Available for the following plans: Employment Lite, Employment Plus, Employment Unlimited
Available for the following Payroll plans: Standard, Premium
# Question
How do I notify employees that we have completed our Single Touch Payroll (STP) finalisation event?
# Answer
The Single Touch Payroll (STP) module has a Send Notification feature that will notify your employees, letting them know they can access their income statements via the ATO online services. Before you can use this feature, you will need to have processed your finalisation event. To read further information on this feature, refer to the following " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"article.
#### Important
You cannot edit the email message that this feature sends out to your employees.
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Log into your
" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"Employment Hero Payrollplatform.
- Click the Report menu.
- Click the Single Touch Payroll submenu.
- Click the Finalisation Event that needs notification sent.
 - Click the Actions button.
- Click the Send Notification button.
# Further information
Your income statement for [Employing Entity Name] for the financial year ending [Financial Year End Date] is now available.
You can access your income statement via ATO online services through your myGov account. If you do not already have a myGov account, it is easy to create. Click " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"here for instructions on how to do this.
To clarify, an income statement differs from a payment summary. We are no longer required to provide you with a payment summary, as we have been reporting your payroll data for the financial year through Single Touch Payroll (STP).
You can find other general information regarding how STP has changed the end-of-year process " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"here.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Single Touch Payroll (STP) | Single Touch Payroll (STP) is the government-mandated process for reporting your payroll information – including employee wages, tax withheld and superannuation contributions – directly to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) with every pay run. |
| STP Finalisation | STP Finalisation is the confirmation of your pay run. When you finalise an STP run, you lock in the payroll data and submit it to the ATO. Once finalised, no further changes can be made to that pay run. |
| STP Update Event | An STP Update Event allows you to correct or update payroll data that has already been submitted to the ATO. Use an update event when you need to make adjustments before or after finalisation. |
| Payment Run | A Payment Run is the scheduled process in which your payroll is calculated and processed. This includes calculating wages, applying deductions and contributions, and issuing payments on the designated payment date. |
| Payroll Event | A Payroll Event refers to any change or transaction in your payroll system—such as employee additions, terminations or wage adjustments—that affects the payroll information reported to the ATO. |
| Payment Date | The Payment Date is the specific day on which employees receive their wages as part of your payroll process. |
| Income Statement | The Income Statement is the report that replaced the payment summary. It details an employee's total earnings, tax withheld, and superannuation contributions for the financial year, and is made available to employees via ATO online services once you have completed your STP finalisation event. |
| Employer Contributions | Employer Contributions are the mandatory superannuation payments that you, as an employer, are required to make on behalf of your employees. |
| Reporting Period | The Reporting Period is the timeframe during which your payroll data is collected and reported to the ATO, typically aligning with your pay run. |
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