How to Enable Single Touch Payroll
Once enabled, Single Touch Payroll cannot be disabled.
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1 | System Admin > Utilities > TASS Software Updates | Ensure TASS.web has been upgraded to latest available release. |
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2 | License STP Gateway API | The STP Gateway requires a unique licence. To acquire a licence, please complete the STP Gateway Onboarding Form and send it to the TASS Sales Team. TASS will install the licence and complete the onboarding process with the STP Gateway Provider, Ozedi. Do not proceed until you have been notified by TASS staff that the onboarding process has been completed. Contacts provided in the STP Gateway Onboarding Form' will receive a confirmation email from Ozedi when onboarding has been completed. No action is required for this email. |
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3 | Watch Video | Watch 'How to Enable Single Touch Payroll' video. |
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4 | System Admin > Utilities > API Gateway Maintenance on the 'External APIs' tab | Click the 'View' link for the STP Gateway API then click the 'Edit' icon. Read the acknowledgement and then tick the checkbox 'Would you like to enable this API?'. |
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5 | Payroll > Pay Run Preparation > Timesheets | Ensure a pay run is not in progress and there are no timesheets loaded for any payrolls. |
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6 | Payroll > Setup Information > Payroll Setup on the 'Data Encryption' tab | Ensure the field 'Enable Payroll Data Encryption' has been ticked. |
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7 | Payroll > Setup Information > Payroll Setup on the 'Parameters' tab | Ensure the field 'Validate Tax File Numbers' has been ticked. |
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8 | Payroll > Setup Information > Payroll Setup on the 'PAYG Setups' tab | Click the 'Edit PAYG' link and tick 'Enable Single Touch Payroll' checkbox. Read, and when understood, acknowledge the warning message. Click 'Save' to complete the enabling of Single Touch Payroll. If an exception report is produced, the exceptions in this report MUST be resolved before Single Touch Payroll can be enabled. Very Important! After you turn this on, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you promptly complete the remaining steps in this guide. |
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9 | Payroll > Setup Information > Payroll Setup | Click the 'Check Payroll Setup' icon to check the current setups meet the ATO Single Touch Payroll requirements. If an exception report is produced, the exceptions in this report MUST be resolved before starting the next pay run. |
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10 | Payroll > Setup Information > Payroll Setup on the 'Paycodes' tab | Review and adjust Allowance and Deduction paycodes that have a description in the 'Pay Summary Description (old)' field. These may need to migrated to the new setup by selecting the appropriate 'Allowance Type' or 'Deduction Type'. Export to Excel a listing of all Paycodes to review by clicking the 'Print' icon. In the 'Additional Fields' panel select:
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11 | Payroll > Setup Information > Payroll Setup on the 'Paycodes' tab | Review and adjust Lump Sum A paycodes that have Lump Sum Payment set to “A”. Check the 'Lump Sum A Type' flag as it may need to be changed from “R” to “T” depending on the purpose of the paycode. Export to Excel a listing of all Lump Sum A Paycodes by clicking the 'Print' icon. In the 'Additional Fields' panel select:
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12 | Payroll > Employee Information > Employees | Tick 'Include Current Employees' and 'Include Terminated Employees' options and click 'GO'. On the 'Payroll Employees List', click the 'Check Employee Data' icon to check the employee information meets the ATO Single Touch Payroll requirements. If an exception report is produced, the exceptions in this report MUST be resolved before starting the next pay run. |
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13 | Watch Video | Watch 'Single Touch Payroll Processing' video. |
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14 | System Admin > Users > Security Role Permissions or System Admin > Users > User Maintenance | For each payroll user, assign the appropriate permission for the below security points:
Role based permissions are easier to maintain in the long-term. Add these permissions to a Security Role to apply the permissions to multiple users. |
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15 | Commence STP Reporting | Commence first STP pay run in TASS.web |
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