Hi Vicki_Martin
You wrote 'It isn't deducting salary sacrifice from Gross Wages. '
It's not meant to. In Phase 2 the Gross Amount is required to be the pre - salary sacrifice gross - check the ATO website if in doubt.
The MYOB reports can be misleading at it will show the pre salary sacrifice gross amount and the salary sacrifice amount as positive numbers. Check the MyGov portal to see what is showing there - the ATO will change the salary sacrifice to a negative. It should be as per image below.
Regards
Gavin
Thank you gavin12345 I appreciate the reply & helpful information. For some reason, I couldn't access the file you provided.
When I go into mygov to look at my STP submissions, there isn't any evidence of the salary sacrifice amounts so I don't understand how I know if it is interfacing properly. It only gives me Gross Wages & PAYG. The PAYG will appear wrong if it is based on Gross Wages rather than Gross wages net of salary sacrifice.
Is there somewhere in mygov to see the whole Financial Year STP reporting rather than just each "pay event"?
Hi Vicki_Martin
You need to access your MyGov account and an employee, not the employer. You are likely accessing the ATO's online services for business via your MyGov account, or perhaps your MyGovID.
With MYOB's STP, there is nowhere to see what was actually sent to the ATO, other than the limited information in the Payroll Reporting Centre. They take the 'trust us' to get it right approach. Most other STP providers show the employer the details of every report lodged, and most show this BEFORE you lodge, so you can readily detect and address any errors or mapping issues.
The ATO's Online Services for Business (replacement for Business Portal) simply lists your reports as an acknowledgement of receipt and processing. These show just Gross and PAYG. The Gross shown here should be net of any salary sacrifice.
If you (or one of the employees) access your Income Statement via MyGov, you will see what has been reported for you. If the image above does not display, what is there is an extract from an employee's Income Statement. This shows Gross Amount $24605, Overtime $1264.52, Bonuses $5000, Leave Other $6633.75 and Salary Sacrifice amount -$4600, then Total Gross Amount = $32903.27
Regards
Gavin
Thanks so much for all your help. I did what you suggested and can now see that Salary sacrifice is correct & understand what is going on.
Would you also be able to advise on Car allowance as this is now causing issues. From what I understand, cents per km paid to staff is non-taxable. However in the current STP submitted balances, this allowance is being included in Gross Taxable Income and as far as I can tell, this will then be taxed. Do you have any suggestions on this? Until I am clear this is being dealt with correctly, I am unable to finalise STP2 FY22 balances. Unfortunately the employee whose mygov I used doesn't have this allowance paid so I can't see what is happening from that side of things.
Hi Vicki_Martin
With Phase 1, many allowances were 'not deductible' and so were included in Gross Amount. With Phase 2 all allowances must be reported separately, whether they are deductible or not.
Phase 2 has a specific Allowance CD (Cents per KM) - if these were not taxable, they would also not be reportable, yet this allowance type is there. Clearly some Cents Per KM allowances are reportable, perhaps it depends on the rate. With travel allowances and Meal allowances, the ATO sets an approved rate. Travel Allowances and Meal allowances below that rate are not reportable and not included in the employee's tax return. However if the rate is exceeded, then the allowance becomes reportable.
Allowances can be tricky and I would suggest you check with your tax adviser. Reimbursements are not taxable, however a cents per km allowance generally is included in the employee's tax return. The employee then gets to claim a deduction against it, either in full, or based on their own records.
With allowances, there are several issues - is it taxable? it is reportable? do you need to withhold PAYG? As circumstances differ so does the tax treatment - this is why advise from your tax adviser is best.
A reportable Cents per km allowance would not be included in the Gross Amount, but would appear separately on the Income Statement.
Regards
Gavin
