Summary

The Gross amount in the STP Submission Screen does not match the Gross amount in Payroll reports. 

End Result

Reconcile amounts between the STP Submission and the Payroll Journal.

Method

When calculating the STP Gross you will need to take into account the three after tax/non taxable pay code types, as well as the Nett and Tax amounts. 

• After Tax Deduction
• Allowance – Non Taxable
• After Tax Super

These three categories affect the Nett pay calculations in Synergetic but do not affect the gross amount reported in STP so it becomes necessary to add them in when reconciling amounts between Synergetic and what is reported via STP.

Fundamentally, the reason for this difference is that the ATO recognises items as part of the gross that you do not necessarily pay via your bank/Synergetic. 

The amounts reported in the gross or nett payments within the reports in Synergetic are not incorrect, neither are the ones being reported to the ATO via STP, they simply use different rules for what constitutes a gross/nett payment.