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Intranet links

Single Touch Payroll (STP) entry hub

Single Touch Payroll Program

Digital Support Directory

National Business Gateway - for enquiries received from STP employers

SDF Video Gallery - Power Apps > Employment Services – for demonstrations of reporting with STP data.

Digital Support Products

Online guides and videos show how customers use self-service. Customers can view these on the Services Australia website or YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@ServicesAustraliaGovAU).

Top Tips for Reporting Your Employment Income - YouTube

Staff can view them at Centrelink digital support products.

Staff Training Simulations:

Centrelink online account simulations products - Top 8 > Report employment income (Single Touch Payroll)
Express Plus Centrelink mobile app simulations > Report employment income (Single Touch Payroll)

Services Australia website

Centrelink online account help - Report Employment Income

Single Touch Payroll data

Single Touch Payroll for employers

Contact details

Customer Reporting Program - for enquires on employer processes, data, and support

Transfer customers calling about STP Interventions to the STP Interventions line in Services Australia Workspace, or customers can call 1800 061 838.

Staff must use the Technical Support Model in the first instance for support.

STP Wage Item and Component types

Table 1

Pre-filled Wage Item type	Component type	Mapped to EAPP table	Additional information required
Salary and Wages Closely Held Payees Working Holiday Makers Inbound Assignees to Australia Seasonal Worker Programme Foreign Employment Joint Petroleum Development Area Voluntary Agreement Other Specified Payments Labour-Hire	Income Gross Amount	Yes	n/a
	Foreign Income Exempt Amount	Yes	n/a
	Overtime Paid Amount	Yes	n/a
	Bonus and Commission Income	Yes	Customer needs to advise the duration the bonus or commission income was paid for
	Directors Fees Income	Yes	Customer needs to advise the duration the Director Fees income was paid for (online only)
	Paid Leave	See below	See below
	Allowances	See below	See below
	Salary Sacrifice	Display only, as already part of the pre-sacrificed salary and wages
	Reportable Fringe Benefits	Yes -the non-grossed up amount (less any free or discounted accommodation amounts) is calculated	Customer is asked if the benefit includes free or discounted accommodation
	Lump Sum	See below	See below
	Eligible Termination Payment	See below	See below

STP components with sub-components

Table 2

Component types	Sub-component types	Mapped to EAPP table or IMP screen	Additional information needed
Allowances	Tool allowance	n/a as non-assessable	No
	Travel and accommodation allowances	n/a as non-assessable	No
	Laundry allowance	n/a as non-assessable	No
	Cents per kilometre allowance	n/a as non-assessable	No
	Other allowance	EAPP - when the customer advises the amount is not a reimbursement of work related expenses	Customer needs to answer Yes or No to the question. ‘Was this amount for a work related expense you paid for?’
	Qualification allowance	EAPP - when the customer advises the amount is not paid to get or maintain a qualification	Customer needs to answer Yes or No to the question. ‘Were you paid this amount to get or maintain a work related qualification?’
	Task allowance	EAPP	No
	Meal allowance	n/a as non-assessable	No
	Award transport allowance	n/a as non-assessable	No
Paid leave	Cashed out of leave in service	EAPP	Customer needs to advise the duration of the leave that is cashed out
	Unused leave on termination	EAPP - when the cessation reason and date have not pre-filled. IMP - when the cessation reason and date have pre-filled	Customer needs to advise the duration of the paid leave. The customer is also asked if they are still working for the employer when no cessation reason and date have pre-filled. If they answer No, a task is created to provide an SU001
	Paid parental leave	EAPP	Customer needs to advise the duration of the paid leave. Note: if the customer is PPL/CUR at the time the amount is reported through STP, the reported Paid parental leave is not assessable
	Workers’ compensation	EAPP (for at least 2 reporting periods until assessed in CMS)	For new cases of compensation, a MOD C is required. When there are changes to the pre-filled STP workers’ compensation amount, see Process > Table 6 > Item 2 in Single Touch Payroll (STP) processing
	Ancillary or Defence leave	EAPP	Customer needs to advise the duration of the paid leave
	Other paid leave	EAPP - when no cessation details have pre-filled IMP - when a cessation reason and date have pre-filled	Customer needs to advise the duration of the paid leave
Lump sums	Backpay	EAPP	Customer needs to advise the duration related to the lump sum paid
	Unused leave	IMP	Customer needs to advise the duration related to the lump sum paid
	Unused leave (before 16 August 1978)	IMP	Customer needs to advise the duration related to the lump sum paid
	Unused invalidity or early retirement leave	IMP	Customer needs to advise the duration related to the lump sum paid
	Tax-free redundancy	IMP	Customer needs to advise the duration related to the lump sum paid, or average weekly wage
	Return to work payment	EAPP	Coded automatically for 52 weeks
Salary Sacrifice	Other	n/a as already part of the pre-sacrificed salary and wages	No
Salary Sacrifice	Superannuation	n/a as already part of the pre-sacrificed salary and wages	No
Eligible Termination Payment	Redundancy	IMP	Customer needs to advise the duration, or average weekly wage
	Redundancy accrued for previous years	IMP	Customer needs to advise the duration, or average weekly wage
	Termination payment	IMP	Customer needs to advise the duration
	Other termination payments	IMP	Customer needs to advise the duration, or average weekly wage