the report shows

The report has 2 parts identified with these headings:

• Payroll reporting - employer pay period - if the report has been accepted by the ATO, this part of the report shows the amounts that have been submitted for the pay period (pay run).
  

• Payroll reporting - employee year-to-date - this shows the year-to-date amounts submitted to the ATO for each employee that was paid in this pay period (pay run).
  

To view ATO response

If a report you've sent to the ATO isn't accepted, you can view the ATO's response to find out why.

1. From the Payroll menu, choose Payroll Reporting.

2. Click Payroll Reporting Centre.
3. Click the ellipsis button next to a report and choose View ATO response.
   

Details of the ATO's response are displayed. How do I fix a rejected STP report?

An update event is where you sync the payroll totals in MYOB with the figures held by the ATO. This is a quick way of ensuring the ATO has the current year to date payroll figures for your employees.

You can send an update event in AccountRight for an employee by recording a $0 pay. This type of pay is also called a void pay and it's like any other pay, but you'll enter zero for all hours and amounts.

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 command centre > Process Payroll).
2. Choose the pay frequency or the individual employee you're sending an update event for.
3. Ensure the Payment Date is in the payroll year you're sending the update event for and click Next.
4. Select the employees you're sending an update event for,
5. Click the zoom arrow to open the details of an employee's pay.
6. Remove all hours and amounts from the pay, like this example.
   
7. Click OK then click OK again to the message about recording a void paycheque.
8. Repeat steps 5-7 for each employee you're sending an update event for.
9. Complete the pay run as you normally do and declare it to the ATO. Need a refresher?

This update event will be listed with your other STP reports where you can check its status.

To view payroll reports

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. Reports are listed with basic information and their status.
5. Click a report to view its details.

How do I fix a rejected STP report?

An update event is where you sync the payroll totals in MYOB with the figures held by the ATO. This is a quick way of ensuring the ATO has the current year to date payroll figures for your employees.

1. Go to the Payroll command centre > Payroll Reporting > Payroll Reporting Centre.
2. If prompted, sign in using your MYOB account details (email address and password).
3. Click the STP reports tab.
4. Choose the applicable Payroll year.
5. Click Send update event.
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6. When prompted, enter your details and click Send. The latest year to date payroll amounts for all employees you've paid in the chosen payroll year are sent to the ATO.

This update event will be listed with your other STP reports where you can check its status.

To download a report (PDF)

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. Choose the applicable Payroll year.
5. Click a report to view its details.
6. Click View Employee YTD report (PDF). The report displays on a new browser tab.

What the report shows

The report has 2 parts identified with these headings:

• Payroll reporting - employer pay period - if the report has been accepted by the ATO, this part of the report shows the amounts that have been submitted for the pay period (pay run).

• Payroll reporting - employee year-to-date - this shows the year-to-date amounts submitted to the ATO for each employee that was paid in this pay period (pay run).

To view ATO response

If a report you've sent to the ATO isn't accepted, you can view the ATO's response to find out why.

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. Choose the applicable Payroll year.
5. Click the report you want to view. Details of the ATO's response are displayed.

How do I fix a rejected STP report?

Am I reporting via STP Phase 2?

If you're on STP Phase 2, you'll see the Send update event button You can check in the STP reporting centre (Payroll command centre > Payroll reporting Reporting > Payroll Reporting Centre). If you don't see this button, you're on STP Phase 1.

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How do I move to get ready for STP Phase 2?

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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.
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7. When prompted, enter your details and click Send.

An update event will be listed with your other submissions on the STP reports tab, but with zero (0.00) amounts.

You can send an update event for an employee 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 you'll enter zero for 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. Choose the employee you're sending the update event for.
3. Ensure the 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.
4. Ensure the Payment Date is in the payroll year you're sending the update event for.
5. Click the blue zoom Image Removed arrow to edit the employee's pay.
6. Remove Select the employees you want to send the update for. If unsure, select them all.
7. Because you chose Bonus/Commission at step 2, you'll notice all hours and amounts are removed from the each employee's pay , like this (which is just what we want). Here's an example.
   
8. Complete the pay run as you normally do and declare it to the ATO. Need a refresher?

An update event will be listed with your other submissions on the STP reports tab, but with zero (0.00) amounts.