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Last Updated: 2026-03-13
Steps: Set Up Single Touch Payroll (AUS)

Steps: Set Up Single Touch Payroll (AUS)

Review the setup considerations for Single Touch Payroll (STP).
To meet the requirements for reporting payroll data to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), enable Workday Payroll for Australia to generate and submit Single Touch Payroll reports.
  1. Access the
    View AUS BMS ID
     task.
    Generate or add an existing Business Management Software (BMS) ID.
    Security
    Set Up: Payroll (STP) - AUS
     in the AUS payroll functional area.
  2. Click
    Generate AUS BMS ID
    .
    Security
    Set Up: Payroll (STP) - AUS
     in the AUS payroll functional area.
    3. (Optional) Or, to use an Existing ID: Enter Your Existing BMS ID
  3. Access the
    View Company AUS Tax Reporting
     task.
    Configure your STP details.
    Security
    Payroll - Company Specific (Taxes) - AUS
     in the AUS payroll functional area.
  4. Select the company to set up for STP.
  5. As you complete the Payer Key Identifiers grid, consider:
    Option Description
    Effective Date
    Enter the date that these settings will apply from.
    Payer Branch Code
    Enter the number to identify the correct branch of the organization for PAYG withholding.
    Payer Post Code
    Enter the postcode associated with the address for the company, registered with the ATO.
    Payer Country
    Enter the country of the payer.
  6. In the Payer Contact Details grid, enter the name of the main company contact for the ATO. The ATO might direct questions about STP submissions to this contact.
  7. Complete the Working Holiday Maker Employer Registration grid.
  8. Complete the STP Final Event Indicator grid if you want to disable the automatic final event indicator on STP submissions. When selected, Workday doesn't apply the final event indicator when a final payment is made to a terminated worker. When the automatic final event indicator is disabled, when you create an update event, you can apply it by selecting the
    Apply Final Event Indicator for all Workers
     check box on the
    Create AUS STP Report
     task.