Single Touch Payroll (STP) Events Explained

STP Events Explained

A PAYEVNT advises the ATO that you have completed a pay run and provides the amounts attributed to Payer Gross Wages (W1), PAYGW (W2), Child Support Deduction, and Garnishee. The PAYEVNT also itemises each Payee included and provides year-to-date totals for taxation and superannuation.

An Update Event advises the ATO that you have either changed the Payee YTD Taxation Balances already in e-PayDay Go®, or changed Payroll Solutions, which may include transitioning from Phase 1 to Phase 2 reporting.

The only differences between a Submit and Update action is that the Payer Period Totals are not included in Update Events

1. The total PAYGW (W2) amount of all Payees included in the Payevnt (PayAsYouGoWithholdingTaxWithheldA).
2. The total of all Salary, Wages, and other payments less Reportable Employer Superannuation Contributions and non-reportable allowances is known as W1 (TotalGrossPaymentsWithholdingA).
3. The total of all Child Support Garnishee Deduction amounts included in the Payevnt (ChildSupportGarnisheeA).
4. The total of all Child Support Deduction amounts included in the Payevnt (ChildSupportWithholdingA).

The STP Event contains;

Payer Details,
1. BMS ID (SoftwareInformationBusinessManagementSystemId).
2. ABN & Branch (AustralianBusinessNumberId and OrganisationDetailsOrganisationBranchC) OR WPN (WithholdingPayerNumberId).
3. Organisation Name (DetailsOrganisationalNameT).
4. Name of Payer Declarer (PersonUnstructuredNameFullNameT).
5. e-Mail Address (ElectronicMailAddressT).
6. Phone Number (TelephoneMinimalN).
7. Post Code (PostcodeT).
8. Country (CountryC).
Pay Run Details,
1. Pay Run Pay Day Date (PaymentRecordTransactionD).
2. The number of Payees included in the Payevnt (InteractionRecordCt).
3. The date and time (UTC) the Payevnt was created and sent to the ATO (MessageTimestampGenerationDt).
4. The unique ID we assign to the Pay Run (InteractionTransactionId).
5. An option to notify the ATO that this submission will replace the previous Payevnt sent (AmendmentI).
6. The total PAYGW (W2) amount of all Payees included in the Payevnt (PayAsYouGoWithholdingTaxWithheldA).
7. The total of all Salary, Wages, and other payments less Reportable Employer Superannuation Contributions and non-reportable allowances is known as W1 (TotalGrossPaymentsWithholdingA).
8. The total of all Child Support Garnishee Deduction amounts included in the Payevnt (ChildSupportGarnisheeA).
9. The total of all Child Support Deduction amounts included in the Payevnt (ChildSupportWithholdingA).
Payer Declaration,
1. Name of Payer Declarer (SignatoryIdentifierT).
2. The date Post Pay Run and Notify ATO was selected (SignatureD).
3. Confirms that I am notifying the ATO that; was selected (StatementAcceptedI).
Intermediary Details,
1. ABN (AustralianBusinessNumberId).
2. Tax Agent Number (TaxAgentNumberId).
3. Name of Intermediary Declarer (PersonUnstructuredNameFullNameT).
4. e-Mail Address (ElectronicMailAddressT).
5. Phone Number (TelephoneMinimalN).
Intermediary Declaration,
1. Name of Intermediary Declarer (SignatoryIdentifierT).
2. The date Post Pay Run and Notify ATO was selected (SignatureD).
3. Confirms that I am notifying the ATO that; was selected (StatementAcceptedI).
Payee Details (1 record per Payee included in the Payevnt),
1. Tax File Number (TaxFileNumberId).
2. STP Payroll ID (EmploymentPayrollNumberId).
3. Family Name (FamilyNameT).
4. Given Name (GivenNameT).
5. Birth Day, Month and Year (Dm, M and Y).
6. Address Line 1 (Line1T).
7. Address Line 2 (Line2T).
8. Suburb (LocalityNameT).
9. State or Territory (StateOrTerritoryC).
10. Post Code (PostcodeT).
11. Country (CountryC).
12. e-Mail Address (ElectronicMailAddressT).
13. Phone Number (TelephoneMinimalN).
14. Commenced Date (EmploymentStartD).
15. Employment Basis (PaymentBasisC).
16. Cessation Reason (CessationTypeC).
17. Tax Treatment Code (TaxTreatmentC).
18. Tax Offset Amount (TaxOffsetClaimTotalA).
Reporting Period Details,
1. Period Start Date (StartD).
2. Period End Date (EndD).
3. Indicates this is the final submission for this Payee (RemunerationPayrollEventFinalI).
Payee Remuneration (a total of all payments recorded in both Year To Date and Opening/Adjustment Taxation Balances,
1. Income Stream (IncomeStreamTypeC).
2. Country (AddressDetailsCountryC).
3. PAYGW (IncomeTaxPayAsYouGoWithholdingTaxWithheldA).
4. Foreign PAYGW (IncomeTaxForeignWithholdingA).
5. Exempt Foreign Income (IndividualNonBusinessExemptForeignEmploymentIncomeA).
6. Gross Payments Total (GrossA).
7. Paid Leave (PaidLeave).
  1. Type Code (TypeC).
  2. Income amount (PaymentA).
8. Allowances (Allowance).
  1. Type Code (TypeC).
  2. Other Allowance Description (OtherAllowanceTypeDe).
  3. Income Amount (EmploymentAllowancesA).
9. Overtime (OvertimePaymentA).
10. Bonuses and Commissions (GrossBonusesAndCommissionsA).
11. Directors Fees (GrossDirectorsFeesA).
12. CDEP (IndividualNonBusinessCommunityDevelopmentEmploymentProjectA).
13. Salary Sacrifice Deductions (SalarySacrifice).
  1. Type Code (TypeC).
  2. Deduction Amount (PaymentA).
14. Lump Sum Payments (LumpSum).
  1. Type Code (TypeC).
  2. Financial Year (FinancialY).
  3. Income Amount (PaymentA).
15. ETPs (EmploymentTerminationPayment).
  1. Type Code (IncomeTaxPayAsYouGoWithholdingTypeC).
  2. Payment Date (IncomeD).
  3. Tax Free Income Amount (IncomeTaxFreeA).
  4. Taxable Income Amount (IncomeTaxableA).
  5. PAYGW (IncomePayAsYouGoWithholdingA).
16. Deductions (Deduction).
  1. Type Code (RemunerationTypeC).
  2. Deduction Amount (RemunerationA).
17. Superannuation (SuperannuationContribution).
  1. Type Code (EntitlementTypeC).
  2. Income Amount (EmployerContributionsYearToDateA).
18. Fringe Benefits (IncomeFringeBenefitsReportable).
  1. Employer Status (FringeBenefitsReportableExemptionC).
  2. Income Amount (A).

