STP payevnt.update Digital Service Providers
According to our records, your Software product (Link Technologies) has been identified as ‘not reporting an STP update event in the ATO SBR production environment’
This service action is a mandatory requirement for your users to fix errors throughout the year and to amend end of financial year data.
What you need to do
If you have already implemented and made available the service action of ‘payevnt.update’ in your software product, no further action is required.
If you have not implemented or made available the service action of ‘payevnt.update’ in your software product, you will need to provide this functionality to your users, no later than 31 March 2020.
What happens next
You should refer to the development artefacts to assist with building this service action:
· Message Structure tables and STP Update validation rules, and · STP Business Implementation Guide
We recommend you complete conformance testing against the ‘payevnt.update’ test scenarios.
Please note; if you have already successfully met PVT requirements for the service action of ‘payevnt.submit’, you do not need to undertake further PVT against the ‘payevnt.update’.
If you transact via a Sending Service Provider (SSP), you may need to contact them for support. The DPO has provided correspondence to all SSPs on this matter.
For further information please request assistance via Online Services for DSPs or email DPO@ato.gov.au.
--- Update Event Definition in the ATO STP BIG ---
Update event 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 |