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Great to see some movement on this finally. Hope it’s available soon.

Why are their foreign resident options, exclude from W1 and PAYG and super options but then you can't actually process the payroll? I know Xero helps you be compliant - just put a warning that you are not meeting Australian laws. An employee has just moved to the UK. I've got all the advice I need from the ATO and know how to pay him, I just can't pay him through Xero. Need to be able to add a foreign address and then if that is the case Xero should let you override the payroll settings - provide warnings but still allow it. So frustrating. Our current options are old school manual payroll records or pay for another payroll software that can handle overseas employees.

I also need to add a foreign address - this is basic. Frustrating.

Using Xero is becoming increasingly frustrating, this small issue and along with many other hundred similar issues has no resolutions for years and years. This is not a new idea, it is basic functionality for a modern accounting software to be able to accept international addresses.

Even a simple ecommerce shopping cart can handle it. Why are we still here!?

We have some 35 overseas contractors who are not subject to AUS tax & HR laws & entitlements. Their entitlements are not required to be reported to ATO. Specifically, their leave entitlements are based on the laws of their resident Country. However we need to manage their entitlements; including leave entitlements. Currently these are being maintained independently of Xero and, as a result, we are looking at alternate payroll software to Xero.

I need to be able to set up 2 overseas staff members but have the same issue where Xero will not allow me to enter their addresses. Did you find any way around this at all?

Urgent Enhancement Request: Payroll Management for Overseas Employees

Dear Xero Product Development Team,

As a tax agent advising clients who utilise Xero for their business operations, I wish to bring to your attention a critical feature gap in Xero's payroll functionalities—specifically, the management of payroll for overseas employees.

Considering that Xero's pricing is positioned above competitors like QuickBooks, it is reasonable for users to expect robust functionalities that simplify compliance, particularly with the Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 requirements.

QuickBooks Online has set a commendable standard by implementing features that enable the management of employees based internationally with compliance ease.

They provide options to configure payroll settings by country, aligning with the foreign employment income types as mandated by STP Phase 2.

More on their approach can be found here: [QuickBooks Update on Foreign Employee Information](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-au/help-article/payroll-compliance/update-foreign-employee-information-stp-phase-2/L6Kk614Ib_AU_en_AU).

Given the premium pricing of Xero, it is imperative that such essential functionalities are not only matched but also exceeded. The ability to efficiently manage global payroll within Xero would significantly enhance the value offered to your users, ensuring compliance and easing administrative burdens.

We urge Xero to prioritise the development of these capabilities. The businesses we represent rely heavily on Xero for their accounting needs, and the addition of these features would greatly assist in managing their international operations more effectively.

Thank you for considering this enhancement, which we hope to see implemented at the earliest opportunity.

Best regards,
Michael

an employee has moved to NZ, we are still paying him wages but currently Xero doesnt allow for STP lodgement thorugh the payroll functionality, would be good to have this added, No PAYG & No super is aplicable because of the treaty between AU and NZ - also would be good to have the capability to add in his NZ address to his employee details

Completely agree. We have employees based in NZ and I can do everything required for payroll/tax as they have opened Aus bank accounts, EXCEPT input their residential address.

I agree with this. I have an employee in Ghana and I can't pay them through payroll, nor can I have them as an overseas contractor. There are no tax obligations on them in Australia, and I don't know how to correctly record the expenditure agains wages and salaries......

Many professional firms have staff overseas so important to be able to process their wages as well through Xero Payroll.

Surely this would be straight forward to implement.

Can we please add an ability to add a new employee who is still an "Australian Resident for Taxation Purposes" but residing overseas for twelve months? Can't presently add an international address.

A lot of small businesses have VAs and staff overseas without a TFN, wihtout an address in Australia. Currently these employees and contractors can't get processed through Xero Payroll. Can you please change this? Our overseas team members also need payslips etc.

If Xero could add the option of OTHER in the postcode field, an overseas address could be added