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STP Quick Reference Guide

Guide shows how to report some common payment types through STP Phase 2. Refer to Quick reference guide for up to date guide.

Payment types A – G

Payment type

STP Phase 2

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

Domestic or overseas travel allowances and overseas accommodation (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 – all-purpose

Task allowances (allowance type KN)

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

Domestic or overseas travel allowances and overseas accommodation (allowance type RD)

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

Domestic or overseas travel allowances and overseas accommodation (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

Payment type

STP Phase 2

Payment type

STP Phase 2

Payment type

STP Phase 2

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 – domestic violence

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

Leave – family

Other paid leave (paid leave type O)

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

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

Leave type C

Rostered day off (RDO) – hours taken

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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