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Enabling and submitting STP

Learn how you can submit Single Touch Payroll (STP) to the ATO with Payroller

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Written by Marion
Updated over a week ago

Learn how to submit STP in Payroller so that your business meets ATO legal requirements, with our easy video tutorial below.

Before you're able to submit STP, you'll need to retrieve your Software ID and also register with the ATO.

Once this is completed, you will also need to ensure STP is enabled.

There are two ways to enable STP


Enable STP from a pay run submission

If you have just finished creating a pay run and you’ve pressed submit, the STP declaration will appear automatically. If you have not enabled STP, you will be asked to Enable STP.

Step 1: Select ‘Enable STP’.

Step 2: Fill in your Contact details, including your Signatory name, Email address, and Contact number. You’ll also need to enter your Organisation’s address. Once done, select ‘Complete’.


On this page, you'll also see an instructions on how to notify the ATO about your chosen STP software (Payroller). This will include the software provider's details.


Step 3: The STP declaration will now pop up. Select ‘Report’.


Please wait up to 72 hours after a submission has been made for the ATO to update their systems. If your STP has failed or it has been longer than 72 hours and has not gone through please use the above method to resubmit. If it does not go through a second time please reach out to us at hello@payroller.com.au so that we can look into this for you.


Reporting a completed pay run

Step 1: If you’re reporting STP for a completed pay run, go to ‘Payroll & STP’ page.

Step 2: Click the three dots on the left side of the pay run you want to report.

Step 3: Select ‘Report STP’.

Step 4: The STP declaration will now pop up. Select ‘Report’.


Please wait up to 72 hours after a submission has been made for the ATO to update their systems. If your STP has failed or it has been longer than 72 hours and has not gone through please use the above method to resubmit. If it does not go through a second time please reach out to us at hello@payroller.com.au so that we can look into this for you.


Enable STP from the settings

Step 1: Click on your company profile in the lower-left corner of your screen.

Step 2: Select ‘Settings’.

Step 3: Select Payroll & STP from the menu on the left side of your screen.

Step 4: Click on ‘STP from the available options.

Step 5: Fill in the required details, then click Enable STP.

Before you're able to submit anything to the ATO, you'll need to make sure that you've enabled STP and that you've registered Payroller as your software provider with the ATO.

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