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Yurina's avatar
5 months ago

Flat tax on allowance sitting under deduction

Hi all, 

 

I have set up a flat tax deduction on allowance as per below instruction. What ATO category should I link to? I am trying to finalize the STP however the tax sitting as deduction rather than PAYG.

 

Tried calling ATO and MYOB but was not any help. Anyone else have answer to this? 

 

 

  • Hi there Yurina

     

    Usually, if an allowance has a flat rate tax, it's set up as a deduction rather than PAYG. This helps keep things tidy for tax reporting. When finalising STP, you'll want to link this allowance to the appropriate ATO category for deductions. This ensures everything aligns correctly when you're reporting to the ATO. If you need more specific guidance on which ATO category to link it to, I'd recommend checking our link here. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with.

     

    Best regards,

    Doreen

  • Doreen_P's avatar
    Doreen_P
    MYOB Moderator

    Hi there Yurina

     

    Usually, if an allowance has a flat rate tax, it's set up as a deduction rather than PAYG. This helps keep things tidy for tax reporting. When finalising STP, you'll want to link this allowance to the appropriate ATO category for deductions. This ensures everything aligns correctly when you're reporting to the ATO. If you need more specific guidance on which ATO category to link it to, I'd recommend checking our link here. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with.

     

    Best regards,

    Doreen

    • Yurina's avatar
      Yurina

      Hi Doreen, 

       

      Thank you for the reply. 

       

      I have gone through the link I can't see anything for the flat tax deducted as deduction. 

       

      I have tried contacting ATO but no help. Below are the category I can see and I don't think they are what I can select. Should I just process the adjustment to add the tax deducted from the flat tax deduction to show under tax on the payroll run? 

       

      Not reportable

      to be assigned

      Deduction- Union/Prof association fees

      Deduction- Workplace giving

      ETP tax holding

      Salary Sacrifice