The final step to set up Single Touch Payroll is to connect to the ATO.

Learn how to connect to the ATO

Who needs to complete these steps?

Each person who processes payroll for your business needs to complete these steps. The steps you'll be prompted to complete depend on who you are and what steps have been completed already.

To connect to the ATO

1. Go to the Payroll > Payroll Reporting.
2. Click Connect to ATO.
3. If prompted, click Check Payroll Details to fix any issues with your payroll setup.
4. Follow the prompts to complete the ATO connection. See the table below for guidance.

Steps	I process payroll for the business	I am a tax or BAS agent who works with the business
1. Your role	Yes	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.	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. We recommend getting your client to go through these steps first, before you do this.
2. Declaration information	Yes	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.
3. Add clients to portal	No	Yes If this hasn't been done already. This is done outside of MYOB in the tax or BAS agent portal.
4. 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 notify the ATO that you're using MYOB for payroll reporting for this business. 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.

If you start reporting before 1 July 2018 you'll still need to prepare payment summaries.

You won't need to prepare or send payment summaries from the 2018/19 payroll year.