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Best Payroll Software for Accountants & Bookkeepers in Australia
The free e-PayDay Accountant Portal lets accounting firms manage unlimited payroll clients from a single secure cloud dashboard, while providing eligible businesses with e-PayDay FREEPAY® for up to 3 employees.
Manage unlimited payroll clients from one free Accountant Portal. Give eligible clients with up to 3 employees access to e-PayDay FREEPAY® at no cost, then seamlessly upgrade growing businesses to e-PayDay Go®—all on the same compliance-first Australian payroll platform.
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Whether you are an accountant, bookkeeper, BAS agent, payroll bureau, or payroll specialist, e-PayDay can help you standardise payroll processing. It simplifies Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 reporting, facilitates reporting of Superannuation Contributions through SuperStream, and allows for the processing of Payday Super payments—all while managing every client from one secure cloud platform.
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Everything accountants and bookkeepers need to manage compliant Australian payroll from one cloud platform.
Why Accountants Choose e-PayDay
✔ Free Accountant Portal supporting unlimited clients
✔ e-PayDay FREEPAY® for eligible clients with up to 3 employees
✔ Seamless upgrades to e-PayDay Go® as businesses grow
✔ Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 compliant
✔ Payday Super supported at no cost
✔ Real-time Fair Work Modern Award support
✔ Australian-owned with local support
✔ More than 40 years of Australian payroll expertise
One Payroll Platform for Every Client
Managing payroll across multiple businesses shouldn't require multiple payroll systems.
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The e-PayDay Accountant Portal provides accounting firms, bookkeeping practices, and payroll professionals with a central location to securely access and manage unlimited client payrolls at no cost.
Clients with up to 3 employees can use e-PayDay FREEPAY® completely free, while larger businesses can subscribe to e-PayDay Go® without changing payroll systems or migrating payroll history.
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From startup businesses through to established employers, every client can remain on the same trusted payroll platform as their business grows.
Why Accountants Need More Than Payroll Software
Today's accounting and bookkeeping practices do far more than simply process payroll. Clients expect expert advice, ongoing compliance support and efficient payroll services that keep them aligned with Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2, Payday Super, Fair Work Modern Awards and Australian Taxation Office (ATO) requirements.
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Using multiple payroll systems across different clients increases administration, training, software costs and the risk of compliance errors. Standardising on one Australian cloud payroll platform helps your practice improve efficiency while delivering a consistent payroll experience for every client.
With e-PayDay, your practice can manage payroll for businesses of every size using a single platform. Eligible clients with up to 3 employees can use e-PayDay FREEPAY® at no cost, while growing businesses can seamlessly transition to e-PayDay Go® without changing payroll systems or migrating payroll data.
Whether you're processing payroll for one client or hundreds, e-PayDay provides the tools to simplify payroll administration, improve compliance and support your clients as their businesses grow.
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Designed for Australian Accounting Practices
e-PayDay has been developed specifically for Australian payroll requirements and is ideal for:
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Accountants
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Bookkeepers
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Registered BAS Agents
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Payroll Service Providers
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Payroll Bureau
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Financial Advisers providing payroll services
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Multi-client accounting practices
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Franchise groups managing payroll across multiple businesses
No matter how many clients you support, the same payroll platform helps your team work more efficiently while maintaining consistent payroll processes.
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Reduce Complexity. Increase Efficiency.
Instead of managing different payroll systems for different clients, e-PayDay enables your practice to:
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Manage unlimited clients from one free Accountant Portal.
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Standardise payroll processing across your entire client base.
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Reduce staff training by using one payroll platform.
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Simplify STP Phase 2 reporting and Payday Super compliance.
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Support micro-business clients with e-PayDay FREEPAY® for up to 3 employees.
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Seamlessly upgrade clients to e-PayDay Go® as their business grows.
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Access Australian-based support when assistance is required.
The result is a simpler, more scalable payroll solution that grows alongside your accounting practice and your clients.
Free Accountant Portal with Unlimited Client Management
Managing payroll across multiple clients should be simple, secure and cost-effective. That's why e-PayDay provides a free Accountant Portal that allows accountants, bookkeepers, BAS agents and payroll service providers to manage unlimited client businesses from a single cloud-based dashboard.
