Declarer for STP

[LydB64]

I have an offsite contractor (not an employee) who processes our payroll. When registering as a declarer it gives three options 1/ someone working in the business 2/ tax agent 3/ bas agent.

As she is technically neither of these, how does she go about recording pays for STP to the ATO please?

[Jesh_D]

Hi @LydB64 

Thank you for your post.

You would need to add the user (the contractor) to your online company file. If your file isn't online, the user will need an MYOB account. Once added, they will need to sign in to your company file and follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the company file.
2. Go to the Payroll command centre and click Payroll Reporting.

3. Click Payroll Reporting Centre.

   

   If this button says Connect to ATO, the company file hasn't been set up for Single Touch Payroll. See Connect to the ATO for all the details.

4. If prompted, they need to sign in to their MYOB account. The Set up Payroll reporting: Connect to ATO window appears.

   If the Payroll Reporting window is displayed, it means your contractor is signed in to AccountRight as a user who's already added as a declarer.
5. At the Overview step, click Start.

6. Select their role:
   

Please let us know how you get on and if you have any further questions.

[LydB64]

Thankyou for the info. Yes we had taken those steps but as she is a contractor , ie not someone from the business, not a tax agent, not a bas agent , she doesn't fit into any of those 3 selections offered. 

[IanChait · Accepted solution]

Hi @LydB64 

As those are the only options, I suggest you call the ATO to confirm.

You should also check that they are legally allowed to process your payroll.

[LydB64]

Thankyou