How do I set up my Organisation (Legal Entity) for Single Touch Payroll?

STEP 2 - Getting Started

Set up your Organisation (Legal Entity) after signing up.

Select Organisation from the Side Navigation Menu.

Select Banking if you want to pay your Payees by FAST-Bank, which creates an ABA Payment File that can be uploaded to your Financial Institution.

Change the Payment Method as required,

EFT;
1. Enter the BSB, Account Number and Account Name for the bank account.
FAST-Bank;
1. Enter the BSB, Account Number and Account Name for the bank account you would like the payments debited or refunded.
2. Enter the Name of Remitter, generally the Organisation (Legal Entity) Name.
3. Enter the APCA ID provided to you by your Financial institution.
4. If required,
  1. change the Transaction Code and Description.
  2. Deselect Self Balancing Transaction and/or Short File Name.

If FAST-Bank is selected in the Payment Method, and you wish to enter the Holding Account Details, select the required Holding Account.

Pay As You Go Withholding (PAYGW), enter the BSB, Account Number, Account Name and update the Reference, if required.
Superannuation (SG), enter the BSB, Account Number and Account Name. Change the Contribution Type and update the Reference, if required.

Select Taxation if you are an Employer of Working Holiday Makers or Exempt from FBT under section 57A of the FBTAA 1986.

Select Registered as an Employer of Working Holiday Makers (WHM) if the Organisation is registered with the ATO as an Employer of working holiday makers.
Select Exempt from FBT under section 57A of the FBTAA 1986 if the Orgainsation is exempt from FBT per section 57A of the FBTAA 1986.
Select Vary the percentage used in the Payroll Tax (SRO) Reports. and define the new values if required.

Select Superannuation File Details if you need to upload a SAFF or QuickSuper File to a Super Fund or Clearing House.

Select the required File Format.
1. QuickSuper;
  1. Enter the Employer ID provided to your organisation by QuickSuper.
  2. If required, change the Date Format.
2. SAFF,
  1. Enter the First Name and Family Name of the Payer Contact.
  2. Enter the BSB, Account Number and Account Name for the bank account you would like the superannuation payments refunded to.
  3. Enter the Name of Remitter generally the Organisation (Legal Entity) Name.
  4. Enter the APCA ID provided to you by your Financial institution.
  5. If required,
    1. change the Transaction Code and Description.
    2. Deselect Self Balancing Transaction and/or Short File Name.

Select Pay Run Settings.

Select the first Pay Period you currently process Payroll for, then select or enter the Pay Period Ends and Pay Day Dates for your chosen Pay Period.

🎯 If your Organisation processes payroll for multiple Pay Periods (e.g. Weekly and Monthly), complete the above procedure before changing the option selected in the Pay Period drop down.

Change Weeks Per Year if required.

Change Round Net Pay if required.

If required, select Hide System Default Pay Types when processing a Pay Run and/or Hide Leave Balances (Hours) when processing a Pay Run and on the Pay Advice Slip.

If you are importing a FAST-Pay File, choose your FAST-Pay File Options.

If importing a Times File or using Times from ClockMeIn (EPSS) to process a pay run using e-Time choose your e-Time (Timesheets) Options.

If required, choose the relevant Pay Advice Slip Options.

Select STP Reporting if you need to enter a Previous BMS ID or Intermediary Details, Otherwise, select Save.

If you have chosen to migrate from another Payroll Solution and enter Payee Taxation Balances, enter the Previous BMS ID.

If an Intermediary acts on behalf of the Organisation, navigate to Intermediary Details and enter the Intermediary's,

ABN,
Registered Agent Number,
Name of Intermediary Declarer,
Email,
Phone (Business Hours).

Next, complete STEP 3 - Add Awards and Agreements.

How do I add Awards and Agreements?

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