Extra Tax out for Employee and STP Implications

[Fishcounter]

Hello,

One of our employees has two jobs so would like to pay extra tax in her job with us to avoid a huge tax bill at the end of the year.

Is this possible whilst remaining compliant with STP?

[Emily_B · Accepted solution]

Hello @Fishcounter 

As far as the software goes, it is possible to deduct an additional amount of PAYG from an employee's pay, and you can do this by entering the additional amount in the employee's card.

1. Open the Card File and edit the employee's card.
2. Select the Payroll Details tab.
3. Select the Taxes tab.
4. Enter the extra PAYG deduction amount in the Extra Tax field.

The calculated PAYG Withholding amount will be increased by the amount you input and will be reported to the ATO via STP. Please see this Help Article on taxes in AccountRight for full information.

That said, as to your query on the reason behind doing the above, I would recommend double checking with the ATO as far as STP and tax compliancies across multiple jobs. 

[Fishcounter]

Thanks Emily will do.