It’s great to see you in the Online Community, ataxa.
I can point you in the right direction, so you are able to send the opening balances for payroll to ATO.
Just to clarify, did you already set up the ATO Supplier Settings and Electronic Lodgement & STP? If not, I’ll walk you through the process of how to enable them.
Please note to turn the electronic Lodgement prior to enabling STP. This is to ensure you can activate the features seamlessly.
To set up ATO Supplier Settings.
- In your QBO company, select Employees on the left panel.
- Choose the Payroll Settings tab.
- Select ATO Settings.
- In the I will be lodging reports to the ATO section, choose the correct option.
- Enter the Tax Agent Number in the field box.
Once done, you can now enable electronic lodgement to lodge employee tax file declarations and payments summaries online directly to the ATO. For detailed instructions, follow the steps on this link and proceed to the Electronic Lodgement & STP section.
To visually guide you, check out this article and go directly to page 16: Single Touch Payroll.
These steps should get you pointed in the right direction.
Let me know how this turns out or if you need further assistance with these steps by leaving me a comment. I'll be right here with you.