There are no monthly portal fees, no limits on the number of client businesses you can manage and no need to purchase separate practice management software. Simply log in once and securely access each client's payroll, helping your team save time while delivering consistent payroll services across your entire client base.
Whether you're supporting a handful of businesses or hundreds of employers, the e-PayDay Accountant Portal gives your practice one central location to manage payroll, monitor compliance and support clients as they grow.​​
Everything You Need to Manage Your Payroll Clients
Designed to Help Your Practice Grow
The e-PayDay Accountant Portal is designed to make payroll management more efficient for busy accounting practices.
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Instead of maintaining multiple payroll systems, your team can standardise on one Australian cloud payroll platform that supports businesses from startup through to established employers.
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As new clients join your practice, simply add them to your Accountant Portal and begin processing payroll. Eligible businesses with up to 3 employees can use e-PayDay FREEPAY® at no cost, while larger employers can subscribe to e-PayDay Go® without changing payroll software or migrating payroll history.
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This scalable approach helps your practice reduce software costs, simplify staff training and deliver a consistent payroll service for every client.
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Why Practices Choose the e-PayDay Accountant Portal
Accounting firms across Australia choose the e-PayDay Accountant Portal because it helps them:
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Manage unlimited payroll clients from one secure dashboard.
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Reduce administration with one login for every client.
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Standardise payroll processes across their practice.
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Simplify Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 and Payday Super compliance.
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Support eligible micro-business clients with e-PayDay FREEPAY® at no cost.
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Seamlessly transition growing businesses to e-PayDay Go® without changing payroll systems.
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Access experienced Australian payroll support when required.
Whether you're processing payroll for five businesses or five hundred, the Accountant Portal is designed to grow with your practice.
Give Eligible Clients FREE Payroll Software with e-PayDay FREEPAY®
Winning and retaining small business clients often means helping them keep operating costs under control. With e-PayDay FREEPAY®, eligible Australian businesses employing up to 3 employees can process fully compliant payroll at no cost.
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Unlike limited free trials or feature-restricted plans, e-PayDay FREEPAY® includes the same core payroll functionality trusted by thousands of Australian employers. Your clients can process payroll with confidence while remaining compliant with Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2, preparing for Payday Super, and meeting their ongoing Australian payroll obligations.
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For your practice, e-PayDay FREEPAY® provides a simple way to onboard new micro-business clients without introducing additional software costs. As those businesses expand, they can seamlessly upgrade to e-PayDay Go® without changing payroll systems, re-entering employee information or migrating payroll history.
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Why Accounting Practices Love e-PayDay FREEPAY®
e-PayDay FREEPAY® allows your practice to provide professional payroll software to eligible clients without asking them to pay a monthly subscription while their business is still small.
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New business startups
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Sole traders employing staff
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Family businesses
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Micro businesses
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Part-time employers
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Seasonal employers
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Not-for-profit organisations
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Community groups and sporting clubs
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By introducing clients to the e-PayDay platform from day one, your practice benefits from consistent payroll processes while your clients benefit from professional Australian payroll software.​​​
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Grow Without Changing Payroll Systems
One of the biggest advantages of the e-PayDay platform is that your clients never outgrow the software.
When an eligible business employing up to 3 employees grows, there is no need to change payroll providers, export payroll data or retrain staff. They simply upgrade from e-PayDay FREEPAY® to e-PayDay Go®, keeping their existing employee records, payroll history and payroll settings.
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This allows your practice to continue supporting clients on the same payroll platform throughout every stage of their business journey, from startup through to established employer.
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Benefits for Your Practice
Providing e-PayDay FREEPAY® to eligible clients helps your accounting practice:
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Attract new startup and micro-business clients.
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Deliver additional value without increasing client software costs.
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Standardise payroll across your entire client base.
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Reduce staff training by using one payroll platform.
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Simplify support and payroll processing.
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Build long-term client relationships as businesses grow.
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Transition clients to e-PayDay Go® without changing systems or migrating payroll data.
