Get a SID

Overview

A Software Identifier (SID) is necessary for the ATO to validate that your company's payroll data submissions are coming from an authorised software service provider (SSP).

You must get a SID for each payer within your PayGlobal database(s).

Key Points

• SIDs are issued by the MYOB Agency API and then shared with the ATO.
• SIDs are generated based on a combination of the MYOB Agency's ABN (13 086 760 198) and a SSN (Software Serial Number).
• SSNs unique to the payroll product and database

Therefore:

• If your organisation is changes the payroll product they use, e.g. moving from MYOB AccountRight to MYOB PayGlobal, you must get a new SID from PayGlobal.
• If your organisation chooses to merge two or more MYOB PayGlobal databases into one, you will need to get a new SID for each new Payer that has been added to the destination database.

What is a Payer?

The payer represents the registered Australian Business entity making a payment which is subject to withholding, i.e. the company record representing a unique ABN and branch number.

See Appendix 3 - Payer examples

How does it work

In both Company Settings and Internal Company Settings, there is a "Get SID" button.

• If your database represents only one payer, go to Company Settings to get the SID.

  This applies to PayGlobal databases with no internal companies and those with one or more internal company record where the ABN and branch number are same as that in Company Settings.

• If your database represents multiple payers, go to Internal Companies to get the SID.

When you click "Get SID", PayGlobal sends a SID request message to the MYOB SBR Service.

Provided your environment is setup (see Get Started ) a SID will be returned.

IMPORTANT: The SID is not stored in the MYOB PayGlobal database, it will only display for the duration you are viewing the company record. If you cancel out of the record or the application before you’ve had a chance to register the SID in the ATO Access Manager Portal, you will need to re-click "Get SID".

What next

You need to register the SID with the ATO.

You can do this by either:

• phoning the ATO on 1300 85 22 32; or
• logging into using the ATO's Access Manager by clicking the https://am.ato.gov.au/ link on the Request SID form.

You will need to specify who your SBR software service provider is, you must use MYOB Australia Pty Ltd, ABN = 13 086 760 198

The following link explains how to add/remove a SID

https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Online-services/In-detail/Using-Access-Manager/Using-Access-Manager/?page=5

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