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Brindly's avatar
Brindly
Experienced User
11 months ago

Payroll Categories - PAYG exempt

Hello

In relation to STP payment reports for employees that are sent ATO from MYOB, one of the payroll categories is the ‘motor vehicle allowance staff’; however the amount for this category is not captured into 'Gross Payments' in the reports, even though the ATO reporting category is selected as ‘Gross Payments’.

 

I exempted the PAYG for ‘motor vehicle allowance staff’ because the tax was calculated separately as a deduction as the tax is not the standard PAYG rates. However, it seems when the PAYG is exempted, the wage category is exempted from ‘gross payments’ as well; not sure if this the case. It's not shoing in the payment summaries. 

 

I suspect this could be because of the tax being exempt for this category. What we need is to report this category to ATO as part of 'Gross Payments' and still not be taxed as other wage categories.

 

Could you please advise how to achieve this?

5 Replies

  • Shella_A's avatar
    Shella_A
    MYOB Moderator
    11 months ago

    Hi Brindly,

     

    Thanks heaps for sending through the screenshot! When a pay item’s set as PAYG exempt in MYOB, it won’t get picked up in payment summaries, even if you’ve got it mapped to “Gross Payments” for the ATO. Bit quirky, but that’s how it works. If you want it to show up in gross payments, it can't be exempt from PAYG.

     

     

    Cheers,

    Shella

  • Brindly's avatar
    Brindly
    Experienced User
    11 months ago

    https://www.myob.com/au/support/myob-business/payroll/wages

  • JJNg's avatar
    JJNg
    Member
    6 days ago

    Hi there, I am experiencing the same issue while finalising Payroll. My personal leave has PAYG exempt and that is why STP Verification Report Gross Payments don't reconcile. Can I please ask how to fix them?

  • Doreen_P's avatar
    Doreen_P
    MYOB Moderator
    5 days ago

    Hi JJNg,

     

    If you’re referring to the leave pay item and it’s set as PAYG exempt, it won’t be reported to the ATO, which is why the figures won’t reconcile the way you expect. If you want the leave pay item to be reported, you’ll need to remove the tax exempt setting first, then send an update event.

     

    Cheers,

    Doreen