{"id":248901,"date":"2021-06-25T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reckon.com\/au\/?page_id=248901"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T04:03:54","slug":"stp-phase-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reckon.com\/au\/small-business-resources\/single-touch-payroll\/stp-phase-2\/","title":{"rendered":"STP Phase 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;GLOBAL: Breadcrumbs SBH&#8221; module_id=&#8221;product-nav&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#d1d8e2&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_module=&#8221;254466&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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Upgrade to this new experience<span> via the green banner in your Reckon One book. 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If you need more time beyond Reckon&#8217;s deferral, you can apply for a delayed transition to STP Phase 2 reporting for your individual business via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ato.gov.au\/online-services\/businesses-and-organisations-online-services\">Online services for business<\/a> platform. You do not need to apply for your own delayed transition if you can start STP Phase 2 reporting by 30 September 2023. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ato.gov.au\/businesses-and-organisations\/hiring-and-paying-your-workers\/single-touch-payroll\/need-more-time\/stp-expansion-phase-2-delayed-transitions#Employers\">ATO website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">FAQs about STP Phase 2<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;60%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;75%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; max_width=&#8221;794px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;What information is reported under STP Phase 2?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#5a3fff&#8221; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe050;||divi||400&#8243; open_icon_color=&#8221;#E02B20&#8243; open_toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe04f;||divi||400&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;What information is reported under STP Phase 2?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|15px|15px|15px|15px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>STP Phase 2 includes additional fields for reporting, requiring employers to provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employee&#8217;s income type and gross payments<\/li>\n<li>Allowances, bonuses and commissions<\/li>\n<li>Paid leave and salary sacrifice<\/li>\n<li>Employment basis, type, and tax scale<\/li>\n<li>Country codes for certain employees<\/li>\n<li>Updated employee records and payroll information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>STP 2 also requires employers to report termination reasons when submitting an employee&#8217;s final pay. 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