KEEPING UP TO DATE
No-cost and low-cost single touch payroll solutions
25 May 2023
In a Micro business every dollar counts, and time is money as the saying goes.
So at this time of year when there are extra administration and governance burdens on business owners, it is important to save time and effort where you can.
The ATO has put together a no-cost and low-cost Single Touch Payroll (STP) product register to help micro employers (those with one to four employees) who need to report through STP more effectively.
Any product on this list must:
- be affordable (costing less than $10 per month)
- take only minutes to complete each pay period
- not require the employer to maintain the software.
Remember that if you start using one product and discover it doesn’t fit your business needs, you may change to another solution. But make sure you don’t end up paying twice because of a contractual arrangement.
Please be aware that we are sharing to make Micro Business owner’s life easier but do not use or endorse these products internally in our own business as we have outgrown them. We encourage you to contact the company directly with questions.
Download the list here
| Product name | Company name | Solution type | Pricing | Website |
| ClockOn Payroll | ClockOn Australia | Desktop, Cloud | Free | https://www.clockon.com.au/productservices/stp-packages/External link |
| Easy Payslip & Payroll STP | Easy Pay Slip Pty Ltd | Mobile phone app, Tablet app, Website, Cloud | $10 or less per month | http://easypayslip.com/External link |
| Single Touch – Lite | Single Touch Pty ltd | Cloud, ESS mobile app | $10 or less per month | http://singletouch.com.au/lite/External link |
| Free Accounting Software | Free Accounting Software | Desktop | Free | http://freeaccountingsoftware.com.au/single_touch_payrollExternal link |
| ePayroll | ReadyTech | Cloud, ESS mobile app | $10 or less per month | http://epayroll.com.au/External link |
| simple-books Payroll | Fiscal Software | Online/cloud software | On-line for ease of use and always up to date. Less than $10 per month. | https://simple-books.com.au/External link |
| MYOB Essentials Payroll | MYOB Australia Pty Ltd | Web-based | $10 or less per month | http://myob.com/au/accounting-software/essentials-payroll/External link |
| Myaccountant Payroll | Myaccountant | Web-based | $5 per month. Unlimited employees. | https://myaccountant.co/payroll/External link |
| Payroller | Bookipi Pty Ltd | Desktop, Mobile, Cloud | Free | https://payroller.com.auExternal link |
| sodaPAY | sodaPAY | Mobile | One off $20 payment | http://sodapay.com.auExternal link |
| Payroo | Payroo Australia | Web-based, Desktop, tablet or mobile | $2 per employee per month | https://payroo.com.au/External link |
| Microkeeper | Microkeeper | Cloud-based, Mobile apps | One employee free. Up to four employees less than $10 per month | https://microkeeper.com.au/pricing.phpExternal link |
| Xero Payroll | Xero Australia Pty Ltd | Web-based | $10 or less per month | http://xero.com/au/resources/single-touch-payroll/External link |
| BAS Off | BAS Off Pty Ltd | Cloud | One upfront fee of $100 | http://basoff.com.au/single_touch_payroll/External link |
| IAM-STP | GovReports | Online application | Free to March 2020. Thereafter $99pa with no employees limit | http://govreports.com.au/STP/External link |
| Reckon One Payroll | Reckon | Cloud-based | $7 per month | http://reckon.com/au/payroll-software/External link |
| Reckon Single Touch Payroll | Reckon | Mobile app | Free | http://reckon.com/au/single-touch-payroll-app/External link |
| Payroller STP App | Bookipi Pty Ltd | Mobile app, Cloud | Free | https://payroller.com.auExternal link |
| Business in Your Pocket (BIYP) | Business in Your Pocket | Smartphone App | Free until 30 June 2020. $10 per month for all subscriptions from 1 July 2020 | https://biyp.com/External link |
| Wages1-4 | Cashflow Manager | Desktop | $10 or less per month | http://cashflow-manager.com.au/wages1-4/External link |
| STP Basic by SmartPayroll | SmartPayroll | Web-based | $10 or less per month | https://go.smartpayroll.com.au/stp-basicsExternal link |
Last modified date
21 Jun 2022
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