Submitting an Amended Document to the ATO

Submitting an Amended Document to the ATO

The Amend Document function allows you to resend the current period’s STP file after making corrections to the payroll data for that period.

Before submitting an amendment, ensure all required changes have been made to the relevant payslips.

Step 1: Select the File You Wish to Amend

Go to Payroll > Single Touch Payroll and highlight the STP file you need to amend.

Step 2: Create the Amendment File

Click Amend Document (bottom right).

JobBag will prompt you to confirm the creation of a new amended file — select Yes.

Step 3: Submit the Amended File to the ATO

Click Submit to ATO and confirm.

The file status will update to Sent to ATO.

Step 4: Retrieve the ATO Response

Click Get Update from the ATO to refresh the file status.

The amended file should always finish with a status of Accepted.