2019年7月1日开始，澳洲税务局强制要求低于19个员工的企业也必须强制采用Single Touch Payroll(一键式薪酬系统)，即使公司里只有您自己一名雇员。

Single Touch Payroll (STP)是一种向澳洲税务局(ATO)报告税收、养老金的新方式。以前，澳大利亚的薪酬申报都是在财政年度结束时，通过雇主填写年度工资总结表格的方式，递交给税务局。

现在，澳洲税务局将会全方面了解您公司的所有员工的工资状况，包括工资，工资预付税，养老金。雇主们在支付员工工资的同时，马上通过薪酬管理系统将员工薪资信息即时上报给税务局。

STP概述

-雇主在向员工支付工资时通过薪酬管理系统将员工工资、PAYG扣缴(预扣所得税)和养老金信息直接报告ATO。

-缴纳养老金信息可以在向养老金公司付款时报告给ATO。

-雇主可以选择邀请新员工在线完成税号申报表和养老金标准选择表。

-雇主无需再向员工提供工资表，因为他们已经通过STP申报过了。

随着近期议会中新立法的通过，拥有19名或19名以下雇员的雇主必须在2019年7月1日之前根据Single Touch Payroll提交报告。自2018年7月1日起，已经有20名或20名以上雇员的雇主须遵守这些报告要求。 

IPA全球首席执行官Andrew Conway表示: “虽然认识到，并非所有的小型或微型企业都为STP做好了数字化准备，但他们的会计师可以为其引领方向并协助履行这些新的义务。”

“事实上，约30% 的小企业仍未使用数字平台，成本固然是一个因素，但一些企业很可能因此就错过了有助其增长效率和生产力、促进业务发展的良机。”

“STP酝酿已久。对于那些寻求数字解决方案的企业，IPA与Reckon 联手建立了IPA Books+，该“电子图书馆”提供了低成本的STP解决方案，并可随时为IPA的全部成员提供帮助。” Conway先生表示。 

以每月8澳币作为成本的IPA Books+提供了一个数字后台，用以监控现金簿；查看预算；处理付款、商品和服务税；管理无限数量员工的工资运转、休假、养老金和STP业务。 

"我们承认，对于一些微型企业来说，非数字运营或许还适合在短期内管理达到STP的要求。 

"但有了这些工具，我们鼓励会计师随时与我们联系，成为云顾问，以协助他们的客户转型。公共会计师协会是帮助小企业客户过渡到数字世界的不二之选。"Conway先生表示。

STP BECOMES LAW FOR ALL EMPLOYERS – GET READY 
With legislation passing through Parliament, employers with 19 or fewer employees will have to report under the Single Touch Payroll (STP) regime by 1 July 2019. Employers with 20 or more employees came under these reporting requirements as from 1 July 2018.
“While it is appreciated that not all small or micro businesses are digitally ready for STP, their accountant is in the driver’s seat to assist them to meet these new reporting obligations,” said IPA chief executive, Andrew Conway.

“In fact some 30 per cent of small businesses are still not on a digital platform and while cost may be a factor, some may well be missing out on many efficiency and productivity benefits that could help their business grow.
“STP has been in the pipeline for a long time. For those seeking a digital solution, the IPA partnered with Reckon to establish IPA Books+ which provides a low cost STP solution and is readily available to all members of the IPA Group,” said Mr Conway. 
For a cost as little as $8 per month IPA Books+ provides a digital base to monitor the cash book, view budgets, process payments, GST, manage pay runs, leave, super and STP for an unlimited number of employees.
“We acknowledge that for some micro businesses, a non-digital option may be a better fit to manage STP requirements, in the short term.
“With such tools available, accountants are encouraged to contact us today to become Cloud Advisers to assist their clients transition. Public Accountants are in the best position to help their small business clients transition to the digital world.” said Mr Conway.