JobKeeper Extension Step 4 - Notify ATO of each Employees Payment Tier – Support - Easy Payslip

This information is provided for Employers and business owners. The JobKeeper Extension payment is open to eligible employers so they can continue to pay their employees from 28 September 2020 following the completion of the original 6 month period of JobKeeper (30/03/2020 - 27/09/2020).

Pre-reading

In the first instance you should refer to the ATO website for up to date information surrounding the JobKeeper Extension

https://www.ato.gov.au/General/JobKeeper-Payment/

If you have not done so already, we also suggest that you read these JobKeeper Extension User Guides prior to processing any JobKeeper entries in Easy Payslip:

Step 4: Notify ATO of all your JobKeeper Employee(s) Payment Tier(s)

Given that the ATO has separated employees into 2 categories for JobKeeper Extension Payments, the ATO needs you to inform them of which Tier you will be paying each of your JobKeeper employees.

Tier 1 applies for:

- Eligible employees who worked for 80 hours or more in the four weeks of pay periods before either 1 March 2020 or 1 July 2020, and
- Eligible business participants who were actively engaged in the business for 80 hours or more in February 2020.

Tier 2 rate applies for other eligible employees and business participants who do not satisfy the eligibility requirements for Tier 1.

This process is outlined below:

Mobile Device Website

When using a Mobile Device you need to do the following:

A) - Create a Payslip with a Manual Entry Taxable Allowance with the specific Description to notify the ATO of the Employees JobKeeper Extension Tier

1) Tap 'Payroll' and enter the Start, End & Payment Dates, Payment Type, select Employee(s) and click [Process Payroll] button

NOTE: The unique combination of payroll start, end and payment dates can only be used on one payslip. So you will not be able to use the exact same dates as a previous payslip, and you won't be able to use the dates entered here, on a subsequent payslip.

Note: If you are doing a separate payslip specifically for this, you will need to zero out both the 'base hours', and the 'base hourly rate'.

2) Scroll down to tap the 'Taxable Allowance' option

3) Tap the 'Taxable allowances type' box

4) Select the 'Manual Entry' option from the list

5) You then need to enter the Description based on the JobKeeper Tier this employee will be paid under.

NOTE: The 'Description' must be entered exactly as either: JK-TIER1 or JK-TIER2 based on your decision at the time of commencing the JobKeeper Extension payments for each employee.

Any deviations from this exact description, may significantly delay or prevent reimbursement.

The quantity of 1 and the value of $0.01 should also be entered exactly.

a) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 1, enter the following details

b) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 2, enter the following details

When you have completed these entries correctly, then touch the [Add] button.

6) This will then show in the Taxable Allowances Screen. Tap the return arrow in the top left of the screen to return to the Payslip processing screen

a) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 1, the following details should be displayed

b) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 2, the following details should be displayed

8) You will then see that the Taxable Allowances have a Total of $0.01 from the entry made above.

You then need to tap the [Preview Payslip] button

9) This will display the Payslip, where you will see that the Taxable Allowance is included

a) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 1, the following details should be displayed

b) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 2, the following details should be displayed

10) You then need to tap the [Save & Send Payslip] button

C) - You now need to lodge the STP file to send the 'Notification of Payment Tier' to the ATO

1) After tapping the [Save & Send Payslip] button in the screen above, you will be directed to the following STP Screen, where you will need to tap the relevant Pay run button as shown below:

2) You then need to tap the [Process Single Touch Payroll (STP)] button

3) You then need to scroll down to the Signature Field and tap the field

4) You then need to enter your name in the Signature field and tap the [Lodge Single Touch Payroll (STP)] button

5) You will have lodged the STP file at this point.

6) The system will take you to the STP - Completed screen where the status of the file you have just lodged will be displayed initially as 'Pending ATO Response'

7) When the ATO systems have been updated this STP file will then move to 'Completed'

When using the Website you need to do the following:

A) - Create a Payslip with a Manual Entry Taxable Allowance with the specific Description to notify the ATO of the Employees JobKeeper Extension Tier

1) Click 'Payroll' and enter the Start, End & Payment Dates, Payment Type, select Employee(s) and click [Process Payroll] button

Note: If you are doing a separate payslip specifically for this, you will need to zero out both the 'base hours', and the 'base hourly rate'.

2) Scroll down to click the 'Taxable Allowance' option and click the [+ Add taxable allowances] button

3) Select the 'Taxable allowances type' box

4) Select the 'Manual Entry' option from the list

5) You then need to enter the Description based on the JobKeeper Tier this employee will be paid under.

NOTE: The 'Description' must be entered exactly as either: JK-TIER1 or JK-TIER2 based on your decision at the time of commencing the JobKeeper Extension payments for each employee.

Any deviations from this exact description, may significantly delay or prevent reimbursement.

The quantity of 1 and the value of $0.01 should also be entered exactly.

a) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 1, enter the following details

b) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 2, enter the following details

When you have completed these entries correctly, then click the [Add] button.

6) You will then see that the Taxable Allowances have a Total of $0.01 from the entry made above. You will need to Scroll down to click the [Preview Payslip] button

7) This will display the Payslip, where you will see that the Taxable Allowance is included

a) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 1, the following details should be displayed

b) For your Employees that you are going to pay in Tier 2, the following details should be displayed

8) You then need to click the [Save & Send Payslip] button

C) - You now need to lodge the STP file to send the 'Notification of Payment Tier' to the ATO

1) After clicking the [Save & Send Payslip] button in the screen above, you will be directed to the following STP Screen, where you will need to click the relevant Payrun button as shown below:

2) You then need to touch the [Lodge STP File with ATO] button

3) You then need to scroll down to the Signature Field and click in the field

4) You then need to enter your name in the Signature field and tap the [Lodge Single Touch Payroll (STP)] button

5) You will have lodged the STP file at this point and will need to click the [Ok] button

6) The system will take you to the STP - Completed screen where the status of the file you have just lodged will be displayed initially as 'Pending ATO Response'

7) When the ATO systems have been updated this STP file will then move to 'Completed'

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