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Overview (Employee Level Information)

Field to STP Event Mappings

STP Event Field

Mandatory

(Notes)

Notes (Commonly the ATO business definition is used)Synergetic Source

Working Holiday Maker Payment Summary

NoWorking Holiday Maker Payment Summary parent nodeNo example image.
Payee Working Holiday Maker Gross PaymentYesThe amount earned by the Working Holiday Maker for the relevant period.As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category = Holiday Maker - Gross
Payee Working Holiday Maker PAYGW AmountYesThis is the value, during the relevant period, for the amount withheld under the Pay As You Go (PAYG) arrangement.As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category = Holiday Maker - Withholding

Foreign Employment Income Summary

NoForeign Employment Income Summary parent nodeNo example image.
Payee Gross Payments Foreign EmploymentYesThe total of all gross payments made to the foreign resident payee for the financial year.As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category = Foreign Employment Income - Gross
Payee Foreign Employment Income Foreign Tax PaidYesThe amount of foreign tax withheld during the relevant period.Extracted from the new field FEI Tax Paid in Payroll Employee Maintenance > Tax tab
Payee Total FEI PAYGW AmountYesThis is the value, during the relevant period, for the amount withheld under the Pay As You Go (PAYG) arrangement.As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category = "Foreign Employment Income - Withholding")

Termination Payment Summary

NoTermination Payment Summary parent node

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

ETP CodeYesA code that identifies the reason for the Employment Termination Payment (ETP) being made.

See Termination Payment Summary node image

Extracted from ETP Reason in Current Pay Maintenance for the STP Event Submission Pay Code. Each Reason is reported as ETP Code only once per Event (as ETP Code are aggregated against date).

Note: Where an employee receives more than one ETP payment and type, each combination of ETP payment date and code should be reported separately within the employee record.

Payee ETP Payment DateYesThis is the date the Employment Termination Payment (ETP) was paid. It must be in the same financial year as the Pay/Update date reported for the Payer.

See Termination Payment Summary node image

Posting date of the termination pay.

Payee Termination Payment Tax Free ComponentYesThis is the Employment Termination Payment (ETP) tax free amount paid for the ETP reason.  Payments must be recorded separately and not aggregated into a year to date value.

See Termination Payment Summary node image

Sum of the amounts in Pay Maintenance > Pay Details where Reporting Category of the ETP Code is ETP Tax Free Component, summed for Payee, Posting Date and ETP Code.

Payee Termination Payment Taxable ComponentYesThis is the Employment Termination Payment (ETP) taxable amount paid for the ETP reason.  Payments must be recorded separately and not aggregated into a year to date value.

See Termination Payment Summary node image (In this example is $0)

Sum of the pay amounts in Pay Maintenance > Pay Details where Reporting Category is ETP - Taxable Component for that Payee, Posting Date and ETP Code.



Payee Total ETP PAYGW AmountYesThis is the value, during the relevant period, for the amount withheld under the Pay As You Go (PAYG) arrangement.

See Termination Payment Summary node image

(Negative Amount)

Sum of the amounts in Pay Maintenance > Pay Details where Reporting Category is an ETP - Withholding for that Payee, Posting Date and ETP Code.

Note: Synergetic does not calculate the Tax on ETP payments, the operator must make this calculation and enter the amount in Pay Maintenance > Pay Details on the ETP - Withholding row.

Lump Sum Payments

NoLump Sum Payments parent node

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Lump Sum Payment ANoLump Sum Payment A parent node

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Payee Lump Sum Payment A TypeYesIndicator to identify the type of Lump sum payment A.

Synergy meaning against Termination Reason in Payroll Employees

In the case below Retrenchment/Redundancy inherits Synergy Meaning = Redundant

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Payee Lump Sum Payment AYesThe amount paid for unused long service leave that accrued after 15 August 1978 but before 18 August 1993; unused holiday pay and other leave related payments that accrued before 18 August 1993 or unused long service leave accrued after 17 August 1993 or unused holiday pay or related payments, where the amount was paid in connection with a payment that includes or consists of a genuine redundancy payment, an early retirement scheme payment or the invalidity segment of an employment  termination payment or superannuation payment.

