Pay Events contain Gross Taxable and STP Gross and the two values may not equal.
Gross Taxable is the sum of all components or payments made to the employee that occur before tax and will include Normal Hours, Leave, Additions and Deduction before Tax and all Termination Components (Termination Leave, ETPs, Lump Sum D, etc). This is the same for the Gross Taxable Total displayed on reports such as Pay Advice, Transaction Report, Payroll Report and Employee Previous Earnings. And the Gross Taxable in STP Reporting should balance to the Gross Taxable Totals on reports.
When the payment is reported to the ATO via STP Reporting, components are allocated to their STP Reporting Group. STP Gross is the sum of all components flagged to be reported as Gross in STP.
To find which components are flagged to be reported as Gross via STP:
Right-click in the grid.
Select Customise Grid Columns.
Drag STP2 Reporting Group, STP2 Reporting Subgroup and STP2 Other Allowance into the grid as headers.
Close the Customization box.
The grid to check are:
Payroll, Maintenance, General, Additions and Deductions
Payroll, Maintenance, General, Pay Components
Payroll, Maintenance, Leave, Leave Reasons
To reconcile Gross Taxable with Gross (STP)
The steps below run the Payroll Report for one Payroll Company. If you choose to run for multiple companies, tick Show Company Details in the Totals Options.
Go to Payroll, Reports, Transactions, Payroll Report.
Select the Payroll Company, Pay Frequency and Period End Date for the Pay Event you want to reconcile.
Under Totals Options, tick Show Report Totals.
Tick Show Hours by Rate Details and Show Employee Additions / Deductions under the Display Options.
Produce the report and save or print a copy.
Next, go to Payroll, Transactions, Import and Export, STP Reporting.
This will populate the STP Reporting grid with any outstanding Pay Events and all reported Pay Events that fall within the Payment Dates.
Ensure that the grid includes the following columns:
Gross Taxable
Gross (STP)
If the columns are not in the grid, right-click and choose Customise Grid Columns to drag the columns into the grid.
Gross Taxable in STP Reporting should balance to Gross Taxable on the Payroll Report.
To balance Gross (STP), sum together all paid Components for the Payroll Company that are flagged to be reported in STP as Gross.