June is here and now is the time for all employers to start preparing for the end of financial year.
Upcoming Important Changes:
- STP finalisation (former group certificates/payments summaries) needs to be lodge with ATO
- You need to make a finalisation declaration by 14 July each year. You can find more information here
- If you do not finalise by this date, you should do this as soon as possible to ensure your employees can access their information to complete their income tax return.
- Instructions on how to lodge STP finalisation Xero MYOB
- Superannuation will increase from 10% to 10.5% as of 1 July 2022
- Superannuation threshold currently $450 per month (or $350 for hospitality) will be abolished meaning staff earn superannuation from the first cent they earn
- From 1 July 2022, you must pay super on payments you make to an employee aged under 18 years if they work for you more than 30 hours in a week, regardless of how much you pay them
- Single Touch payroll 2 is coming into effect – more information to come
- Xero and MYOB have a deferral on the start date of the STP Phase 2.
- This means that all customers reporting STP using Xero or MYOB Payroll have until 31 December 2022 to report their first STP Phase 2 pay run, instead of the 1 January 2022 ATO deadline.
Things you may need to do in preparation of end of financial year:
- Reconcile your wages against payroll report and BAS/IAS lodged to make sure that no adjustments are needed before STP finalisation is lodged.
- Reminder to check your Fairwork award to ensure staff are being paid the correct rates from 01 July 2022.
- Make sure you make payment for all superannuation contributions before 21st June to be able to claim the full deduction
- Update Workcover estimates for the new financial year
If you need help with any of the above, do not hesitate and contact our Bookkeeping team.
Author – Luisa Oliveira
*Correct as of 21 June 2022
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