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TGC1
Contributing User
5 years ago
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Update Release AccountRight 2020.2 Removal of Prepare Payment Summaries

HELP! The upcoming release of AccountRight 2020.2 has a major flaw in it. Information on your website says the following: "And finally, because STP finalisation has replaced the need to prepare pay...
  • Steven_M's avatar
    Steven_M
    5 years ago

    Hi TGC1 

     

    The Prepare Payment Summaries function will be removed for files that do have Payroll Reporting (STP) enabled. Clients that have not enabled Payroll Reporting will still have access to that Prepare Payment Summaries within AccountRight 2020.2.

     

    As I do know that this may be of great concern to some users, as such I've added a screenshot showing a pre-release build of 2020.2 showing that option still being available.

     

Steven_M's avatar
Steven_M
Former Staff
5 years ago

Hi TGC1 

 

The Prepare Payment Summaries function will be removed for files that do have Payroll Reporting (STP) enabled. Clients that have not enabled Payroll Reporting will still have access to that Prepare Payment Summaries within AccountRight 2020.2.

 

As I do know that this may be of great concern to some users, as such I've added a screenshot showing a pre-release build of 2020.2 showing that option still being available.

 

  • Michelle_MC's avatar
    Michelle_MC
    User
    4 years ago

    Could you replace the option to raise PAYG Certificates to those that are STP Reporting please?    I have clients working in the trades who still request me to sent PAYG Certs to their staff without them having to use MYGOV

    • Steven_M's avatar
      Steven_M
      Former Staff
      4 years ago

      Hi Everyone


      Thank you for your comments on this topic.


      For clients that have enabled Payroll Reporting would have the Payment Summaries option removed in AccountRight 2020.2. They may not be using that process to report their pays but have enabled the functionality within the company file. 

       

      For those clients that do need to produce their payments summaries, this can currently be completed in AccountRight 2020.2 through the Command Centre Menu>>Payroll>>Prepare Payment Summary. Note: This will can be produced for the current payroll year. If you have completed your first pays in the new payroll year you would need to restore a backup prior to entering that first pay to produce the necessary payment summaries for last year.

       

       

      PLEASE NOTE: The Prepare Payment Summaries option in the Command Centre Menu may be removed in the future.

  • gavin12345's avatar
    gavin12345
    Ultimate User
    5 years ago

    Hi Steven_M 

     

    In case users do not find this post, perhaps the release or preview notes could be updated to make this clear.

     

    Regards

    Gavin

  • HK01's avatar
    HK01
    Contributing Cover User
    4 years ago

    We didn't move over to STP until September 2019.

    I have former staff members that finished prior to this and I cannot run their payment summaries now as they are not under the STP reporting.

     

    The Prepare Payment Summaries function needs to be available for everyone, not just those who have not activated it.

     

    How do I run the payment summary for these former employees? 

    • Neil_M's avatar
      Neil_M
      Former Staff
      4 years ago

      Hi HK01 

       

      As noted on our help article Processing a final pay, we do recommend preparing the payment summary at the time of termination.

       

      If you have a backup of the file from before you upgraded to 2020.2, then you could restore it locally into that version and prepare the payment summary. This would allow you to prepare the physical payment summary.

       

      Alternatively you could remove the termination date on the terminated employee and record a zero dollar pay for that employee. This will allow you to report that employee through STP, so that you can then finalise them through STP. This will allow the employee to access their information through their MyGov account

      • HK01's avatar
        HK01
        Contributing Cover User
        4 years ago

        Hi Neil,

        I will try the zero pay.

         

        These employees are casual, they come and go all year and you never know when they are coming back so I guess they don't really have a termination date.

         

        Going forward this won't be an issue, but for the move to STP, all non terminated employees should have been picked up, not just those with pays being processed after the move. I will now have to go do the zero pay for multiple others too.

