This is part of our Payroll, Super and STP Phase 2 series (Chapter 5 of the MYOB tutorial hub):

• Lesson 1: Setting Up Payroll in MYOB
• Lesson 2: Adding Employees in MYOB with STP Phase 2 Categories
• Lesson 3: Setting Up Superannuation and Pay Super in MYOB
• Lesson 4: Moving to STP Phase 2 in MYOB
• Lesson 5: Running a Pay Run and Reporting STP in MYOB
• Lesson 6: Running a Test Pay Cycle in MYOB Before Going Live
• Lesson 7: End of Year Payroll Finalisation in MYOB

Before processing your first real pay run, running a test cycle catches setup issues while nothing real is on the line yet.

1. Why a test run is worth the extra step

A test pay run shows you exactly what an employee’s pay, tax and super would look like, without actually reporting anything to the ATO or moving real money.

2. What to check in the test run

Confirm gross pay, tax withheld, super, and leave accrual all look correct for each employee type you have.

3. Fixing issues before they compound

Catching a setup mistake in a test run is far easier than unwinding it after several real pay runs have already gone through.

4. Moving to your first real pay run

Once a test run looks correct, you can process your first genuine pay run with far more confidence.

MYOB Academy covers test pay runs as part of its payroll course: academy.myob.com. Our registered BAS agents can review your test run before you go live.