What is the best way to lodge a whole year's worth of STP for a new employer client? We have annual figures from prior payroll system hard copy only.

Hi sharlien,

Thanks for posting in the Community!

It's good to hear you were able to set up Single Touch Payroll in your QuickBooks Online Payroll account. To be able to lodge a finalisation event for the last financial year, you need to create a  pay run dated with in that financial year.

To create a backdated pay run;

1. On your payroll dashboard, click on the New Pay Run.
2. Select the Pay schedule, Pay period ending field and click the Calendar icon.
3. Setup date to any date that falls with in last financial year.
4. Once done, click Create.
5. Enter the details like earnings.
6. Once data looks good, click on Finalise Pay Run.

To lodge the pay event, click on Lodge Pay Run with ATO. Then, you should be able to lodge a FInalisation event by going to Reports tab.

Next is to lodge a finalisation event. Here's how to:

1. Click on the Employees.
2. Click on the Reports tab, then select Single Touch Payroll.
3. Click on Start Finalisation Process.
4. Select the relevant Pay Schedule and Financial Year.
5. Click on Next.

That's it! To view your STP lodgement you can go to Reports tab in the payroll dashboard and click on Single Touch Payroll.

To learn more about processing new pay run and lodging pay event in QuickBooks Online Payroll, you can check the articles below: 

• Create and lodge a pay event in QuickBooks Online 
• Create and lodge a finalisation event

Please let me know if you have any additional questions. I'll get back to help you the best that I can.