         

        Thanks

  • RobM1's avatar
    RobM1
    User
    4 years ago

    Businesses in Australia that have set up for STP reporting are also able to prepare and lodge PSAR (payment summaries) to its 'closely held' (ie associated) employees.

    I have a situation where STP reporting is active for all arms' length employees, but the directors of the business still wish to use the PSAR reporting for themselves.

    The directors are not required to go onto STP yet until 1/7/2021.

    MYOB really should allow the option to use "Prepare Payment Summaries" in any case.

    The current MYOB set-up will force "closely held" employees to come within STP earlier than they may need to (or want to).

    See link to ATO website: https://www.ato.gov.au/business/single-touch-payroll/concessional-reporting/closely-held-payees/

  • KF_01's avatar
    KF_01
    User
    4 years ago

    We don't report through STP and we have the latest MYOB 2020.2.2 There is no print payment summary option? 

  • DThorn's avatar
    DThorn
    Experienced Cover User
    4 years ago

    In Release 2020.2.23.9038, this funtion is not available in the Payroll Centre.

     

    However it is still available in the drop down menu.

     

    Thing is, once EOY payroll is finalised in the Payroll Reporting Centre, preparing PAYG Summaries rolls over to the next payroll year.

     

    So, this begs the question of - why was this done?

     

    Further - how does one now prepare PAYG Summaries for the just completed payroll year?

  • vse1's avatar
    vse1
    User
    4 years ago

    What if half of the payroll is in STP and the other half is in old method, how do I finalise payment summaries for 2019/2020...

     

    Also, I've stupidly run july 2020 pay run without finialising payment summaries and so when I get into Prepare Payment Summaries, I get current 2020/2021 figures...

     

    Thanks

    jen

    • Bookie2093's avatar
      Bookie2093
      Partner
      4 years ago

      I'm in the same boat ... completed the first pay run .. only small, will try to reverse it.  See if I can access.  I have no backup.

      • vse1's avatar
        vse1
        User
        4 years ago

        Did it work?

  • TOHC's avatar
    TOHC
    Contributing User
    4 years ago

    Hi

     

    I can't find summaries report to print out and hand to staffs, this new update have remove and the EOFY finalisation cannot amend, MYOB finalisation is incorrect,  How can I update correct amount for staffs?

    Steven_M wrote:

    Hi TGC1 

     

    The Prepare Payment Summaries function will be removed for files that do have Payroll Reporting (STP) enabled. Clients that have not enabled Payroll Reporting will still have access to that Prepare Payment Summaries within AccountRight 2020.2.

     

    As I do know that this may be of great concern to some users, as such I've added a screenshot showing a pre-release build of 2020.2 showing that option still being available.

     

     

    • Steven_M's avatar
      Steven_M
      Former Staff
      4 years ago

      Hi TOHC 

       

      If you have reported through Payroll Reporting you can print a Summary of Payments for an employee via the Payroll Reporting Centre>>EOFY Finalistation>>Selecting desired year>>Ellipses for the required employee>>Download report (PDF). 

       

      If you have used payment summaries you can go the Command Centre menu (top of the screen)>>Payroll>>Prepare Payment Summaries to generate your payments summaries. Note: you can only produce payment summaries for the current payroll year. If you have entered your pays in the new payroll year you would be looking at restoring a backup prior to entering that information to produce those payment summaries.

      • TOHC's avatar
        TOHC
        Contributing User
        4 years ago

        Hi

        Can you give correct guide please?

         

        My EOYF is not same as my 30 June in MYOB.  I have updated the software and now, I can't print or email summary report to staffs. You guys removed the pay summaries which I cannot printout and give to staffs.  I did what you say restore the back up file and still not showing the pay summaries report tab.

         

        This is cause so much problem here.  When you write program why not leave it for at least 1 month after 30/06/20 pay summaries tab there, so business can have it print or email.  or why not have a pay event update in the report that way we can update correct amount.  The finalisation report is less then the actual in MYOB.  Can you get back to me ASAP on this otherwise I cannot print summaries report.