Below is listed information on how Synergetic populates the ATO Single Touch Payroll Pay Event - Employee. This page is structured around the Pay Event message structure provided by the ATO. Some of the elements in this Event are of considerable complexity and users are encouraged to read the source ATO documentation to fully understand STP and the rules around the creation of Pay Event elements.
Note: The Pay Event is made up of nodes and elements. Elements make up a node, a node may have one or many elements. Child nodes are nested within parent nodes. Not every node and element will be present in every Pay Event. If for a particular Event, the data for an element(s) or node is not present in Synergetic, then those elements and / or nodes will not be created in the Pay Event. There are some exclusions, where a false value, or similar is reported, eg if Final Event Indicator is blank, a "false" is reported against Final Event Indicator.
Field to STP Event Mappings
- Employee Details
- Gross Income and PAYGW
- JPDA - Joint Petroleum Development Area
- Working Holiday Maker
- Foreign Employment Income
- Termination Payments
- Lump Sum Payments
- Allowance Item
- Deductions
- Superannuation
- On-Boarding: TFN and Withholding Declarations
| STP Event Field | Mandatory | Notes (Commonly the ATO business definition is used) | Synergetic Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Entitlement Year To Date | No | Super Entitlement Year To Date parent node | Julie Main will complete |
| Super Liability Amount | No | Contribution made by an employer for the benefit of an employee as mandated by super guarantee legislation | Julie Main will complete |
| OTE Amount | No | This 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 Contribution | No | This 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. | Julie Main will complete |
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.