Built for Australian Payroll Compliance
Australian payroll involves much more than calculating gross and net wages. Employers must manage obligations involving the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Single Touch Payroll, superannuation and Fair Work.
e-PayDay is a compliance-first Australian payroll platform designed to help accountants, bookkeepers and their clients manage these obligations from within their normal payroll processes.
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Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2
e-PayDay supports Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 reporting, allowing employers and their authorised representatives to report required payroll information to the ATO.
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The platform includes pre-submission validation and supports STP lodgements, updates and EOFY finalisation processes.
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Payday Super Ready
With Payday Super, superannuation becomes even more closely connected to the payroll process.
e-PayDay supports the reporting and payment of superannuation contributions, including Superannuation Guarantee and relevant additional contributions, with SuperStream functionality incorporated into the platform.
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Real-Time Fair Work Modern Awards
e-PayDay provides access to all 122 Fair Work Modern Awards and their classifications, with award information maintained in real time.
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This helps payroll professionals access current minimum wage information when configuring and processing payroll.
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Important: e-PayDay is award-centric; it does not provide automatic award interpretation.
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Detailed Payroll Adjustments and Reporting
Experienced payroll professionals sometimes need greater control than a fully automated system provides.
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e-PayDay allows authorised users to manually adjust PAYGW, Superannuation Guarantee (SG) and Reportable Employer Superannuation Contributions (RESC) totals where required, while providing detailed visibility into payroll calculations.
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This flexibility is particularly valuable for accountants, bookkeepers and payroll professionals managing complex client payroll scenarios.
Powerful Payroll Features for Accounting Practices
Accountants and bookkeepers need more than basic pay calculations when managing payroll across different industries and client types.
e-PayDay Go® combines payroll processing, employee management, compliance tools and reporting within one Australian cloud payroll platform.
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Payroll Processing and Compliance
Your practice can access:
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Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2
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Payday Super
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PAYGW calculations
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Payroll Tax (SRO)
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Superannuation administration
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Salary sacrifice and RESC
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Employment Termination Payments
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Child support processing
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Leave management
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Cost centre management
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Fair Work Modern Award information
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Employee and Workforce Management
Beyond payroll, e-PayDay Go® provides tools for:
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Time and attendance
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Employee records
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HR management
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Leave balances and history
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Pay templates
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Multiple superannuation funds
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Employee payroll information
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Payroll Reporting and Audit Visibility
e-PayDay Go® provides more than 120 payroll reports, covering areas including pay runs, superannuation, leave, time and attendance, and auditing. Reports also provide filtering and export capabilities.
This gives accounting practices greater visibility when reviewing payroll, answering client questions or investigating historical transactions.
Why Accounting Practices Choose e-PayDay
Payroll software is not simply another application when you're responsible for client payroll. Your practice needs a provider that understands the Australian payroll environment and the responsibilities placed on employers and payroll professionals.
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e-PayDay has been developing Australian payroll software since 1987, combining decades of payroll experience with modern cloud technology.
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Australian Payroll Experience Since 1987
e-PayDay's focus has always been payroll.
That experience informs a compliance-first approach designed around Australian payroll requirements rather than adapting an overseas payroll product to the Australian market.
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Australian-Based Support
When your practice needs assistance, support is provided by an Australian-based support team.
Support requests can be submitted directly through e-PayDay Go®, allowing the support team to assist with payroll-related questions and product issues.
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Built for Payroll Professionals
Accountants and bookkeepers can use e-PayDay purely as a client management portal or process payroll for their own practice while also managing linked client businesses. Existing e-PayDay clients can also invite their accountant or bookkeeper to assist with payroll.
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That flexibility allows e-PayDay to fit different practice models rather than forcing every accountant to work the same way.
Who Can Use the e-PayDay Accountant Portal?
The e-PayDay Accountant Portal isn't limited to traditional accounting firms. It is designed for professionals and organisations responsible for managing payroll across multiple Australian businesses or entities.
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Accountants
Centralise client payroll access and provide a consistent payroll solution across your practice.
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Bookkeepers
Manage payroll processing, STP reporting and ongoing payroll administration for multiple clients from one platform.
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BAS Agents and Tax Practitioners
Access linked client payrolls and assist businesses with their payroll reporting and administration.
