STP reporting changes from July

Changes to STP reporting from 1 July 2021

Employers should have already been reporting through Single Touch Payroll (‘STP’) unless they only have closely held payees, or they are covered by a deferral or exemption.

From 1 July 2021, there have been changes to STP reporting for small employers with closely held payees and quarterly reporting for micro employers.

More specifically, for employers with closely held payees, employers must now report amounts paid to their closely held payees through STP.

They can choose to report such payments via one of three methods, being:

  • actual payments each payday;
  • actual payments quarterly; or
  • a reasonable estimate quarterly.

For micro employers reporting quarterly, the STP quarterly reporting concession is only available to micro employers who meet certain eligibility requirements (which now include the need for exceptional circumstances to exist).

Running your own business is time-consuming and who wants to spend their evenings entering sales data, doing payroll, matching invoices to payments and generally doing the financial admin for your business.

Speak to Omnis Group; we can offer you affordable, reliable bookkeeping services that not only ensure your financial data is up-to-date but also that it’s correctly coded saving you money on your end of year financial returns.  Contact us today for a no-obligation quote.

Justin Flavel

Managing Director

Justin’s experience spans across 20 years in accounting, financial analysis and general business practice.

Although born and bred on the land, Justin’s interest was more in spreadsheets, ledgers, and finance which led him to attend university. In 1992, Justin graduated with a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting and Finance. As well as qualifying as a CPA member and becoming a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia, he began gaining practical experience in small and mid-tier accounting practices.

During the late 90s, Justin decided to expand his horizons and travel through Europe. It was during this time that he seized the opportunity to expand his knowledge on the workings of large organisations by taking on roles in multinational corporations.

Today, Justin’s passion is in facilitating businesses to grow and evolve. His focus is on acting in the role of business mentor to help clients develop the full potential of their businesses. He joins clients on their unique journey, and provides the tools and knowledge they need along the way to make the right decisions.

Justin’s aim for his clients parallels his own philosophy and personal journey—focusing on his own career growth and business success while maintaining balance in his life with his wife and three daughters.

Omnis Group Managing Director - Justin Flavel