What gets reported each pay run?¶

Every time you run a pay, myaccountant sends the ATO a report for that pay. For each employee it includes: the pay for this run, the totals for the year so far (year-to-date), the tax you withheld, and their super. This report is called a Submit.

If you later need to fix a total, or finalise everyone at the end of the year, that goes as an Update. An Update doesn't repeat the pay — it just corrects or confirms the year-to-date figures.

In one line

Each pay run sends a Submit (this pay plus year-to-date); corrections and end-of-year finalisation are sent as an Update.

In more detail¶

For accountants & bookkeepers

A Submit reports period and YTD amounts for payees. An Update reports current-BMS YTD (no period amounts), end-of-year finalisation, and prior-year amendments. A Full File Replacement replaces the most recent pay event where a lodged event needs to be redone.

How myaccountant handles this¶

In the app — myaccountant sends the Submit when you lodge a pay run's STP, and lets you send an Update to correct year-to-date or to finalise at end of year.

→ Do it in the app: How do I lodge STP? · My STP lodgement was rejected

General information only — not tax, super or financial advice.

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