Pay Rates that report in Gross Payments Total (GrossA)

Worked
- Alternative Duties (Workers Compensation)
- Breach of Meal Break
- Breach of Rest Break between Shifts
- Casual Loading (OTE)
- Ordinary Time
- Public Holiday (Worked)
- Shift Penalty
- Sleepover or 24-hour care
- Training (Ordinary Time)
- Travel (Ordinary Time)
Leave
- Public Holiday (Taken)
Back Payments (when the payment is less than 12 months overdue)
- Alternative Duties (Workers Compensation) (Incorrect Hours)
- Alternative Duties (Workers Compensation) (Incorrect Rate)
- Breach of Meal Break (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Breach of Rest Break between Shifts (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Casual Loading (OTE, Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Ordinary Time (Incorrect Hours)
- Ordinary Time (Incorrect Rate)
- Public Holiday (Taken) (Incorrect Hours)
- Public Holiday (Taken) (Incorrect Rate)
- Public Holiday (Worked) (Incorrect Hours)
- Public Holiday (Worked) (Incorrect Rate)
- Shift Penalty (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Sleepover or 24-hour care (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Training (Ordinary Time) (Incorrect Hours)
- Training (Ordinary Time) (Incorrect Rate)
- Travel (Ordinary Time) (Incorrect Hours)
- Travel (Ordinary Time) (Incorrect Rate)

