Supplier Payroll

Overview

The Supplier Payroll module in Astute allows you to manage the workers that you engage through a Supplier (a third party company that employs the worker you are engaging).

These workers are set up in a similar way to PAYG employees, but their engagement is set to ‘Subcontractor with ABN’ in an Australian entity. This engagement will let you assign the user to a Supplier for payment purposes.

The engagement method for a user is not automated in Astute. Engagement matters, including whether you are required to pay any statutory obligations, are an internal process so we are not able to advise on how your ABN subcontractors should be set up.

The Supplier Payroll module works similarly to PAYG payroll. It allows you to:

• pay contractors using both fixed and variable timesheets
• interpret pays, including expenses, pay cycles, superannuation, deductions and contributions
• calculate Payroll Tax and Workplace Insurance
• report on subcontractor data, including in profit reports

The two main differences between Supplier Payroll and PAYG payroll are:

• Supplier Payroll charges GST and does not withhold PAYG tax
• Leave is not supported in Astute for Subcontractors

The Supplier Payroll module is not automatically switched on in a portal. If this is a functionality that you will need, please contact our Support Team. 

System Configuration for Supplier Payroll

Each entity that pays subcontractors will need to have certain settings configured in Config > Company Management > Payroll. 

Supplier Payment Bank Account	The bank account that will be used for Supplier Payroll payments. This account will need to be configured in Config > System Setup > EFT Bank Accounts and added in the Company Management > Account tab for the entity.
Enable Payroll Tax for Suppliers	Will need to be enabled for subcontractor pays to be included as part of your payroll tax calculations
Enable Superannuation for Suppliers	Will need to be enabled before you can assign superannuation items to a subcontractor’s profile
Enable Deductions for Suppliers	Will need to be enabled before you can assign deductions to a subcontractor’s profile
Enable Workplace insurance for Suppliers	Will need to be enabled before you can assign insurances to a subcontractor’s profile
GST Paid Account Code	Required for some GL integrations