1. Review your Awards/Agreements to determine if a suitable Award/Agreement exists for this Payee. If not, add a new Award or Agreement.
2. If the Payee has returned the Superannuation standard choice form (or another alternative document that contains the same information), review your existing Super Funds in Superannuation Funds to determine if a suitable Super Fund exists. If not, add the relevant Superannuation Fund for the Payee.
3. If the Payee has not returned the relevant document, we recommend they are assigned to your Nominated Default Superannuation Fund until after the Employee has been included in a Submit Event (Posting a Pay Run). After this, the Stapled Superannuation Fund can be obtained from the ATO.
Select Add a Payee.
Start by assigning your own Payee Code and STP Payee ID.
As the Payee has not provided their Tax File Number on the Tax File Number Declaration (NAT 3092), enter 000-000-000 in Tax File Number (TFN) per TFN Exemption Codes Explained.
Enter the Payee's First Name, Other Name and Family Name.
Enter or select the Payee's Birthdate and Gender.
Enter the Payees Address, including Suburb / Town, State, Post Code and Country.
Enter the Payee's Email Address and Phone Number.
Select Taxation and Medicare.
The Tax Treatment and Tax Treatment Code are automatically generated based on the Payees Tax File Number and ATO's requirements.
👉 If required, select Closely Held Payee.
Select the Employment Basis.
Enter or select the Date Signed and Payee Signature present?
Select Employment and Payment.
Select either Award or Agreement, depending on what applies to this Payee.
👉 If Award is selected, select the Modern Award Drop Down Menu to view a list of previously added Awards to choose the most appropriate option.
👉 If Agreement is selected, select the Agreement Name Drop Down Menu to view a list of previously added Agreements to choose the most appropriate option.
Enter the Payee's Job Title, which may differ from the Classification.
Change the Pay Period, if required.
Change the OTE Hours Per Week*, Rate per Hour* or Annual Salary (Excluding SG)* as required.
Enter or select the Payee's Commenced Date.
Navigate to Payment Method and select the appropriate option.
👉 If EFT is selected, select the Dollar or Percent Icon and enter the relevant amount. If the bank account does not have a defined amount, select the Balance Icon.