Pay Rates that report in Overtime (OvertimePaymentA)

Worked
- Casual Loading
- Double Time
- Double Time and Half
- Double Time and Quarter
- Travel (Overtime)
- Time and Half
- Time and Quarter
- Triple Time
Bonuses and Commissions
- Overtime Bonus
- Overtime Bonus (Marginal Tax)
Leave
- Leave Loading
- Leave Loading (Cashed Out)
- Time Off In Lieu (Cashed Out)
Back Payments (when the payment is less than 12 months overdue)
- Casual Loading (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Double Time (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Double Time and Half (Incorrect Hours or Rare)
- Double Time and Quarter (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Travel (Overtime) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Time and Half (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Time and Quarter (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Triple Time (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Training (Overtime) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Overtime Bonus (Marginal Tax) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Leave Loading (Incorrect Hours or Rate)

Pay Rates that report in Directors Fees (GrossDirectorsFeesA)

Worked
- Directors' Fees
Back Payments (when the payment is less than 12 months overdue)
- Directors' Fees (Incorrect Hours or Rate)

Pay Rates that report in Bonuses and Commissions (GrossBonusesAndCommissionsA)

Bonuses and Commissions
- Bonus
- Commission
- Bonus (Marginal Tax)
- Commission (Marginal Tax)
Back Payments (when the payment is less than 12 months overdue)
- Bonus (Marginal Tax) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Commission (Marginal Tax) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)

Pay Rates that report in Paid Leave (PaidLeave)

Leave
- Annual Leave
- Leave Loading (OTE)
- Sick & Carer's Leave
- Long Service Leave
- Time Off In Lieu (Taken)
- Government Paid Parental Leave (GPPL)
- Payer Paid Parental Leave (PPPL)
- Workers Compensation
- Jury Duty
- Annual Leave (Cashed Out)
- Leave Loading (Cashed Out, OTE)
- Sick & Carer's Leave (Cashed Out)
- Long Service Leave (Cashed Out)
- Compassionate & Bereavement Leave
- Leave - Other
- Rostered Day Off (Taken)
- Rostered Day Off (Cashed Out)
- Study Leave
- Annual Leave (Half Pay)
- Long Service Leave (Half Pay)
- Long Service Leave (includes Casual Loading)
Back Payments (when the payment is less than 12 months overdue)
- Annual Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Annual Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Compassionate & Bereavement Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Compassionate & Bereavement Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Government Paid Parental Leave (GPPL) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Jury Duty (Incorrect Hours)
- Jury Duty (Incorrect Rate)
- Leave - Other (Incorrect Hours)
- Leave - Other (Incorrect Rate)
- Leave Loading (Incorrect Hours or Rate, OTE)
- Long Service Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Long Service Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Long Service Leave (includes Casual Loading, Incorrect Hours)
- Long Service Leave (includes Casual Loading, Incorrect Rate)
- Payer Paid Parental Leave (PPPL) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Rostered Day Off (Taken) (Incorrect Hours)
- Rostered Day Off (Taken) (Incorrect Rate)
- Sick and Carer's Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Sick and Carer's Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Study Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Study Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Time Off In Lieu (Taken) (Incorrect Hours)
- Time Off In Lieu (Taken) (Incorrect Rate)
- Workers Compensation (Incorrect Hours or Rate)

Pay Rates that report in Lump Sum Payments (LumpSum)

