Set up payroll

Set up your payroll  the right way and it'll make life a lot easier.

This includes reviewing and  setting up payroll categories. They're used to calculate n ormal hours, overtime, PAYG, super, and so on.

Maybe you'd like to personalise your employees' pay slips to change what's displayed or to add your business logo.

Set up Pay Superannuation  to make super payments directly from AccountRight, meet your employee super obligations in a flash and always stay on top of government changes, including SuperStream. The best bit? It's included with your AccountRight subscription.

Check out these great videos to see what you need to do.

Set up employees

You need to  add employee details  for every employee you’ll pay using AccountRight.

Then  enter their employee payroll information , such as whether they are full or part time, their super and tax details, and so on.

This video will show you how to set up your employees the right way.

Pay your team

Time to  start a pay run  to enter your employees’ hours worked, annual leave taken and any other details, such as bonuses or commission.

Then  print or email pay slips  for your employees and pay your employees electronically.

Have an employee that's leaving? You need to  process a termination payment  that will calculate the right amount owed to them.

Pay super and PAYG

Every month or quarter, you need to  pay the PAYG  income tax instalments you've withheld to the ATO. The amount you owe is automatically calculated for you when recording your employee pays.

Watch the video about paying PAYG to the ATO.

Every quarter, you'll also need to  pay superannuation  to your employees’ funds. Our superannuation features make this a breeze.

Are you required to pay payroll tax? You can  run a report to display the payroll tax due .

End of payroll year

At the end of the payroll year, there are some things you need to do, like hand out payment summaries and  close the payroll year . You can then continue with entering pays for the new year.