How do you report allowances in STP?

Hello markwright1,

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You'll have to create and set up a pay category first for your laundry allowance under Payroll Settings.  Here's how:

1. Click on the Employees tab.
2. Click on the Payroll Settings.
3. Click on Pay Categories, and then click on Add.
4. Enter a Pay Category Name,  then click on Add. 
5. Set Units to Fixed.
6. Choose the correct Payment Summary Classification to report the allowance for STP.
7. Complete the set up, and then click on Save.

Then, to set a fix rate for the allowance go to the employees details. 

1. Click on the Employees tab.
2. Click on the employee name you wanted to apply the allowance to.
3. Click on Pay Rates.
4. Locate the allowance category, set up Rate and make sure to tick box for Show in Pay Run.
5. Click on Save.

Once you create a pay run the allowance will show in the employees earnings. 

You can check out this article for a more detailed information on how Set up employee allowances

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