To process Overtime on a public holiday and link the correct STP 2 reporting group, complete the following steps:
Go to Wages, Timesheet.
In the Timesheet screen, enter all of the hours worked on the public holiday.
Go to the payslip and look at the $ value.
Go back to the timesheet screen and reduce the hours to only the ordinary public holiday hours and select Next.
Go to the Adjustment screen and add a new allowance called Public Holiday Overtime.
If this is the first time the allowance has been used, enter the description as Public Holiday Overtime and select OK
Select Standard Allowance, Next.
Select the Type as Addition, tick Taxed, leave the Amount blank, Next.
Select the STP Reporting Group as Overtime, click Next, Next, Finish.
Enter the value of the overtime in the Amount Payable section (the difference between step 3 and the correction of standard hours) and select OK.
Select Next, and the payslip will display as an amount for a Public Holiday, displaying the normal hours with an Allowance title Public Holiday Overtime. This amount is the overtime and will be reported correctly to the ATO when next reported.
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