Hi RPD,
Thanks for the question.
According to the ATO website information about completing the 2019 return, item 1 Salary or Wages 2019, the Parental Leave pay, and Dad-and-partner pay should be entered at item 1.
For each "income statement" you ned to provide:
- The payer's Australian Business Number (ABN) or witholding payer number
- The 'Total Australian Tax Widhelp' amounts under Tax Withheld
- The gross payment amount under Income
The reason that MYOB software requires you to provide an ABN for items at Item 1, is because this is part of the requirement set by the ATO for electronic lodgement.
If you beleive that you should be able to submit values at this field and label without providing an ABN, then you will need to submit the return on paper.
So, there is no need for me to be chaining our developers to their desks for this one :smileyhappy:. It's been this way for many years - because that is what the ATO require.