10.02.08 Allowance Item (Employee Level Information)

Overview (Employee Level Information)

Field to STP Event Mappings

STP Event Field	Mandatory (Notes)	Notes (Commonly the ATO business definition is used)	Synergetic Source
Allowance Item	No	Allowance Item parent node	Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP
Allowance Type	Yes	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.	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 Type	No	This is the description or justification of the type of allowance paid to an individual that is not classified elsewhere.	Where Allowance Type is Other, this is populated with the pay code's short description. Payroll > Finalise STP > Process STP Payroll > Current Pay Maintenance
Payee Allowance Amount	Yes	Amounts 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

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.