Single Touch Payroll

Overview of how Single Touch Payroll works and definitions of terms used in these guidelines.

Your Single Touch Payroll (STP) report will include minimum reporting requirements for you to meet your STP obligations.

Details on payments you must report, and the impact on BAS, PAYG withholding, payment summaries and annual reports.

What to do when you start reporting through Single Touch Payroll (STP).

What payments you need to report through Single Touch Payroll (STP) and how to do it.

There are other components you need to report through Single Touch Payroll (STP) that relate to employees themselves.

The information you must include in your Single Touch Payroll (STP) report when employees leave.

What you can correct through Single Touch Payroll (STP) and how to correct it.

Let us know your STP reporting is complete for an employee for a financial year by finalising your STP data.

How to change your payroll solution or employees' Payroll IDs during a financial year.

What issues and errors mean in your Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting and steps you should take to address them.

There are various concessions, available to support employers with their STP reporting obligations.

How to apply for deferrals or exemptions for Single Touch Payroll reporting.

PAYG withholding and STP reporting for award transport payments changes from 1 October 2026.

This quick reference guide shows how to report some common payment types through Single Touch Payroll (STP).