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:

Select the Employees menu
Select the terminated employee
Select the three dot menu in the top right hand corner
Select Terminate employment
Select the Termination date, (it will default to the current date).
Tap on Reason for termination and select the reason
Tap Done
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
Select a Pay Date (will default to the current date), dates for the Pay Period, and then tap Done
To review the terminated employee's pay details, and add payments in relation to the termination, tap the employee
Tap Edit
To add an Earnings - Termination pay item tap Add item
Tap Earning item
Select a Termination earning item
Tap Done
Enter the Rate
Tap Done
Under PAYG tax a Termination tax item will appear. Tap the Termination tax item.
Tap Add tax component
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.
Tap Done
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.
Once all pay details are correct tap Done
Tap the back arrow
Tap Mark as paid
Complete the STP Declaration and submit to the ATO.