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SINGLE TOUCH PAYROLL

Preparing for Single Touch Payroll

Contents

UNCLASSIFIED – Single Touch Payroll

• What’s changing
• Progress update
• How will your report be sent to the ATO
• Authorisations/Declarations
• How to Authenticate and Send

UNCLASSIFIED – Australian Taxation Office

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Moving Towards The Future

Highly connected & digitised society Contemporary & convenient services Leveraging new technologies & trends

What has changed?

Tax and super information is sent to the ATO through Standard Business Reporting 2 (SBR2) every pay day.

Pay event Submission

• Salary or wage information
• Tax withheld
• Super Guarantee liability

What’s new

Super contribution amounts reported to the ATO by the super fund

Member Account Transaction Service

• Employer information:
• Employee information
• Superannuation contribution

Payslip Bank file Salary or wages Bank Payment to fund UNCLASSIFIED – Australian Taxation Office SuperStream Employer completes their payroll run through their Business Management System (BMS)

How Single Touch Payroll works

How is STP progressing?

56K+

40K+ substantial employers

now reporting STP

16K+ small employers

voluntarily reporting Service1 & 2 now deployed

Employee Commencement Total employers now reporting

Progress update

4M+ employees

can see STP information in myGov

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How will your report be submitted to the ATO?

• 1. I am an employer preparing and

submitting for myself

• 2. I am part of a economic group and we

have a centralised payroll processing team

UNCLASSIFIED – Single Touch Payroll

Your business structure will determine what authorisations and declarations you need

• 3. I am an employer using a Payroll

Service Provider/Registered Agent.

How will your report be sent to the ATO?

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The way your STP report is sent to the ATO will depend on your software

How do I send my STP file to the ATO?

Authentication device AUSKey SSID Declaration/Authorisation ‘RANXEA/Self reporting Response

How will your report be submitted to the ATO? cont..

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Know what relationships are right for you and ensuring the correct relationships are authorised to report.

NAT XEA- Related reporting party authorises sending party via business portal or NAT XEA form

Note:

If not completed the STP file will fail

• 1. Decide what ABN will be the appointed

ABN for STP reporting.

• 2. Each employer (ABN) appoints that

ABN to act on their behalf Access manager – to set up business appointment

THEN

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How will your report be submitted to the ATO? cont..

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Know what relationships are right for you and ensuring the correct relationships are authorised to report.

Note:

If not the Agent to employer relationship has not been completed the STP file will fail

RAN – Outsourced payroll provider, tax agent, BAS agent MUST be recognised in ATO systems Contact the ATO Tax agent/BAS portal– Add a client

THEN

• 1. Make sure your employer has been

added as your client.

• 2. Make sure your software knows the

ABN that is associated with your RAN.

Know how you will send the STP file to the ATO.

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AUSkey Device Identifies a server or software rather than a

• person. Must have a person

as custodian AUSkey Administrator/ Standard

AUSkey Explained - Secure access government services

• Confirms the person/software holding the key is who they say they are
• A secure ‘handshake’

Government Services

Identifies a person

• 1. Employer preparing and submitting for myself
• 1. Will your Software send

the STP file to the ATO?

YES NO

• 1. I am an employer preparing and

submitting for myself

Do you need to use a Sending Service Provider to send your STP file to the ATO? Has my software provider advised I will use an SSID?

• No additional relationships/

authorisations required

• Your Sending Service

Provider will be responsible for obtaining an AUSkey and authenticating the STP file. .

My software provider has advised I need to obtain an AUSkey to use in my software.

NO YES

• Your Software Provider (ATO

Hosted service provider) will be responsible for obtaining an AUSkey and authenticating the STP file Obtain an SSID and instructions from your Software provider on how to notify the ATO of your Software provider and the SSID.

• You will be responsible for
• btaining an AUSkey and

authenticating the STP file.

• Use Access Manager to make

sure your AUSkey is set up for STP reporting.

• No additional relationships/

authorisations required.

• 2. Economic group and XEA

Appointed entity - Will your Software send the STP file to the ATO?

YES NO

Do you need to use a Sending Service Provider to send your STP file to the ATO? Has my software provider advised I will use an SSID?

Your Sending Service Provider will be responsible for obtaining an AUSkey and authenticating the STP file. XEA relationship connects Appointed entity and other ABN

My software provider has advised I need to obtain an AUSkey to use in my software.

NO

Your Software Provider (ATO Hosted service provider) will be responsible for obtaining an AUSkey and authenticating the STP file. SSID relationship connects Appointed entity and software. XEA relatiionship connects Appointed entity and

• ther ABN.s

YES

Appointed entity obtain AUSkey Use Access Manager to make sure your AUSkey is set up for STP reporting. XEA relationship connects Appointed entity and other ABNs

• 2. I am part of a economic

group and we have a centralised payroll processing team

Appointed entity must sign the declaration. Other ABNs must have completed XEA for the appointed entity.

• 1. Employer using a registered agent

NO

• 3. I am an employer using a

Payroll Service Provider/ Registered Agent.

Registered Agent must sign the declaration. Registered agent to Employer relationship for STP reporting must be in place. ABN associated with RAN must also be sent to the ATO in the STP report. Contact ATO to find out more. Registered Agent- Will your Software send the STP file to the ATO?

YES NO

Do you need to use a Sending Service Provider to send your STP file to the ATO? Has my software provider advised I will use an SSID?

Your Sending Service Provider will be responsible for obtaining an AUSkey and authenticating the STP file. RAN relationship connects Employer.

My software provider has advised I need to obtain an AUSkey to use in my software.

NO YES

Your Software Provider (ATO Hosted service provider) will be responsible for obtaining an AUSkey and authenticating the STP file. SSID relationship connects RAN and software. RAN relationship connects Employer.

Registered agent obtains AUSkey under the ABN associated with their RAN. Use Access Manager to make sure your AUSkey is set up for STP reporting. RAN relationship connects Employer.

Ensure you have the correct processes in place to lodge STP reports

Authorisations/Declarations

Have you linked your registered agent to report on your behalf? Have the authorised the correct people to lodge STP reports? Have you declared that your STP data is true and correct?

How to Authenticate and Send

Do you need to notify us of your unique software ID (SSID)? Do you need an AUSkey?

Ensuring you are correctly linked to the ATO

Do you need engage a Sending Service Provider?

SingleTouchPayroll@ato.gov.au For further information about Single Touch Payroll please visit our website: www.ato.gov.au/singletouchpayroll

Further Information

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Please contact us if you have any further questions.