Released 17 June 2024

 

NEW!

⭐️ Dashboard

• Added 2024 Federal Budget Payroll Changes in Announcements. (20240617)

⭐️ Payees

• When adding a new Payee on or after 1 July 2024, the Employer SG is set to 11.50%. (20240530)
• Changed the amount in the Employer SG Increase from 1 July Alert (Modal) from 11.00 to 11.50% when the alert is displayed on or after 1 July 2024. (20240530)

⭐️ Pay Day

• Added the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 9 - Medicare Levy Parameters (Half Levy) in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240608)

• Added the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 9 – Single (Half Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240608)
• Added the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 9 – Single (Full Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466)  in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240608)
• Added the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 9 – Member of a Couple (Half Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240610)
• Added the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 9 – Member of a Couple (Full Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240610)
• Added the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 9 – Member of an Illness Separated Couple (Half Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240610)
• Added the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 9 – Member of an Illness Separated Couple (Full Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240610)
• Updated the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 1 - Medicare Levy Parameters in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240610)
• Updated the PAYGW Calculation for Schedule 9 - Medicare Levy Parameters (No Levy) in Process (Step 3 of the Pay Run). (20240608)
• Changed the amount in the Employer SG Increase from 1 July Alert (Modal) from 11.00 to 11.50% when the alert is displayed on or after 1 July 2024. (20240530)

⭐️ Reports

• Added Payee Balances (ATO STP2 Summary) in Main Reports. (20240606)
• Added Payee Balances (Allowances ATO STP2 Summary) in Main Reports. (20240605)
• Added Payee Balances (Deductions and Super ATO STP2 Summary) in Main Reports. (20240605)
• Added Payee Balances (ETP ATO STP2 Summary) in Main Reports. (20240605)
• Added Payee Balances (Fringe Benefits Tax ATO STP2 Summary) in Main Reports. (20240605)
• Added FBT (Deduction) Transactions (Grouped By Payee) in Main and Pay Run Reports. (20240601)

⭐️ Taxation

• Added Schedule 1 - Medicare Levy Parameters for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240609)
• Added Schedule 9 - Medicare Levy Parameters for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240609)
• Added Schedule 9 – Single (Half Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Added Schedule 9 – Single (Full Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Added Schedule 9 – Member of a Couple (Half Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Added Schedule 9 – Member of a Couple (Full Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Added Schedule 9 – Member of an Illness Separated Couple (Half Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Added Schedule 9 – Member of an Illness Separated Couple (Full Medicare Levy Exemption) (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Updated Schedule 1 - Tax Scale 1 (NAT 1004) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 1 - Tax Scale 2 (NAT 1004) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 1 - Tax Scale 2, TFN 333-333-333 (NAT 1004) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 1 - Tax Scale 3 (NAT 1004) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 1 - Tax Scale 4 (NAT 1004) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 1 - Tax Scale 5 (NAT 1004) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 1 - Tax Scale 6 (NAT 1004) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 2 – Tax table for individuals employed in the horticultural or shearing industry (NAT 1013) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Updated Schedule 8 - No tax-free threshold claimed (NAT 3539) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 8 - Tax-free threshold claimed or foreign resident (NAT 3539) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Schedule 9 – Single (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Updated Schedule 9 – Member of a Couple (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Updated Schedule 9 – Member of an Illness Separated Couple (NAT 4466) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240603)
• Updated Schedule 15 - Working Holiday Maker (NAT 75331) for payments on or after 1 July 2024. (20240601)
• Updated Maximum Superannuation Contribution Base for payments on or after 1 July 2024.
• Updated Schedules 1 & 9 - Medicare Levy Parameters (effective until 30/06/2024. (20240609)

⭐️ STP EOFY Manager

• Added Partial to Status in Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Manager).
• Added STP Status in Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Manager). (20240610)
• Added Advanced Filters and Search in Payees (Step 2 of STP EOFY Manager). (20240609)

