2023 STP finalisation

Hi Huonacc,

The error message "You can only enter pays for the current or previous financial year" pops up because MYOB limits pay entries to the current or previous financial year. 

One way around this is to manually lodge forms for the 2023 financial year and submit them to the ATO, as you mentioned.

Feel free to get in touch if you need more help.

Cheers,

Princess

Thanks Princess.

Cheers

Hi Huonacc,

You're welcome! If you need help again in the future, feel free to start a new post.

Cheers,

Princess

HI I am in nz and getting this message You can only enter pays for current or previous financial years.  I only use myob for payroll.  the financial year is 1/1/26 - 31/12/26 (2026) and I am trying to do a pay run period ended 5/4/26.  Why is this error coming up

Hi allen3, 

That error usually means your software thinks the pay is in the next payroll year, and it’ll only let you process pays in the current or previous year.

Quick check first: make sure the current year in Business settings > Financial year matches the dates you’re using.

If that’s all good, they can either change the Date of payment back into the current year (e.g., 31/03/2026) or wait until the new payroll year is available, then run the pay with the April date.

If those steps don't fix the error message, I recommend reaching out to our support team by creating a ticket on the My Account page or connecting with our live chat team through MOCA, our virtual assistant. 

Cheers,

Genreve