Create ATO File
This screen has been deprecated.
- The generation of the ATO Payment Summary File is now performed automatically via the Year End Finalisation screen.
- The Year End Finalisation screen will generate the ATO Payment Summary File. Downloading is now performed on the ATO File History screen.

This window is used to create the PSARXXXX file with Payment Summary details that is later downloadable through ATO File History for lodging to ATO portal.
Prerequisites
- Payment Summaries must have been generated/printed first.
- Ensure that the Employer Information and Media Supplier information are setup correctly.
- Read about ATO Processing.
Rules and Guidelines
- The PSARXXXX file is created and all Payment Summary and ETP Payment Summary information for employees with a Payment Summary status of A will be detailed.
- Employees with the Payment Summary Status flag of I with no details are sent to the ATO.
- If attached to a Payrun Environment the PSARXXXX file created will be named xxPSARXXXX , where xx is the name of your Payrun Environment and XXXX is the year from the Payment Summary Annual Report (PSAR) file.
- Report PRE299B is produced.
Field Information

Specify the Level 1 and 2 combination codes (Company or state) or leave both fields blank to include report for all companies.

Select a Payrun Group or leave the field blank to include all Payrun Groups.
- If an Active Environment on the Change Payrun Environment screen is in place, the Payrun Group attached to that Environment will be displayed and this field will be read-only.
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When in a specific Payrun Group and when no Environment has been specified, this field will be editable.

Specify the From and To dates of the financial year for generating/printing Payment Summaries.
It must be 1st July of the current calendar year and the 30th of June of the current calendar year, e.g. for the 2008 to 2009 financial year, the From Date is 010708 and the To date is 300609.

A reference field that is added to the header record of the ATO PSAR File.

This option has been removed and pre-set to 'P' for Production File to be generated automatically.
The ATO portal requires Production files (P) and produce errors when customers submit Test Files (T) generated from Preceda.
Select Run Process to submit job PPAY029.
The file will be available for download via ATO File History screen.