Improvements

⚙️ Reports

• Updated the Payee Balances Report formatting in Main Reports to limit the number of pages per Payee. (20240613)
• Removed Method B (ii) Gross and Method B (ii) PAYGW from the Payee Balances Report formatting in Main Reports, as these amounts are not STP Reported. (20240613)
• Added for FYE 30 June 2XXX next to the YTD Balances Label in the Payee Balances Report formatting in Main Reports. (20240613)
• Added for FYE 30 June 2XXX next to the Opening Balances Label in the Payee Balances Report formatting in Main Reports. (20240613)
• Added for FYE 31 March 2XXX next to the YTD Balances Label in the Payee Balances Report formatting in Main Reports. (20240613)
• Added for FYE 31 March 2XXX next to the Opening Balances Label in the Payee Balances Report formatting in Main Reports. (20240613)
• Changed the Report Period options for the Payee Balances Report formatting in Main Reports. (20240613)

⚙️ STP EOFY Manager

• Changed the Sidebar Navigation Menu for EOFY from STP EOFY Management to STP EOFY Manager. (20240528)
• Updated the Navigation Bar in STP EOFY Manager to confirm Financial Year is Step 1. (20240527)
• Updated the Navigation Bar in STP EOFY Manager to confirm Payees is Step 2. (20240527)
• Updated the Navigation Bar in STP EOFY Manager to confirm Notify ATO is Step 3. (20240527)
• When Actions > Finalise is selected in Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Manager), only Payees who have not been previously finalised can be finalised. (20240610)
• When Actions > Amend is selected in Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Manager), only Payees previously finalised can be unfinalised. (20240610)
• When Actions > Unfinalise is selected in Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Manager), only Payees previously finalised can be unfinalised. (20240610)

Issues Resolved

🐞 Reports

• The YTD Label was displayed in Taxation despite YTD balances being hidden from the Pay Advice Slip in Main and Pay Run Reports. (20240603)
• The Payee Balances Report in Main Reports was not displaying the FBT Totals for FYE 31 March 2024. (20240605)

🐞 View STP Submissions

• The Pay Period ID was not being displayed for Update Events. (20240611)

🐞 Send STP Update

• Corrected the MessageTimestampGenerationDt when an Update Event is created. (20240610)

🐞 STP EOFY Manager

• The Navigation Bar is disabled when Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Management) is selected after previously choosing an Action and navigating to either Payees (Step 2 of STP EOFY Management) or Notify ATO (Step 3 of STP EOFY Management). (20240527)
• The Unposted Pay Run/s Alert (Modal) did not display as expected when Finalise was chosen from the Actions Drop Down in Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Management). (20240528)
• Sorting by Financial Year Ending did not function as expected in Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Management). (20240528)
• Financial Year Ending 30 June 2025 was not included in Financial Year (Step 1 of STP EOFY Management) immediately after sending your first STP Submission. (20240528)
• Notify ATO (Step 3 of STP EOFY Manager) did not allow multiple submissions for the same Financial Year. (20240611)
• Notify ATO (Step 3 of STP EOFY Manager) was disabled despite the STP Submission being unsuccessfully submitted. (20240613)
• Notify ATO (Step 3 of STP EOFY Manager) was disabled in FYE 30/06/2024 if the EOFY Submission for FYE 30/06/2023 was sent from 1/0/72023 to 30/06/2024. (20240613)
• Corrected how the Submission ID is generated for a circumstance when an Amended EOFY Submission is sent to the ATO. (20240611)
• Corrected how the Submission ID is generated for multiple Update Events created on the same day. (20240611)
• Corrected how the Submission ID is generated when multiple EOFY Events created on the same day. (20240611)
• Corrected the MessageTimestampGenerationDt when an Update Event is created. (20240610)

🐞 Taxation

• The OK button was not functioning as expected when Viewing a Taxation Schedules in Taxation. (20240603)