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STP Phase 2 reporting – Quick reference guide

This quick reference guide shows how to report some common payment types through Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2.

Last updated 9 February 2023

Payment types A – G

How to report payment types A to G

Payment type

STP Phase 2

Allowance – accommodation – domestic, amount does not exceed ATO reasonable amount

Not reported

Allowance – accommodation – domestic, amount exceeds ATO reasonable amount

Travel allowances (allowance type RD)

Allowance – accommodation – overseas, for business purposes

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description G1 (general)

Allowance – accommodation – overseas, for private purposes

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description ND (non-deductible)

Allowance – car – flat rate

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description V1 (Private vehicle)

Allowance – cents per km - for a car in excess of the ATO rate for business related travel.

Cents per km allowance (allowance type CD)

Allowance – cents per km – for a car up to the ATO rate for business related travel

Cents per km allowance (allowance type CD)

Allowance – cents per km – for private travel such as travel between home and work.

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description ND (non-deductible)

Allowance – cents per km – for vehicles other than a car such as a motorbike or van.

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description V1 (Private vehicle)

Allowance – confined spaces

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – danger

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – dirt

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – district

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – driving licence

Qualification and certification allowances (allowance type QN)

Allowance – equipment – where equipment is supplied by employee for business purposes

Tool allowances (Allowance type TD)

Allowance – first aid

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – freezer

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – height

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – higher duties

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – home office equipment

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description H1 (Home office)

Allowance – industry

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – Internet

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description H1 (Home office)

Allowance – laundry – for cleaning of approved uniforms in excess of the ATO approved limit.

Laundry allowance (allowance type LD)

Allowance – Laundry – for cleaning of approved uniforms up to the ATO approved limit

Laundry allowance (allowance type LD)

Allowance – laundry – for the cost of laundering deductible conventional clothing

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description G1 (general)

Allowance – laundry – for the cost of laundering uniforms for private purposes

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description ND (non-deductible)

Allowance – leading hand

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – liquor licence

Qualification and certification allowances (allowance type QN)

Allowance – living away from home (FBT)

Not reported – but may form part of RFBA

Allowance – locality

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – loss of licence

Qualification and certification allowances (allowance type QN)

Allowance – meals and incidentals – domestic, amount does not exceed ATO reasonable amount.

Not reported

Allowance – meals and incidentals – domestic, amount exceeds ATO reasonable amount

Travel allowances (allowance type RD)

Allowance – meals and incidentals – overseas, amount exceeds ATO reasonable amount

Travel allowances (allowance type RD)

Allowance – on call – ordinary hours

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – on call – outside ordinary hours

Overtime

Allowance – overtime meals – amount does not exceed the ATO reasonable amount

Not reported

Allowance – overtime meals – amount exceeds the ATO reasonable amount

Overtime meal allowance

Allowance – recognition of skill level

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – secondment

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – site

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – supervisor

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – tools of trade

Tool allowances (allowance type TD)

Allowance – transport – for private purposes

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description ND (non-deductible)

Allowance – transport – payments for the cost of transport for business related travel traceable to a historical award in force on 29 October 1986

Award transport payments (allowance type AD)

Allowance – transport – payments for the cost of transport for business related travel not traceable to a historical award in force on 29 October 1986

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description T1 (fares)

Allowance – travel – for private purposes

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description ND (non-deductible)

Allowance – travel – part day

Other allowances (allowance type OD) with the description ND (non-deductible)

Allowance – travel time – ordinary hours

Gross

Allowance – travel time – outside ordinary hours

Overtime

Allowance – wet weather

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

Allowance – working with children check

Qualification and certification allowances (allowance type QN)

Back pay – total is below Lump sum E threshold

The payment type that matches the payment.

For example, back pay of ordinary pay = gross, back pay of higher duties allowance = task allowance (allowance type KN).

Back pay – accrued less than 12 months before date of payment

The payment type that matches the payment.

For example, back pay of ordinary pay = gross, back pay of higher duties allowance = task allowance (allowance type KN).

