I finalised a pay run and cant see the employees when I go to lodge with ATO. I changed both employees to tightly held for STP2 and also to quarterly. Is this why?

Hi chris357,

For Single Touch Payroll Phase 2, you can select how you can report your closely held employees. If you set the STP reporting of a closely held employee to Report employee on quarterly basis you will also see this option when you create and lodge your STP. This will also include all the finalised pay runs for the quarter you've selected

Here's how to lodge a quarterly pay event via STP:

1. Select Employees from the left menu.
2. Select Reports, then select Single Touch Payroll under ATO Reporting.
3. Select Report closely held employees quarterly. (If closely held employees are being reported on a per pay run basis then this button will not appear. More information on setup can be found here.)
4. Select the Financial year and the quarter you want to report, then select Create.

For your reference, you can check on these articles: 

Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 Hub

Create and lodge a quarterly pay event for closely held employees

Feel free to drop a comment below if you need further assistance. Have a great day!