JobKeeper - The Basics
See this ATO Link for details about JobKeeper. JobKeeper is an employer subsidy. Any payments you make are simply income in the hands of your employees.
As per the ATO Web site, you need to check that your are eligible, that you pass the Turnover test, and you need to get eligible employees to sign a JobKeeper Employee Nomination Notice.
There are 3 Steps to receiving JobKeeper payments from the Government. These are:
ENROL - use the ATO's Business Portal to enrol - available from 20 April 2020 - you must Enrol by 30 April 2020 to claim for Fortnight 01 or Fortnight 02
NOTIFY - use one of 3 options (including STP Creator) to notify the ATO which employees are eligible and the START Fortnight
MONTHLY DECLARATION - use the ATO's Business Portal to confirm claim details - available from 4 May 2020
DSP JOBKEEPER FactSheet
The ATO have provided a JOBKEEPER FactSheet for software developers - much of the information in the Help Articles below is based on this FactSheet. If you need more details than is in the Help Articles, have a look at the FactSheet. The FactSheet includes information about Fortnights, START FINISH Codes, corrections, and what's included when determining whether you have paid the $1500 per fortnight.
DSP JOBKEEPER Extension FactSheet
The ATO have provided a JOBKEEPER Extension FactSheet for software developers - much of the information in the Help Articles below is based on this FactSheet. If you need more details than is in the Help Articles, have a look at the FactSheet. This includes information about TIER codes and Fortnights for Extension 1 and Extension 2.
Bear in mind that these FactSheet has been prepared for developers and can be technical. The ATO have advised that the contents of this FactSheet will be compiled for employer consumption and the information will be available at the above ATO link in some form. If you contact the ATO with a query, you should not refer to this FactSheet (as it is for software developers only). You should instead refer to the information available (or not available) on their website.
STP Creator (and any STP enabled software) can be used for one or two purposes when it comes to JobKeeper:
STP enabled software cannot be used to ENROL, nor to provide the MONTHLY DECLARATION.
1. Not Eligible
If you are not eligible for a JOBKEEPER subsidy, nothing changes with how you use STP Creator - there is no need to continue with this JOBKEEPER section.
2. Eligible - Not Required to make TOPUP Payments - Quarterly STP Reporter
If you are eligible for a JOBKEEPER subsidy, and you are a Quarterly STP Reporter and you are not required to make TOPUP payments, nothing changes with how you use STP Creator - there is no need to continue with this JOBKEEPER section. Use the Business Portal to NOTIFY. Follow the ATO JobKeeper Guide for employers not reporting through STP (even though you do report normal payroll through STP).
3. Eligible - Required to make TOPUP Payments - Quarterly STP Reporter
If you are eligible for a JOBKEEPER subsidy, and you are a Quarterly STP Reporter and you are required to make TOPUP payments, these Help Articles explain how to setup to report JOBKEEPER-TOPUP Payments:
MYOB® user - reporting TopUp payments
Non-MYOB® user - reporting TopUp payments
As you are a Quarterly STP Reporter, you cannot use STP to NOTIFY who are eligible employees as your notification will arrive too late - you must NOTIFY using the Business Portal - follow the ATO JobKeeper Guide for employers not reporting through STP (even though you do report normal payroll through STP).
4. Eligible - Not Required to make TOPUP Payments - Using Business Portal to NOTIFY
If you are eligible for a JOBKEEPER subsidy, and you are not required to make TOPUP payments, and you will be using the Business Portal option to NOTIFY, nothing changes with how you use STP Creator - there is no need to continue with this JOBKEEPER section.
5. Eligible - Required to make TOPUP Payments - Using Business Portal to NOTIFY
If you are eligible for a JOBKEEPER subsidy, and you are required to make TOPUP payments, and you will be using the Business Portal option to NOTIFY, these Help Articles explain how to setup to report JOBKEEPER-TOPUP Payments:
MYOB® user - reporting TopUp payments
Non-MYOB® user - reporting TopUp payments
6. Eligible - Not Required to make TOPUP Payments - Using STP to NOTIFY
If you are eligible for a JOBKEEPER subsidy, and you are not required to make TOPUP payments and you will be using the STP option to NOTIFY, these Help Articles explain how to setup STP Creator to NOTIFY:
MYOB® user - notifying START/FINISH and TIER codes
Non-MYOB® user - notifying START/FINISH and TIER codes
7. Eligible - Required to make TOPUP Payments - Using STP to NOTIFY
If you are eligible for a JOBKEEPER subsidy, and you are required to make TOPUP payments and you will be using the STP option to NOTIFY, these Help Articles explain how to setup STP Creator to NOTIFY and report JOBKEEPER-TOPUP Payments:
MYOB® user - notifying START/FINISH and TIER codes
Non-MYOB® user - notifying START/FINISH and TIER codes
As with any STP Creator issues, if you are having difficulty resolving, send us an email with the details (including screenshots). We will provide guidance via email as soon as we can. Alternatively if you would like someone to connect remotely to resolve the issue, we have a HelpMe! service - see link under Extras on our Purchase Page here - a fee applies.