Allowance Items

The guidelines for this section are extensive. It is best to review these ATO links for guidance:

https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Single-Touch-Payroll/In-detail/Single-Touch-Payroll-Phase-2-employer-reporting-guidelines/#Allowances
https://www.ato.gov.au/business/payg-withholding/payments-you-need-to-withhold-from/payments-to-employees/allowances-and-reimbursements/withholding-for-allowances/

Every allowance falling into this category must have the ATO Reporting Category set to "Allowance Type" and then assigned an appropriate ATO Reporting Subcategory

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Cents per KM (formerly "Car")

Topic: 44789