STP Phase 2 Payroll category - Time in Lieu

Hi Anewbee 

Thanks for your post. The Time in lieu - Earned payroll category accrues the hours owed to the employee. As the employee is not being paid for the accrued hours no dollar value is recorded. The Time in lieu - Taken payroll category is used when the employee takes time in lieu. As they are being paid for those time in lieu hours a dollar value is recorded.

We're not able to advise on the ATO reporting category to assign to payroll categories. You do need to follow the ATO guidelines for this: Reporting the amounts you have paid. If you're not sure about an ATO reporting category we do recommend checking with the ATO or your accountant.

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