As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category = "Lump Sum Payment A"

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Payee Lump Sum Payment BNoThe amount paid for unused long service leave that accrued before 16 August 1978.As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category = "Lump Sum Payment B"
Payee Lump Sum Payment DNoThe amount of genuine redundancy payment or early retirement scheme payment below the tax-free threshold.As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category = "Lump Sum Payment D"
Payee Lump Sum Payment ENoThe amount of back payment received including salary or wages that accrued in a period more than 12 months before the date of payment.As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category = "Lump Sum Payment E"

Allowance Item

No

 Allowance Item parent node

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Allowance TypeYes

This indicates the allowance type to be assigned to an individual's taxable allowance amount that is subject to income tax and are not required to be included in the Gross payments for the payee..

Includes:

Car = Car expense allowance.
Transport = Award transport payments up to reasonable amounts.
Laundry = Laundry allowances.
Meals = Award overtime meal allowance.
Travel = Domestic or overseas travel allowance above the reasonable limit and all overseas accommodation allowances.
Other = All other allowances for expected deductible expenses.

There is

In Payroll > Pay Code Maintenance, a Pay Code of Type Allowance - Taxable is mapped to a Reporting Category of a specific Allowance. Uses the Pay Code Short Description.

Payroll > Payroll Employee Maintenance > Pay Details

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Note: Allowance Item node is repeated for each Allowance Type in the pay

Other Allowance TypeNoThis is the description or justification of the type of allowance paid to an individual that is not classified elsewhere.

Where Allowance Type is Other.

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Payroll > Current Pay Maintenance

Payee Allowance AmountYesAmounts paid by employers to cover anticipated costs or as compensation for conditions of employment.

As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category with allowance flag ticked, totalled and reported against eacg Allowance Type.

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Deduction ItemNoDeduction Item parent node

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP\

Row exists where Reporting Category is:

  • Deduction - Union or Professional Association Fee
  • Deduction - Workplace Giving

Payroll > Pay Code Maintenance

Deduction TypeYesThis indicates the deduction type to be assigned to an individual's allowance amount that is subject to income tax.

As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category with allowance flag ticked; totalled and reported against reportable Deduction Type.

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

If:

  • Reporting Category is Union or Professional Association Fee, then
    • Type = Fees
  • Reporting Category is Workplace Giving, then
    • Type = Workplace Giving
Payee Deduction AmountYes

This is the year to date amount deducted from the payees pay.

Where payments are made to more than two associations for a specific Deduction Type, the year to date sum of the deduction amount is shown.

This amount is included in the Gross payments value.

As per Payee Gross Payments but for Reporting Category flagged as an STP reportable deduction totalled against .

(Note: Flag not visible through Synergetic front end.)

Super Entitlement Year To DateNoSuper Entitlement Year To Date parent node
Super Liability AmountNoContribution made by an employer for the benefit of an employee as mandated by super guarantee legislation
OTE AmountNoThis is the value, during the relevant period, for what an individual has earned during their ordinary hours of work.

An Ordinary Time Earning (OTE) amount may always be submitted for an employee but must be submitted in circumstances where you cannot calculate a Super Liability Amount for the employee (E.g. for a defined benefit where an equivalent liability is not reported on the employee's payslip).

To report OTE, the system must be configured to calculate and submit OTE. This is done Payroll Configuration Maintenance:

Paycodes that contribute to OTE must be then marked as Contributes to OTE.

When you first turn on 'Calculate and Submit OTE' you will be given the choice to initialise this for paycodes which are already marked as 'Include in Superannuation Calculation'.

