To process government parental leave payments, you need to set up appropriate pay codes.
Creating pay codes for parental leave payments
Navigate to Codes screen.
Create pay codes for Parental Leave Pay and Dad and Partner Pay.
Configure as taxable.
Set appropriate tax treatment.
Set to not accrue super.
Payment amounts
Government-set rates apply (rates update regularly).
Current rates are available from Services Australia
SmoothPay can be configured with current rates
Payments are taxable