Payroll
Alpine Accounts runs payroll for small businesses across Hervey Bay, the Fraser Coast and remotely Australia wide. That covers regular pay runs, superannuation guarantee calculations and payment timing, leave accruals, termination pays, and Single Touch Payroll set up in your own accounting software. Alpine Accounts is not a registered BAS agent and does not lodge on your behalf. Payroll is where small errors compound quietly, so the priority is getting it right every cycle rather than correcting it at year end.
Why payroll goes wrong
Payroll errors rarely announce themselves. An incorrect super calculation, a leave accrual set up wrongly at the start, or an allowance coded to the wrong category will sit quietly for years before it surfaces, usually at the worst possible moment.
The businesses most exposed are the ones with variable rosters. Hospitality, retail, care and construction all have hours that change week to week, penalty rates, and staff who move between roles. That is precisely where a set and forget payroll setup fails.
What is covered
Regular pay runs on your cycle. Superannuation calculated and scheduled so you can pay it by the due date, because late super is not deductible and the shortfall charge is punitive. Leave accruals maintained so the liability on your balance sheet is real. Single Touch Payroll set up so your software reports each pay run under your own ATO connection. Termination and final pay calculations when someone leaves.
Award interpretation questions get flagged rather than guessed at. Where a question is genuinely a workplace relations matter, you will be told that plainly and pointed to the right place.
Common questions
Can you handle Single Touch Payroll?
We set up and maintain STP in your accounting software so it reports under your own ATO connection as part of each pay run. Alpine Accounts is not a registered BAS agent and does not lodge on your behalf.
What about superannuation deadlines?
Super is calculated each pay run and scheduled to clear before the quarterly due date. Late super is not tax deductible and attracts a shortfall charge, so the timing matters more than most people realise.
Do you interpret modern awards?
Award classification and rates are ultimately a workplace relations question. Alpine Accounts will process pay correctly against the rates and classifications you confirm, and will flag anything that looks inconsistent rather than quietly processing it.