Terminate an employee and complete final pay


When an employee ceases to work for your business you can terminate them and process their final pay in Reckon Payroll.

Terminating an employee

To terminate the employee:

  1. Select the Employees menu
  2. Select the terminated employee
  3. Select the three dot menu in the top right hand corner
  4. Select Terminate employment
  5. Select the Termination date, (it will default to the current date).
  6. Tap on Reason for termination and select the reason
  7. Tap Done
  8. If a completing a final pay tap Create final pay run. If a final pay run is not required, or will be completed at a later time, tap Done
  9. Select a Pay Date (will default to the current date), dates for the Pay Period, and then tap Done
  10. To review the terminated employee's pay details, and add payments in relation to the termination, tap the employee
  11. Tap Edit
  12. To add an Earnings - Termination pay item tap Add item
  13. Tap Earning item
  14. Select a Termination earning item
  15. Tap Done
  16. Enter the Rate
  17. Tap Done
  18. Under PAYG tax a Termination tax item will appear. Tap the Termination tax item.
  19. Tap Add tax component
  20. Select an ETP Code (for details on which code to select, visit the ATO ETP Reporting website), enter the Taxable component, the Tax free component and the Tax withheld amounts.
  21. Tap Done
  22. Review the Termination tax details and:
    1. if additional components are required then tap Add component
    2. If changes are needed to a component then tap on the component
    3. If all components are entered and correct then tap Done.
  23. Once all pay details are correct tap Done
  24. Tap the back arrow
  25. Tap Mark as paid
  26. Complete the STP Deceleration and submit to the ATO.

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