Bonuses and Commissions
- Return to Work
Back Payments (when the payment is equal to or more than 12 months overdue)
- Alternative Duties (Workers Compensation) (Incorrect Hours)
- Alternative Duties (Workers Compensation) (Incorrect Rate)
- Breach of Meal Break (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Breach of Rest Break between Shifts (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Casual Loading (OTE, Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Ordinary Time (Incorrect Hours)
- Ordinary Time (Incorrect Rate)
- Public Holiday (Taken) (Incorrect Hours)
- Public Holiday (Taken) (Incorrect Rate)
- Public Holiday (Worked) (Incorrect Hours)
- Public Holiday (Worked) (Incorrect Rate)
- Shift Penalty (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Sleepover or 24-hour care (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Training (Ordinary Time) (Incorrect Hours)
- Training (Ordinary Time) (Incorrect Rate)
- Travel (Ordinary Time) (Incorrect Hours)
- Travel (Ordinary Time) (Incorrect Rate)
- Casual Loading (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Double Time (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Double Time and Half (Incorrect Hours or Rare)
- Double Time and Quarter (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Travel (Overtime) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Time and Half (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Time and Quarter (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Triple Time (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Training (Overtime) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Overtime Bonus (Marginal Tax) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Leave Loading (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Directors' Fees (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Bonus (Marginal Tax) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Commission (Marginal Tax) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Annual Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Annual Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Compassionate & Bereavement Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Compassionate & Bereavement Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Government Paid Parental Leave (GPPL) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Jury Duty (Incorrect Hours)
- Jury Duty (Incorrect Rate)
- Leave - Other (Incorrect Hours)
- Leave - Other (Incorrect Rate)
- Leave Loading (Incorrect Hours or Rate, OTE)
- Long Service Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Long Service Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Long Service Leave (includes Casual Loading, Incorrect Hours)
- Long Service Leave (includes Casual Loading, Incorrect Rate)
- Payer Paid Parental Leave (PPPL) (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
- Rostered Day Off (Taken) (Incorrect Hours)
- Rostered Day Off (Taken) (Incorrect Rate)
- Sick and Carer's Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Sick and Carer's Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Study Leave (Incorrect Hours)
- Study Leave (Incorrect Rate)
- Time Off In Lieu (Taken) (Incorrect Hours)
- Time Off In Lieu (Taken) (Incorrect Rate)
- Workers Compensation (Incorrect Hours or Rate)
Termination
- Unused Annual Leave (before 16 August 1993)
- Unused Leave Loading (before 16 August 1993)
- Unused Long Service Leave (16 August 1978 to 17 August 1993)
- Unused Long Service Leave (includes Casual Loading, 16 August 1978 to 17 August 1993)
- Unused Long Service Leave (before 16 August 1978)
- Unused Long Service Leave (includes Casual Loading, before 16 August 1978)
- Unused Annual Leave (Genuine Redundancy, Invalidity or Early Retirement)
- Unused Leave Loading (Genuine Redundancy, Invalidity or Early Retirement)
- Unused Long Service Leave (Genuine Redundancy, Invalidity or Early Retirement)
- Unused Long Service Leave (includes Casual Loading, Genuine Redundancy, Invalidity or Early Retirement)
- Lump Sum Payment (Genuine Redundancy or Early Retirement)

Pay Rates that report in ETPs (EmploymentTerminationPayment).

Payment in Lieu of Notice (Tax Free)
Payment in Lieu of Notice (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Payment in Lieu of Notice (More than the Cap)
Life Benefit (Tax Free)
Life Benefit (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Life Benefit (More than the Cap)
Unused Sick and Carer's Leave (Tax Free)
Unused Sick and Carer's Leave (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Unused Sick and Carer's Leave (More than the Cap)
Unused Time Off In Lieu (Tax Free)
Unused Time Off In Lieu (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Unused Time Off In Lieu (More than the Cap)
Unused Rostered Days Off (Tax Free)
Unused Rostered Days Off (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Unused Rostered Days Off (More than the Cap)
Death Benefit (Tax Free)
Death Benefit (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Death Benefit (More than the Cap)
Death Benefit Sick & Carer's Leave (Tax Free)
Death Benefit Sick & Carer's Leave (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Death Benefit Sick & Carer's Leave (More than the Cap)
Death Benefit Time Off In Lieu (Tax Free)
Death Benefit Time Off In Lieu (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Death Benefit Time Off In Lieu (More than the Cap)
Death Benefit Rostered Days Off (Tax Free)
Death Benefit Rostered Days Off (Equal to or less than the Cap)
Death Benefit Rostered Days Off (More than the Cap)
Employment before 1 July 1983 (Death Benefit)
Employment before 1 July 1983 (Tax Free Component)
Lump Sum Payment (Invalidity, Tax Free Component)

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