STP finalisation for part year

Hi jesscccc ,

Sounds like you were in the steps of setting up STP. You only need to transfer the previous BMS ID if you reported STP via another software in the current financial year. You would need to notify the ATO after completing all the steps. For more information, please check Connect to the ATO for Single Touch Payroll reporting.

However, if you did not submit any STP or there was no accepted STP report in the last financial year, your finalisation may be rejected. You can check a list of rejected ATO error codes in Fix rejected reports in Single Touch Payroll.

Cheers,

Mitch

Hi Mitch, 

We are not in step of setting up STP. 

Anyway, I have contacted the ATO to find out the answer. STP connection does not stop unless you have asked the ATO to stop/remove. This means that you can have multiple BMS ID connected to one single entity at the same time. 

Therefore, you can send your STP finalisation from different software in the same year (if the YTD was not brought over). All you should ensure is that your old software BMS ID is still connected. You can call the ATO (or get your accountant to call) to find out if unsure. 

In my situation above, all I have done is to finalise STP in MYOB as normal (no need to tick change of software etc.). Employees will have 2 lines on their income statement (1 total for MYOB and 1 total for EH). 

Link below provide more details, also options when you transfer payroll solutions. 

https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/hiring-and-paying-your-workers/single-touch-payroll/in-detail/single-touch-payroll-phase-2-employer-reporting-guidelines/changing-your-payroll-solution-or-employees-payroll-ids