Payroll Services Queensland
Payroll is one of the most stressful parts of running a small business.
Your staff need to be paid correctly. On time. Every single pay run. And behind the scenes, the compliance obligations are significant. Single Touch Payroll. Superannuation. Award rates. Leave entitlements. Get any of it wrong and you are in trouble with your team, the ATO, or both.
Accounts Advantage manages payroll for small and medium businesses across Queensland. We handle it so you do not have to think about it.
What Is Managed Payroll?
Managed payroll means we take over your entire payroll function. Every pay run. Every compliance obligation. Every report to the ATO.
Here is what that includes.
- Processing your payroll every week, fortnight, or month depending on your pay cycle.
- Calculating the correct pay for each employee including overtime, allowances, and leave.
- Applying the correct award rates for your industry.
- Lodging Single Touch Payroll reports to the ATO after every pay run.
- Calculating and processing superannuation guarantee payments.
- Managing PAYG withholding and ensuring the correct tax is deducted.
- Issuing payslips to your employees.
- Handling leave balances including annual leave, sick leave, and long service leave.
You approve the payroll. We do everything else.
Why Payroll Goes Wrong
We see payroll errors every single week. Here are the most common ones.
Wrong award rates
Australia has over 100 modern awards. The wrong rate applied to the wrong employee is one of the most common and expensive mistakes a business can make. Underpaying staff is a serious legal issue. We make sure the right rate is applied every time.
Late or missed superannuation
Super must be paid at least quarterly. Miss a deadline and the ATO charges the Superannuation Guarantee Charge, which includes interest and an administration fee on top of the super itself. We make sure super goes out on time, every quarter.
STP reporting errors
Every pay run must be reported to the ATO through Single Touch Payroll. Errors in STP create mismatches between what the ATO holds and what your employees see in myGov. We lodge STP correctly after every single pay run.
Incorrect leave calculations
Leave entitlements are more complex than most business owners realise. Part-time employees. Casual loading. Long service leave. Getting this wrong creates disputes and liability. We track leave balances accurately from day one.
Payroll for Construction Businesses
Construction payroll is complex. There is no getting around it.
Builders and subcontractors often have a mix of employees and subbies. The rules around each are completely different. Employees have award entitlements, super, and STP obligations. Subbies need correct ABN invoicing and TPAR reporting.
We have set up payroll systems for nearly 70 construction businesses across Queensland. We have trained over 500 people in the Queensland construction industry. We know the Building and Construction General On-site Award. We know how to classify your workers correctly.
If you are a builder, tradie, or subcontractor, we are the payroll service for you.
Payroll for Childcare Centres
Childcare payroll is some of the most complex payroll in Australia.
The Children’s Services Award has multiple classifications, pay points, and allowances. Educator ratios affect staffing levels. Casual loading applies to a large portion of the workforce. Part-time arrangements are common. Leave accruals need to be tracked precisely.
We currently manage payroll for more than 70 childcare centres across Queensland. We know this award inside out. We know what childcare operators deal with every fortnight and we handle it without fuss.
No other bookkeeping firm in Logan has this depth of childcare payroll experience.
Single Touch Payroll Phase 2
STP Phase 2 expanded the amount of payroll data reported to the ATO with every pay run.
Income types are now reported separately. Salary sacrifice is broken out. Disaggregated data means the ATO can see more detail than ever before.
All of our clients are fully STP Phase 2 compliant. If you are not sure whether your current payroll setup meets the requirements, we can review it for you.
Superannuation Guarantee Compliance
The superannuation guarantee rate is 12 per cent as of 1 July 2025. This is the final legislated rate and is not scheduled to increase further.
Super must be paid at least quarterly. It must be paid through SuperStream to the correct fund. Employees must be given a standard choice form. Stapled super fund rules apply to new employees.
We manage all of this for our payroll clients. Super goes out on time. Every quarter. No exceptions.
Xero Payroll
We run all payroll through Xero.
Xero Payroll connects directly to your bank. It handles STP reporting automatically. Leave balances are tracked in real time. Payslips go to employees digitally.
If you are not on Xero yet, we migrate you across as part of getting started. No extra charge.
Fixed Monthly Pricing
For childcare centres, we provide a fixed monthly price from day one. For all other businesses, we work on an hourly rate for the first three months. This gives us time to review your file, understand your payroll complexity, and make sure everything is set up correctly. By month three we know exactly what your payroll takes each month, and we lock in a fixed monthly price from there.
Most clients find the first couple of months take more hours because there is catch-up work to do. Once your payroll is clean and running smoothly, the ongoing time drops and your fixed price reflects that.
Book a free discovery call and we will give you a clear quote before we start anything.
Common Questions
Do you handle payroll for businesses outside Logan?
Yes. We manage payroll for businesses across Queensland and interstate. Everything runs through Xero so location is not a barrier.
What if my current payroll is a mess?
We see this often. We review your current setup, identify any errors, fix what needs fixing, and move you onto a clean ongoing service. We have cleaned up payroll for businesses that have been doing it wrong for years.
Can you help me classify employees versus contractors?
Yes. This is one of the most common issues in construction especially. We help you understand the difference and set up your payroll correctly from day one.
Do you handle PAYG withholding?
Yes. PAYG withholding is part of our managed payroll service. We calculate the correct withholding for each employee and ensure it is reported correctly through STP.
What awards do you work with?
We work across many awards but our deepest experience is in the Building and Construction General On-site Award and the Children’s Services Award. These cover the majority of our construction and childcare clients.
Ready to hand over your payroll?
Call our Loganholme team today. No obligation. We will tell you exactly what we can do and what it will cost.
Call our Loganholme office on 07 3209 8266 or 1300 400 105