Single Touch Payroll (STP)

Single Touch Payroll (STP)

Single Touch Payroll (STP) is a reporting system that allows businesses to electronically provide payroll information directly to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). When you process your pay run, the details are shared with other government agencies if necessary.

With STP, employees' payroll information is sent to the ATO each time you pay them and lodge your STP report. The payroll information reported includes:

• Salaries and Wages

• Pay As You Go (PAYG) withholding

• Superannuation liability information.

STP reporting started on 1 July 2018 (Phase 1). From 1 January 2022, additional payroll data was collected and reported (STP Phase 2) to reduce the reporting burden for employers who must provide employee information to multiple government agencies (such as Services Australia).

We were the first Payroll Software provider approved to lodge an STP report to the ATO, which was successfully sent and processed on 6 July 2017. We have continued adding more features to e-PayDay Go® and offering 100% free payroll software for the first three employees. 

STP reporting is easily managed in e-PayDay Go® by accessing the Single Touch Payroll Menu. When you process a pay run, you can report the required information to the ATO after completing all the necessary steps. Single Touch Payroll Reporting is included in e-PayDay Go®, and all STP lodgements are automatically managed using a Sending Service Provider (SSP).