Single Touch Payroll¶

Single Touch Payroll (STP) is how you report the wages, tax and super you pay your employees to the ATO. This module explains how it works — the reports you send, what they carry, and the terms you'll see along the way — in plain English.

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

Lessons¶

1. What is Single Touch Payroll (STP)?
2. STP Phase 2 explained
3. What is a pay event?
4. What is an update event?
5. What is an adjustment event?
6. What is a finalisation event?
7. What payer details are reported?
8. What payee details are reported?
9. The key identifiers in STP
10. What are employment conditions in STP?
11. What are the payroll period details?
12. STP income types
13. STP country codes
14. Payment types (disaggregation of gross)
15. Other STP reporting components
16. Employer declarations and authorisations

Start with lesson 1