How do I get started with e-PayDay Go® Single Touch Payroll?

How to get started using e-PayDay Go®

Getting started with Single Touch Payroll is easy: There are seven simple steps. If you have already signed up, begin at STEP 2. Remember, help with setting up is easy to obtain within e-PayDay Go®. You can Request Support 24/7/365, and one of our team members will contact you during our normal business hours.

• STEP 1 - Sign Up to use e-PayDay Go®.

• STEP 2 - Configure your Organisation (Legal Entity).

• STEP 3 - Add your Awards and Agreements.

• STEP 4 - Add your Superannuation Funds.

• STEP 5 - Review the system default Pay Types and add any you require.

• STEP 6 - Add your Payees (Employees).

• STEP 7 - Process your first Single Touch Payroll Pay Run.

Are you migrating STP2 Year To Date Taxation Balances from another Single Touch Payroll solution?

If you have chosen to migrate STP2 Year To Date Taxation Balances for Payees, you MUST complete the following steps,

1. You can enter the BMS ID from your previous payroll in Previous BMS ID when you complete STEP 2 - Configure your Organisation (Legal Entity).

2. Enter the STP Payee ID from your previous payroll in EITHER the STP Payee ID or STP Previous Payee Payroll ID when completing STEP 6 - Add your Payees.

3. Enter the Payees Year To Date Taxation Balances when completing STEP 6 - Add your Payees.

4. After completing the above, Send an Update Event to the ATO before processing your first pay run.

Are you migrating from Transmate?

If you have chosen to Import the Employee Information from Transmate, you must enter the DBID for Modern Award or Agreement and Employer Superannuation Fund within the Export File. Before continuing, please ensure you have completed the steps below;

1. Added your Awards/Agreements and Superannuation Funds in e-PayDay Go®.

2. Printed the Awards/Agreements List Report in e-PayDay Go® and entered the Modern Award or Agreement DBID for each Payee within the Transmate Export.

3. Printed the Superannuation Funds List Report in e-PayDay Go® and entered the Employer Superannuation Fund DBID for each Payee within the Transmate Export. If the Payee 

   1. is entitled to Additional Super (RESC), enter the Superannuation Fund DBID in RESC Superannuation Fund.

   2. Contribute to their Superannuation before or after PAYGW is deducted, enter the Superannuation Fund DBID in Personal Super Fund.

Are you migrating from e-PayDay® Legacy Desktop Payroll?

Before completing 

• STEP 3: Print the Awards List Report to obtain the Payees' Rate Per Hour or Annual Salary if not defined in the Employee Master File.

• STEP 4: Print the Superannuation Fund List Report to obtain the information required.

If you have chosen to Import the Payees from e-PayDay Legacy, you must change the DBID for the Modern Award or Agreement, Employer Superannuation Fund, RESC Superannuation Fund and Personal Super Fund within the Export File. Print the Awards/Agreements List and the Superannuation Funds List Reports within e-PayDay Go to obtain these DBIDs.

• AwardDBID, 

• MemberFundID

• SGLFundID 

👉 If you have chosen to add your Payees manually, obtain the following Reports from e-PayDay® Legacy;

• Payment Summary details the Payee's Tax File Number and is one of the only reports that provides this information.

• Accrual Tracking Report for the last pay run you processed, as this will detail the outstanding balance that needs to be entered into e-PayDay Go®.

• Employee Masterfile provides most of the information required to migrate the Payees.

Once you have processed your first pay run within e-PayDay Go, you must finalise e-PayDay Legacy by completing EOFY.