Employees which require OTE to be submitted can then be flagged as 'Only submit OTE' or 'Submit Both' in the employee's tax tab:

The Payroll Event will now show the OTE amount:

Reportable Employer Super ContributionNoThis is the value, during the relevant period, for employer superannuation contributions that are additional to the compulsory contributions where the employee influenced the rate or amount of contribution.
Reportable Fringe Benefits AmountNoReportable Fringe Benefits Amount parent node

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP


Payee RFB Taxable AmountYesThis is the grossed up year-to-date taxable total of the fringe benefits provided to a payee in the fringe benefits tax (FBT) year (1 April to 31 March).

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Fringe Benefits Tax in Payroll > Payroll Employee Maintenance > Tax > Reportable Fringe Benefits

is reported if System > Finance Configuration Maintenance > FBT Exempt Type = No

ExemptNo

Exempt parent node

(The equivalent to Reportable Fringe Benefits Amount parent node, but for FBT Exempt employers.)

 Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Payee RFB Exempt AmountYesThis is the grossed up year to date exempt total of the fringe benefits provided to a payee by an exempt Payer in the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year (1 April to 31 March).

Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP

Fringe Benefits Tax in Payroll > Payroll Employee Maintenance > Tax > Reportable Fringe Benefits

is reported if System > Finance Configuration Maintenance > FBT Exempt Type = Yes

OnboardingNo Only create onboarding node where new TFN Declaration or Withholding declaration with a status of Ready To Send (PayrollEmployeeDeclaration)
Employment DetailsNo  
Payee Terminated IndicatorNoIndication of  the termination of the payer/payee relationship before the declaration/relationship has been reported to the ATO.TerminatedFlag in PayrollEmployees and same logic as TFN (T or blank) only if we are creating this node.
Payee Residency StatusNoA code which identifies the residency status of an individual, for tax purposes.New field in PayrollEmployeeDeclaration
Basis of Payment CodeNoThe basis of payment indicates the type of arrangement between the payer and payee.New field in PayrollEmployeeDeclaration
Tax Free Threshold ClaimedNoThe tax-free threshold is the amount of income that can be earned each year that is not taxed (this threshold can vary each year). It is available only to people who are Australian residents for tax purposes.New field in PayrollEmployeeDeclaration
Study and Training Loan Repayment IndicatorNoIndicates whether an individual has a study or training loan to determine whether additional withholding should be made from a payment to cover the compulsory repayments for these loans. 
This includes loans paid by the Australian Government to individuals undertaking higher education, trade apprenticeships and other training programs, but excludes loans paid under the Student Financial Supplement Scheme.
New field in PayrollEmployeeDeclaration table
Student Financial Supplement Scheme Loan indicatorNoIndicates whether the tax payer has a Student Financial Supplement Scheme, which is a voluntary loan scheme for tertiary students to help cover their expenses while they studied. Five years after the loan is taken out the Tax Office becomes responsible for collecting the outstanding loan, and the loan becomes an accumulated Financial Supplement debt. Compulsory repayments of accumulated Financial Supplement debts are made through the tax system when the payee's taxable income is above the minimum threshold.
Note: The Student Financial Supplement Scheme closed on 31 December 2003 and no new loans are being issued. There are no changes to the collection of existing financial supplement debts, which will continue to be collected through the tax system.
New field in PayrollEmployeeDeclaration table
Payee DeclarationNo  
Payee Declaration Acceptance IndicatorYesIndicates that the terms stated in the Declaration Text have been accepted or declined.New field in PayrollEmployeeDeclaration table
Payee Date Declaration SignedNoThis is the date on which the declaration is signed by the reporting entity.New field in PayrollEmployeeDeclaration table




































































Notes re Mandatory:

  • Only mandatory if section supplied
  • If a parent node is marked as not mandatory, this means the node is not mandatory, but if the node is supplied, then it's children marked as mandatory are then mandatory.


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