In many situations in Payroll you may need to create payroll transactions for specific Salary Packages, Enterprise Agreements, Employment Contracts and others (Salary Packages). Accordingly our help isn’t specific to your circumstance nor is it advise on how to setup these kinds of transactions.
We recommend you engage an Advisor to establish firstly what the accounting entry looks like and then try our help system and/or support service for assistance regarding capturing this type of transaction.
FAQ’s on Salary Packaging / Multiple Pay Items
How does Saasu calculate tax when multiple Pay Items are used?
Wage and Salary and Deduction Pay Items are taxable. Saasu will calculate tax on the sum of the Pay Items set to Taxable. To change or check the tax status of Pay Items:
- Click Payroll in the main menu.
- Click Setup Pay Items.
- Change Taxable check box as required
How will the various components of a Salary Package be displayed on a Payslip?
In a payslip Pay Items will always appear separately. As you add new and additional Pay Items to a Salary Package they will display separately so the employee receives the detail making up their payment(s).
How do I know if a Pay Item is used in the calculations of other Pay Items?
Some Pay Items such as Super, Pensions, Healthcare may need to use other Pay Items in order to calculate. A common example is pension or superannuation payments that relate to a percentage of Wages and Salary Pay Items. Exclusions make sure you don’t include the selected Pay items in these calculations if you don’t want to. To see the Exclusions for a Pay Item:
- Click Payroll in the main menu.
- Click Setup Pay Items.
- Click the edit (pencil) icon to open up the Employer Contribution Pay Item.
- Click the Exclusions link to reveal the list of Pay Items that are available for exclusion in the Pay Item’s calculation (those ticked are excluded).
