STP & Activity Statements¶

Because you report every pay through Single Touch Payroll (STP), the ATO already knows your wages and the tax you withheld — so it pre-fills the W1 and W2 labels on your Activity Statement. That saves work, but it also raises a common question: "why doesn't the pre-filled figure match my payroll?" This module answers that, with plenty of real-world examples.

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

Lessons¶

1. How STP and your Activity Statement connect
2. PAYG withholding pre-fill
3. The W1 and W2 labels
4. Reviewing the pre-filled amounts
5. Correcting pre-filled PAYG withholding
6. Using more than one payroll system
7. Late STP reports
8. When a payroll report is replaced
9. How the ATO processes your statement
10. When to revise an Activity Statement

Start with lesson 1