Note: The process of paying your employees is called a "pay run" (also referred to as "processing a pay," "running a pay," or "doing payroll").
A pay run takes all your employee information for a specific time period, calculates their pay including tax and other obligations, and processes everything needed to pay your employees, remit taxes and superannuation, and file with the Australian Tax Office and superannuation funds.
The pay run process
Processing payroll in PaySauce involves four main steps:
Create a pay run: Set up a new pay run for the relevant pay period
Review and confirm details: Check employee pay details, approve timesheets and leave requests, and ensure all information is correct
Process the pay run: Submit the pay run for processing
Monitor completion: Verify that payments, tax, and superannuation filings have been completed successfully
What happens when you process a pay run
When you process a pay run, PaySauce automatically:
Calculates each employee's pay based on their timesheets, leave, allowances, and deductions
Calculates and withholds tax (PAYG)
Calculates superannuation contributions
Processes payments to employees
Remits tax to the Australian Tax Office (ATO)
Pays superannuation contributions to funds
Files Single Touch Payroll (STP) reports with the ATO
Files superannuation reports with funds
Generates payslips for employees
All of this happens with a single click after you've reviewed and confirmed the details.