Adding or Removing Pay Items in a Pay Run

Overview

This article shows you how to add or remove pay items (such as ordinary hours, allowances, or deductions) for an employee within a pay run in Myaccountant.

Step-by-Step Instructions

How to Add Pay Items to an Employee's PayRun

  1. Open the Pay Run.
  2. Click on the employee’s name to open their pay record.
  3. Click Add Pay Item.
  4. Select the pay items you want to insert from the pay items list.
  5. Click Add in the top-right corner to add them to the pay run.

The selected pay items will now appear in the employee's pay run.

If a pay item with the same name already exists, you’ll see an error message. You cannot add duplicate pay items.

How to Remove Pay Item

  1. In the employee’s pay run screen, locate the pay item you want to remove.
  2. Click the trash bin icon in the Actions column.
  3. In the confirmation pop-up, click Yes to confirm.

The pay item will be removed from the employee’s pay run.

Tips

  • Only add pay items that apply to the current pay period. The ATO does not accept pay items with $0 values.
  • Double-check that you're not adding duplicate items to avoid errors.
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