Back pay – accrued more than 12 months before date of payment

Lump sum E

Bonus – Christmas

Bonus and commission

Bonus – ex-gratia, in respect of ordinary hours of work

Bonus and commission

Bonus – paid to employee that has resigned to encourage withdrawal of resignation

Return to work payment (Lump sum W)

Bonus – paid to end industrial action

Return to work payment (Lump sum W)

Bonus – paid to ex-employee to return

Return to work payment (Lump sum W)

Bonus – performance

Bonus and commission

Bonus – referral

Bonus and commission

Bonus – relating entirely to time worked outside ordinary hours

Overtime

Bonus – retention

Bonus and commission

Bonus – sign-on

Bonus and commission

Breach of rest break payment

Gross

Call back payment

Overtime

Commission

Bonus and commission

Directors’ fees – working or non-working director

Directors’ fees

Flexi time – hours worked and taken

Gross

Payment types H – Z

How to report payment types H to Z

Payment type

STP Phase 2

Identifiable overtime component of annualised salary

Overtime

Leave – annual – cashed out in service

Cash out of leave in service (paid leave type C)

Leave – annual – taken

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – bereavement

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – carer’s

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – community service

Ancillary and defence leave (paid leave type A)

Leave – compassionate

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – defence

Ancillary and defence leave (paid leave type A)

Leave – family and domestic violence

Report to align with how the amount is shown on the employee's payslip.

For example, if the amount is shown as ordinary pay on the payslip, report as Gross.

Leave – firefighting service

Ancillary and defence leave (paid leave type A)

Leave – gardening

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – jury duty

Ancillary and defence leave (paid leave type A)

Leave – long service – cashed out in service

Cash out of leave in service (paid leave type C)

Leave – long service – taken

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – parental – employer paid

Paid parental leave (paid leave type P)

Leave – parental – government paid (GPPL)

Paid parental leave (paid leave type P)

Leave – personal – cashed out in service

Cash out of leave in service (paid leave type C)

Leave – personal – taken

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – RSPCA

Ancillary and defence leave (paid leave type A)

Leave – sick

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – State Emergency Service (SES)

Ancillary and defence leave (paid leave type A)

Leave – study

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – paid on termination – annual leave or leave loading accrued after 17 August 1993 paid on a normal termination

Unused leave on termination (paid leave type U)

Leave – paid on termination – long service leave accrued after 17 August 1993 paid on a normal termination

Unused leave on termination (paid leave type U)

Leave – paid on termination – annual leave or leave loading accrued after 17 August 1993, termination for genuine redundancy, invalidity or early retirement scheme reasons

Lump sum A, type code R

Leave – paid on termination – unused annual leave or leave loading paid on termination that accrued before 17 August 1993

Lump sum A, type code T

Leave – paid on termination – long service leave that accrued between 16 August 1978 and 17 August 1993.

Lump sum A, type code T

Leave – paid on termination – long service leave that accrued before 16 August 1978

Lump sum B

Loadings – annual leave loading (demonstrably referable to a loss of overtime)

Overtime

Loadings – annual leave loading (standard)

Leave type O

Loadings – casual loading

Gross

Ordinary hours

Gross

Overtime

Overtime

Penalties – public holiday

Gross

Penalties – shift

Gross

Public holiday - day not worked

Report as if the employee had worked (Gross and any other relevant payment types)

Rostered day off (RDO) – hours cashed out in service

Leave type C

Rostered day off (RDO) – hours taken

Leave type O

Salary continuance – payments under a commercially obtained policy

Leave type O

Time off in lieu (TOIL) – hours taken

Other paid leave (leave type O)

Time off in lieu (TOIL) – hours cashed out in service

Overtime

Travel time – Excess, for travel outside ordinary hours

Overtime

Workers’ compensation – no work is performed

Leave type W

Workers’ compensation – paid after termination

Leave type W

Workers’ compensation – top-up, no work is performed

Leave type W

Workers’ compensation – top-up, work is performed

Gross

Workers’ compensation – work is performed

Gross

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