MYOB BAS W1 including salary sacrifice amount even though ATO pre-fill excludes it

When finalising our monthly BAS I noticed a difference between the MYOB BAS worksheet figure for W1 and the ATO pre-fill amount.

 

For the month, MYOB’s Payroll Activity Summary shows:

• Wages: $81,944.00
• Deductions: $1,000.00
• PAYG withholding/tax: $17,139.00

The $1,000 deduction is a super salary sacrifice amount. In MYOB, the payroll item is set up as:

• Contribution type: Salary sacrifice (deduction)
• ATO reporting category: Salary sacrifice and RESC

MYOB’s BAS worksheet shows W1 as $81,944.00, however the ATO pre-fill was showing W1 as $80,944.00, which appears to be the wages amount less the $1,000 salary sacrifice.

If I tried to override W1 in the ATO portal, I receive a warning that the amount differs from the STP amount already reported.

 

Can someone please confirm whether MYOB’s BAS worksheet should be excluding the salary sacrifice amount from W1? Based on the ATO guidance, I understand W1 should not include amounts subject to salary sacrifice arrangements, so I would expect W1 to be $80,944.00 rather than $81,944.00.

 

Is there something in the payroll category setup that needs to be changed, or is this expected behaviour and the W1 figure needs to be manually adjusted when preparing the BAS?

 

Thank you.