Thank you very much for your reply.
I still have that warning coming up when I process the final pay. See attached photo.
I am going to process this final pay and I wil add the termination date at the end to clear the negative projected balance of -121.28. Do you think it will work?
Will the system let me go ahead with the final pay leaving the long service leave in a negative balance?
Thank you,
Paula
Hi Paula3
If you're getting that warning message in error it's a display issue only and the pay will record correctly. This means that the Long service leave balance will reduce to zero, not -121.28, when you record the pay.
I'd recommend checking that Long service leave entitlement payroll category has the Unused long service leave wage category selected in Linked Wages Category. Then process the termination pay, allocating the long service hours to the Unused long service leave wage category. Record the pay but don't declare it, click on Cancel in the STP declaration window. The pay won't be sent to the ATO so you can delete it and reprocess if the entitlement balance doesn't reduce to zero or there's any other errors with the pay.
If everything is correct you can then send the STP report in the Payroll reporting centre>>Reports tab.
If the entitlement balance is negative after recording the pay get a screenshot of the pay transaction and the entitlement balance before deleting the pay and send me those screenshots.
