Set up payroll
Choose your payroll accounts, add a pay calendar, and set the pay items and leave types your payslips use.
- Accounts
- Pay calendar
- Pay items
- Leave types
Payroll settings decide where pay lands in your books, how often you pay, and what can go on a payslip. Do this once, before your first pay run.
Coming soon
Payroll opens once Billbook can report each pay to the ATO through Single Touch Payroll (STP) Coming soon. Until then, keep using your current payroll software.
Where do I start?
PayrollPayroll overview shows Get payroll ready, a short list of what's left. Each step opens the right screen.
How do I choose my payroll accounts?
- Open PayrollPayroll settings.
- Under Accounts, check each account, from Wages expense to PAYG withholding payable (the tax you hold for the ATO).
- Choose Save.
Billbook picks these from your chart of accounts. Only change them if you use different ones.
How do I add a pay calendar?
- Under Pay calendars, choose Add calendar.
- Give it a Name, then pick How often.
- Set Next pay period starts and Payday for that period.
- Choose Add calendar.
Pick a Default pay calendar under Accounts and new employees start on it.
Can I add my own pay items?
Yes. Under Pay items, choose Add pay item. Pick the Type (earning, deduction or reimbursement), a Name for payslips, and what it's Reported to the ATO as.
What about leave types?
Annual and personal leave are already there. Choose Add leave type for anything else, like study leave, and say whether it's paid.
Mileage claims
Mileage claims sets the rate you pay staff for driving their own car for work.
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