# Fields affected by STP

In addition to the standard fields used for Payroll, these fields are directly related to Single Touch Payroll.

For all other payroll fields, please view the relevant details in the Payroll guide.

Employee form field definitions

Related: Employees

#### Special menu

Reference: Menu

Lodges a single touch payroll event for the Pay run with the ATO.

Only users with Administrator permissions on the Single touch payroll function are able to use this menu item.

#### Pay details tab

Date signed

Reference: Date

Indicates the date on which the employee signed a Tax file number declaration. If the employee is yet to sign a declaration, or the date the employee signed is unknown, leave this field blank

TFN declaration has been reported to the ATO

Reference: Yes/No

Indicates whether a signed tax file number declaration has been reported to the ATO. This field will be updated when lodging a single touch payroll payrun event for the employee if they Date signed has been filled in

Income Stream

Indicates the usual income stream for the employee. If multiple income streams are needed, the income stream can be adjusted in the pay run to allow for multiple income streams for each employee.

Country Code

A 2-character code indicating the employee's country based on the income stream selected.

- An Australian resident working overseas - Uses the host country code
- A working holiday maker - Uses their home country code
- Inbound assignee - Uses the home country code of the foreign entity

#### Pay summary tab

STP finalisation date

Reference: Date

Indicates the date on which the employee data was finalised with the ATO for the financial year. This field is updated whenever a finalisation is performed for the employee via the STP Finalisation and Lodgment form.

When you are setting up a new employee, this field should be left empty.

A label will appear below the date indicating if the employee requires finalisation (based on activity and current finalisation date).

Last edit: 10/07/20

Pay items form field definitions

This field is used to define to the ATO what the pay item is, for your single touch payroll lodgments.

This field should be checked on all pay items, to make sure they fir within your reporting requirements.

Pay run form field definitions

Related: Pay run

#### Special menu

Lodge STP data

Reference: Menu

Lodges a single touch payroll event for the Pay run with the ATO.

Only users with Administrator permissions on the Single touch payroll function are able to use this menu item.

Supplier form field definitions

Related: Suppliers

#### Special menu

Send current STP data to ATO

Reference: Menu

Lodges a single touch payroll event for the selected supplier with the ATO. This menu option will allow the user to set the event as a Finalisation event.

#### Account tab

Reference: Date

Indicates the date on which the employee data was finalised with the ATO for the financial year. This field is updated whenever a finalisation is performed for the employee via the STP Finalisation and Lodgment form.

When you are setting up a new employee, this field should be left empty.

A label will appear below the date indicating if the employee requires finalisation (based on activity and current finalisation date).

Last edit: 10/07/20

System preferences form field definitions

Related: Preferences

#### Payroll tab

Enable single touch payroll

Reference: Yes/No

Determines whether Single touch payroll lodgment menus are available within Accentis Enterprise

Enable single touch payroll Phase 2

This preference allows you to set up STP Phase 2 while still reporting using STP Phase 1 with the ATO.

Once you have lodged the first STP Phase 2 lodgment with the ATO, you will be unable to untick this preference.

Single touch payroll BMS ID

Reference: Text (64)

This is a unique Single Touch Payroll (STP) identifier assigned to the Accentis Enterprise database and once it has been set, it is no longer editable. The data field uniquely identifies this database to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) whenever STP information is submitted. The database also contains an Australian Business Number (ABN) that helps identify the business that is reporting STP.

If this is blank and you are unsure of what this field should be set to, please contact Support for more information.

A "Generate" button next to the BMS ID field allows a new identifier to be generated as the BMS ID. This button is only available in Add / Edit mode and only if a BMS ID is not already present.

This field must be set before lodging Single Touch Payroll data with the ATO.

Last edit: 27/05/20

Tax scale form field definitions

Related: Tax scales

Category

Classifies the tax scale to be used.

Option

A list of available options will be displayed for the chosen category.

STSL

Study and training support loan - if available for the category and option you can choose yes or no. If not available for the category and option, it will default to no.

M/L surcharge tier

Medicare levy surcharge - if tiers are available for the category and option they will show in this box. If not available for the category and option it will default to none.

M/L exemption

Medicare levy exemption - if exemptions are available for the category and option they will show in this box. If not available for the category and option it will default to none.

M/L dependants

Medicare levy dependants - if dependants are available for the category and option they will show in this box. If not available for the category and option it will default to none.

Tax free threshold claimed

Reference: Yes/No

Indicates that the selected tax scale applies to employees who have claimed the tax free threshold

Foreign resident

Reference: Yes/No

Indicates that the selected tax scale applies to employees who are foreign residents

Server preference form field definitions (Accentis server only)

#### Single Touch Payroll tab

STP transport provider

Reference: Drop-down

Indicates the transport provider to use for transmission of Single touch payroll data to the ATO

Provider name

Reference: Text 128

The business name of the STP transport provider selected for transmission of data to the ATO

Polling periods - Initial

Reference: Number

The number of minutes to wait before polling for results after sending Single touch payroll data to the ATO. This field should be set to a minimum of 60 to comply with ATO regulations

Polling periods - Interval

Reference: Number

The number of minutes between polling attempts after sending Single touch payroll data to the ATO. This field should be set to a minimum of 5 to comply with ATO regulations

Security Protocol

Reference: Text 10

The security protocol used by the selected STP transport provider

Base API URL

Reference: Memo

The transport providers API URL used to transmit STP data to the ATO

API Username

Reference: Text (100)

The API username assigned to your Client ID for the selected STP transport provider

API Password

Reference: Text (100)

The API password assigned to your Client ID for the selected STP transport provider

Connection string

Reference: Memo

A connection string comprised of various data access values required by the selected STP transport provider. Individual values must be semi colon delimited. See “Setting up STP ” page for details of the required values for a specific STP transport provider

See Also

- Fields affected by STP
- How does STP work in Accentis Enterprise
- How to setup MessageXchange as the STP Transport Provider
- How to setup Other (FILE) as the Transport Provider
- How to setup Ozedi as the STP Transport Provider
- More information & resources on STP
- SA4422 - STP Dashboard
- Setting up STP
- Single Touch Payroll – Your first Pay Run in Accentis
- Single Touch Payroll (STP)
- Single Touch Payroll FAQs
- STP Finalisation and Lodgment
- STP Phase 2 (STP2)

Last edit 23/12/21