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At the end of each financial year, you must report your annual PAYG payroll activity to the ATO. There are two methods available in Lightning Payroll, depending on how you have been submitting throughout the year.
- Single Touch Payroll (STP) - the required method for almost all employers. If you have submitted at least one STP event during the financial year, finalise employees via STP. See How Do I Process End of Year Using Single Touch Payroll? for the full steps. The ATO requires STP finalisation to be completed by 14 July for most employers.
- EMPDUPE (ATO ECI file) - for employers who have not submitted STP during the year. Use the End of Year Assistant in Lightning Payroll to generate an EMPDUPE/ECI file, then upload it via the ATO's Online Services for Business. See How Can I Submit End of Year PSAR via EMPDUPE? for the full steps.
For the complete EOFY checklist, see the Lightning Payroll EOFY checklist.
Note: paper/post lodgement is no longer available for most employers. It applies only to employers with a current ATO exemption from STP. See End of Year via Paper Form Submission if this applies to you.
