Use STP Update to report STP for one, multiple, or all employees during the year. You might complete an STP Update:
To send corrected data after a pay event fails.
To verify that there are no validation errors in preparation for End of Year.
Important: Ensure that Final Event is not ticked before you report this event. Reporting events with Final Event ticked marks the employee's Income Statement in MyGov as Tax Ready, indicating to the employee that they can process their tax returns. Only tick Final Event when you have completed everything required for the employee in the Financial Year.
To complete an STP Update Event:
Take a backup via Utilities, Backup Database.
Select Payroll, Transactions, Import and Export, STP Update.
Complete the required parameters in Filters.
Payroll Company
Location
Employee - select an individual or tick All.
Financial Year
Tick All Employees paid in the selected Financial Year.
Click Apply.
Check the employee data.
By default, all employees are selected. Use the checkbox on the left to select or unselect individual employees or click Unselect All and then tick the required employee(s).
Ensure that Final Event is not ticked.
Select Update ATO.
Complete the Declaration and click Report.
You will receive a message that the Update Event has been submitted. Click OK.
Close the window.
Go to Payroll, Transactions, Import and Export, STP Reporting.
Find the Update Event and verify that it is Successful and there are no errors. It may take some time for the Successful Status to appear. Click Refresh to update the screen.