Single Touch Payroll Phase 2: An employer’s guide to what’s changing

Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 is being rolled out and while the mandatory start date is 1 January 2022, the changes are now law and impact how organisations report to comply with legislation in the 2021/22 payroll year.

For Pronto Software customers, there is a STP Phase 2 information page on Pronto Plus with further details about changes and how we can assist. The Australian Government has indicated that the intention of STP Phase 2 is to:

• reduce the reporting burden for employers who need to report information about their employees to multiple government agencies
• improve visibility of payroll data to support the administration of the welfare system

What is changing for employers

STP Phase 2 further streamlines the Australia Taxation Office (ATO) employer reporting requirements for payroll and superannuation, including:

• introduction of reporting by income types
• a new tax treatment framework
• new fields to handle tax file number declarations
• new fields for cessation and child support reporting
• the addition of a financial year for Lump Sum E payments
• separate reporting for salary sacrifice and super salary sacrifice

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Additional resources

It may be helpful to review the following information provided by the ATO.

• www.ato.gov.au/Business/Single-Touch-Payroll/In-detail/Single-Touch-Payroll-Phase-2-employer-reporting-guidelines/
• www.ato.gov.au/uploadedFiles/Content/SPR/downloads/Expanding_STP_factsheet.pdf
• www.ato.gov.au/Business/Single-Touch-Payroll/Expanding-Single-Touch-Payroll-(Phase-2)/
• ATO webinar: https://publish.viostream.com/app/s-dd3mjsg