Payroll disaggregated figures are different

Hi HoneySandra,

Good question! The EOFY/YTD view can look a bit different at first. What you’re seeing usually comes down to how the leave pay items are mapped to the ATO reporting categories. So if some employees’ leave is showing separately and others have it included in Gross, the first thing to check is whether those leave wage items have been assigned to different ATO reporting categories. From there, compare the individual summary report from the three dots menu with the YTD verification report. For more info, check out this link.

If you do make any changes to the reporting categories, just make sure you send an update event afterwards so the STP YTD figures refresh.

Cheers,

Princess

I have two employees verification report that does not agree with the payroll 12months report. 1 is $40k less there is no reason i can see for this. Does anyone have the same issue

regards

Jay9star

Hi Jay9star,

That is a pretty chunky mismatch, so definitely worth narrowing down step by step. A good first check is the Payroll Register and Payroll Activity reports. If those two match, and the only one out of step is the YTD Verification Report, try sending an update event first. You can check this link for more info about how to fix reports mismatch.

Another handy one to compare is the Payroll Summary Report. If the YTD Verification Report doesn’t match the Payroll Summary Report, that can be because only wages reported as Gross Payments will show in the YTD Verification Report. You can head to the EOFY Finalisation tab and click the three dots against the employee’s name. That opens the Individual Summary Payments, which shows the breakdown of other pay items that aren’t reported as Gross Payments. If you add those to the Gross YTD in the Verification Report, everything should line up much more nicely.

Cheers,

Doreen

Hi Princess,

The Leave categories are the same for everyone when it comes to the assigned ATO Reporting Category. They are all put under "Other paid Leave". They are mostly holiday leave, and some have it disaggregated to the Gross figure and others not. I did have to do a reversal for someone who was on holiday leave but need to change it to lsl so there was a pay reversal. My Register and Payroll activity reports all match. The breakdowns are correct but then the summary page (where there are the 3 dots near everyone's name) is different. Does it really matter???? I need to know exactly what to do to fix this and if it doesn't matter I won't waste any more time on this.

Hi HoneySandra,

Thanks for following up. If the leave categories are all using the same ATO reporting category, your Payroll Register and Payroll Activity reports are matching, and the breakdowns all look right, that’s usually a pretty good sign that the payroll figures themselves are okay. If you haven’t already, I’d suggest sending an update event first, just to make sure the latest payroll details have pushed through properly. After that, check your Payroll Activity, Payroll Register, and EOFY YTD Verification reports. If those all match, there may not be anything else you need to fix.

If you’d like to be completely sure, though, it’d be best to have our support team take a closer look at the pay item setup and those payroll reports side by side, as it’s hard to confirm the exact cause without seeing them on screen. You can reach them through any of the support options available on our website.

Cheers,

Princess