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Payroll Bureau and Payroll Service Providers
Standardise payroll processing across multiple employers while reducing the number of different payroll systems your team needs to maintain.
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Multi-Entity and Franchise Groups
Use a centralised approach when payroll responsibilities extend across multiple businesses or entities.
Whether you manage five clients or hundreds, e-PayDay provides a scalable way to centralise client payroll management.
Getting Started with the Free Accountant Portal is Easy
You don't need to migrate your entire client base before discovering whether e-PayDay is right for your practice.
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Start with your Accountant Portal, add a client and experience the platform for yourself.
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1. Create Your Free Accountant Portal
Register your e-PayDay account and establish your practice's client management environment.
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2. Add or Link Your Clients
Create client businesses within e-PayDay or have existing e-PayDay customers invite you as their Tax Practitioner.
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3. Choose FREEPAY® or e-PayDay Go®
Eligible clients with up to 3 employees can use e-PayDay FREEPAY® at no cost. Larger businesses can select an appropriate e-PayDay Go® plan.
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4. Manage Payroll from One Portal
Switch between linked client businesses and manage payroll from your central Accountant Portal.
As new clients join your practice, they can be added to the same environment—giving your team a consistent approach to client payroll management.
Create your free Accountant Portal, add your clients and manage their payroll from one secure platform.
Payroll Software for Accountants & Bookkeepers – Frequently Asked Questions
Is the e-PayDay Accountant Portal free?
Yes. The e-PayDay Accountant Portal is free and provides accountants, bookkeepers and Tax Practitioners with a central location for accessing and managing linked client payroll accounts.
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How many payroll clients can I manage?
The Accountant Portal is designed to support unlimited client businesses, subject to e-PayDay's Fair Use policy. The current e-PayDay User Guide states that no specific client limit has been established.
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Is FREEPAY® really free for clients with up to 3 employees?
Yes. Eligible businesses with up to 3 employees can use e-PayDay FREEPAY® at no cost, making it particularly useful for startups and micro-business clients.
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What happens when a FREEPAY® client employs more than 3 people?
The client can move to an e-PayDay Go® paid plan and continue using the same e-PayDay payroll platform.
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Can I use e-PayDay only to manage clients?
Yes. Tax Practitioners can use e-PayDay as a client management portal only without needing to process payroll for employees within their own practice.
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Can my accounting practice process its own payroll as well?
Yes. Your practice can process payroll for its own employees while also managing linked client businesses from the same environment.
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Can an existing e-PayDay client invite their accountant or bookkeeper?
Yes. Existing clients can invite a Tax Practitioner through e-PayDay's roles and permissions functionality.
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Does e-PayDay support Single Touch Payroll Phase 2?
Yes. e-PayDay supports Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 reporting, including STP lodgements, updates and EOFY processes.
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Does e-PayDay support Payday Super?
Yes. e-PayDay provides functionality for Payday Super contribution reporting and payments, along with SuperStream functionality.
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Does e-PayDay include Fair Work Modern Awards?
Yes. e-PayDay provides all 122 Fair Work Modern Awards and classifications, with information maintained in real time. e-PayDay is award-centric and does not provide automatic award interpretation.
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Can PAYGW, SG and RESC be manually adjusted?
Yes. e-PayDay allows PAYGW, Superannuation Guarantee (SG) and RESC totals to be adjusted when required, providing payroll professionals with greater control over payroll calculations.
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Does e-PayDay include Employee Self Service?
Yes. e-PayDay provides Employee Self Service (ESS) alongside payroll and time-and-attendance capabilities.
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Does e-PayDay provide payroll reports?
Yes. e-PayDay provides more than 120 payroll reports covering areas such as pay runs, superannuation, leave, time and attendance, and auditing.
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Is Australian payroll support available?
Yes.e-PayDay provides Australian-based payroll support, with support requests submitted through e-PayDay Go®.
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Is e-PayDay suitable for BAS agents and payroll bureau?
Yes. The multi-client structure makes e-PayDay suitable for accountants, bookkeepers, BAS agents, Tax Practitioners, payroll bureau and other professionals responsible for managing payroll across multiple businesses.