PayAgent

• With Payday Filing, submitting employment information to Inland Revenue can now be automated in MYOB Essentials without PayAgent.
• With bank file support for ASB, ANZ, BNZ and Westpac, processing employee payments through internet banking is now even easier.

We understand removing PayAgent adds an additional step after the pay run to pay your employees, however it does provide greater flexibility as you'll be now be able to:

• Future date payments
• Process pay runs and payments after 4pm
• Avoid two day clearing periods

We are continuously working to improve our payroll experience and have an exciting upgrade in development. If you would like to be part of our early adopters program and help us test upcoming changes, please call MYOB Essentials Payroll help: 0508 32 82 83

Process your pay runs in MYOB Essentials as normal, then process employee payments using a bank file or using your internet banking.

Bank file:

If you bank with ASB, ANZ, BNZ or Westpac, the easiest way to pay your employees is by bank file (also known as a payment file). You may need to contact your bank to confirm that your account is setup to support bank files, or for help on how to upload them through your internet banking. For help setting up MYOB Essentials to pay via bank file, see Paying employees electronically.

Once set up:

1. Complete a pay run. Need a refresher?
2. In the final step of the pay run, click the Download bank file button to download your bank file. Save it to your computer in an easy-to-find location.
3. Upload the bank file through your internet banking.

Internet banking:

If you are unable to use bank files, you can pay your employees manually through internet banking. To confirm the take home amounts to pay, download a past pay run summary report. Once you have completed the pay run, go to the Payroll menu and choose Past Payruns and select the summary for the pay run.

From 1 June, set up payday filing in MYOB Essentials before processing the next pay run to automate your payroll reporting.

1. Go to the Payroll menu and choose Payday filing.
2. Click the Inland revenue settings tab.
3. Click Authorise MYOB.

You can pay IRD by Internet banking, credit or debit card, or direct debit. For help, visit the IRD website.

If your gross annual PAYE and ESCT is less than $500,000 (most small to medium businesses) you need to pay deductions monthly by the 20th of the following month.

To check the amount to pay IRD, preview the employer deduction form in MYOB Essentials:

1. Go to the Payroll menu and choose IRD Monthly returns.
2. Choose the month, then click Preview beside Employer deduction form.

You can also check your payments and balance for each period in myIR. Go to the Periods tab in your payroll account and select a period.

From 1 June, if you need to change something in a recorded pay, you'll need to delete the pay then re-enter it. For help with this see Changing or deleting a pay.