The update event allows the employer to report changes to employee YTD amounts previously reported. The update event may only be used in circumstances other than when the employee is paid.
The update event cannot be used to supply:
•Employer ‘Total gross payments’ and ‘Total PAYGW Amounts’.
•The onboarding section (which contains the employee withholding details and declaration).
It may be used to align the latest employer BMS data with the last employee data reported to the ATO, or to assist with EOFY processes, including finalisation and amendments to STP prior finalised years.
After 30 June, any changes made to reported employee data for the prior financial year must only be submitted through the update event.
The update event must include the latest YTD value for all payments (including each ETP by payment date and code) made in the financial year. It cannot only include the values that have changed.
As there is no associated payment to the employee when changes are reported via the update event, the employer pay period totals for gross payments and PAYG withholding cannot be included in an update event.
The Update file does not include any current period amounts as it only updates Year to Date figures AND Final Payment indicators.
1. You will need to create a batch as at the date you wish to update the amounts and select the required employees. The batch should be a NIL batch as no payments are involved.
2. If an employee has previously been finalised you will need to select the Final Event indicator in the Employee details in the payment batch again.
3. If the batch is to report Final Event for ALL employees in the batch you can select the Final Event Indicator in the Create STP file screen.
4. When you finalise the batch you select “Update Event” as shown below to create the batch file for lodgement.
5. When lodging you must select the file type as Update Event.