Reversed pay runs not appearing in ATO Business Portal

When you reverse a pay run in MYOB Acumatica Payroll, the reversal is recorded correctly in the system but does not appear in the ATO Business Portal. This can cause differences in PAYG withholding amounts shown in BAS/IAS prefills, as the reversal is not reported to the ATO.

There are two reasons this can happen

• No separate STP submission – A reversal does not create its own STP submission. The only submission sent is from the completion of the original pay run.

• ATO does not accept negatives – A reversal is essentially a negative transaction, and currently the ATO does not accept negative submissions. Because of this, reversals and negative pays (from adjustments) will not be reported to the ATO Business Portal.

Reversals and negative adjustments aren't sent to MyGov

Reversals and negative adjustments are also not reported to the employee’s MyGov account. This does not cause an issue, as MyGov updates with Year to Date (YTD) figures rather than cumulative totals, so employee information remains correct.

Fixing BAS figures

If your W1 and W2 amounts in BAS are overstated due to reversals not being reported, you’ll need to manually adjust the figures by selecting Edit in the BAS before submitting.

Vote for reversed pay information to be sent to the ATO

Currently, MYOB Acumatica Payroll does not send reversing pay information (negative pay runs) to the ATO. We understand this can cause additional work for employers.

If this limitation impacts your business, you can vote for this product improvement on the Ideas Portal.