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Gina4m
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2 years ago
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Assigning a specific category in STP2 for cents/km allowance paid in payroll

I have a c/km allowance that has been paid and taxed through payroll.  When assigning a categoy in STP2, I am receiving error messages from ATO when i try to send the payroll through to Payroll Repor...
  • Tracey_H's avatar
    Tracey_H
    2 years ago

    Hi Gina4m 

     

    Any errors that relate to "xxxx must be left blank" are generally caused by an incorrect Income Type selected in the employee card. You can check if the error has been resolved before the next pay run by processing a $0 pay for those employees, wait until that report has been sent and then check the Status. 

     

    If you continue to get errors please let me know.

     

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Tracey_H
Former Staff
2 years ago

Hi Gina4m 

 

Thanks for your post. Both of those errors indicate the issue is the Income type selected in the employee card>>Payroll details tab>>Taxes>>Income type. The ATO don't allow some payment types for specific Income types, for example, if Labour hire is selected as the Income type, the ATO don't allow payments of overtime and leave for Labour hire. You will need to confirm the correct Income type is selected.

 

Please let me know how you go.

 

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  • Gina4m's avatar
    Gina4m
    User
    2 years ago

    Thank you Tracey,

    I have made the changes you suggested, but I have no idea if the ATO will accept them in STP2, and cannot find out until I send through the next payrun.

    I will let you know next week if this has worked.

    It is not a question of overtime or “paid leave must be left blank”, as neither of the two with errors have those. It’s the “allowances items must be left blank” that causes the problem I think.

    Gina

    • Tracey_H's avatar
      Tracey_H
      Former Staff
      2 years ago

      Hi Gina4m 

       

      Any errors that relate to "xxxx must be left blank" are generally caused by an incorrect Income Type selected in the employee card. You can check if the error has been resolved before the next pay run by processing a $0 pay for those employees, wait until that report has been sent and then check the Status. 

       

      If you continue to get errors please let me know.

       

      If my response has answered your enquiry please click "Accept as Solution" to assist other users find this information.

      • Gina4m's avatar
        Gina4m
        User
        2 years ago

        Hi Tracey H

         

        The zero payroll had come back accepted, so your instructions did the trick.

        Thank you for your assistance.

        Gina4m