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A: The key date in the pay for STP is the Payment Available Posting date. This is what will be transmitted to the ATO as the payment date.
The STP Payroll event should be submitted on or before the Payment Available Pay date.
Q: Does the STP have to be sent and verified before we can process the pay through the bank?
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Q: If Synergetic is deferring the STP implementation, do we get an automatic deferral or do we still have to report via STP?
A: Assuming the ATO approves As part of granting Synergetic's deferral request, the ATO will provide ATO provided Synergetic with a vendor deferral code which will cover all employers using Synergetic for up to the end of the deferral window (31 Jan 2019). The ATO is able to determine which sites use Synergetic for Payroll via the PAYG submissions in prior yearyears; for sites that are newly converted to using Synergetic and the ATO are not aware of this, your site may need to contact the ATO and quote the vendor code to ensure you are covered.
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