Access Attaché version 24.1 delivers a range of new and improved features and across all areas of the software. Attaché Accounts you can now prevent reuse of references in orders, apply password level restrictions on Bill of Materials details and instructions, and prevent reconciled general ledger transactions from being deleted. We've added new fields in the Products List Wizard, and updated customer transaction details to allow better reporting.
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In Attaché Payroll for Australia, terminations and employment status have been enhanced to better meet Single Touch Payroll compliance. Fiji payroll has seen an update to the PAYE Employee Certificate, and for the Pacific Island - ANZ Transactive (fixed) bank file has been enhanced.
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Access Attaché 24.1 includes an updated certificate to meet global compliance standard. This ensures only trusted devices and users have access to the Access Attaché Desktop application and additional authentication when connecting to websites. A digital signature is an electronic, encrypted stamp of authentication on digital information. A signature confirms that the information originated from the signer and has not been altered.

Customer order entry and supplier purchase order entry has been enhanced to prevent you from using the same reference details in multiple transactions. If you try to enter a reference that already exists in another transaction, the software will display a message, and you will not be able to continue. Previously, you could enter the same references on multiple transactions which lead to duplication and time spent deleting incomplete transactions.
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You can turn off this new feature so that you can reuse reference names and numbers by ticking the Allow Duplicate Reference checkbox in Invoicing Options (Setups, Customers, Invoicing Options) and/or Purchasing Options (Setups, Suppliers, Purchasing Options).

Version 24.1 includes additional product-related fields in Print List Wizard reports. The following fields have been added.

With version 24, you can now control access to add or edit new or existing bill of materials details and instructions in product Masterfiles by applying password level restrictions. To apply password level restrictions, go to Product Options (Setups, Products, Options, Product Options) and under the Other Options tab, enter the required password level at the new Display Bill of Material Masterfiles field. (Note that Password Level 1 is the highest and Password Level 9 is the lowest access level.)

In version 24.1 you can no longer delete a transaction that has been reconciled to a bank statement. To delete such transactions, you will need to complete the recommended process of unreconciling the transaction from the bank statement. Previously you could delete reconciled transactions which lead to imbalances in the bank statement.
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This change has been implemented in the following transactions:

In version 24.1, changes have been made to the options available for Employment Status. In the employee Masterfile, the Employment Status selections of Termination, Seasonal, Contract, and Other have been removed as these are not STP compliant.
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As a result, if you had employees with any of these removed statuses, their Employment Status will be blank after you upgrade. You will need to enter one of the STP-compliant options, which are Terminated, Full-time, Part-time or Casual before submitting your next STP batch. To make this as easy as possible, we have added a new Terminated Employees Setup tab under STP Setups in Attaché Online that lists any employees who has a blank Employment Status. You can then select the appropriate status, which will flow back to the employee Masterfile, and you will be able to proceed to submit your STP batch.
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Alternatively, after upgrading to version 24.1 but before processing your next pay, check that each employee has one of the STP-compliant Employee Status options selected in the employee Masterfile.
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Attaché Payroll version 24.1 includes a change to the way you enter termination information in order to meet ATO requirements. Previously, you could enter a Termination Date and change the Employment Status to Terminated in the employee Masterfile. However, when submitting the relevant STP batch it would be rejected as it was missing the Termination Reason, which is mandatory for STP2 reporting. You then needed to reverse the pay to correct the missing Termination Reason.
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To overcome this issue, in version 24.1, you now enter Termination Date, Termination Reason, termination values and ETP values (if required) when creating the termination timesheet or adjustment pay. This means all the required termination details will be included in the STP batch.

New Zealand tax scales 2024/25 are included in version 24.1.

Fiji tax scales which came into effect on 1 January 2024 are included in version 24.1.
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Access Attaché version 23.1 introduced the ability to generate and submit an updated Fiji PAYE Employee Certificate to the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) via the Taxpayer Online Service (TPOS). The report included SRT deducted, ECAL deducted, and a combined FPNF and Superannuation amount calculated from values you entered in Attaché Payroll transactions.
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FRCS has advised that some of the calculations have been changed. To accommodate their changes, in version 24.1 any employer contributions for superannuation has been excluded from the FNRP/Superannuation section of the report. Only deductions that have the FNPF tick box selected (in Employee Deductions) are now included.
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The Pacific Island - ANZ Transactive (fixed) bank file (ANZTRAN2.txt) now includes SWIFT code values from the employee bank accounts that are not related to ANZ. Previously only ANZ related entries were being added.

The Digital Assistant is now available in Attaché version 24.1 onwards. For more information, see: The Digital Assistant.

Due to changes to the options for Employment Status in the employee Masterfile, before installing version 24.1, we recommend. that you ensure each employee has one of the STP-compliant statuses, which are Terminated, Full-time, Part-time or Casual. The non-compliant options of Termination, Seasonal, Contract, and Other have been removed. For more details, see the information in Attaché Payroll (Australia) Changes to Employment Status to align with STP requirements above.

We recommend you ask your consultant to carry out the upgrade, however, if you intend for your system administrator to do the upgrade, you can download the required software below. (If you use Cloud Hosted Services, your upgrade is done for you as part of your CHS plan.)
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For detailed upgrade instructions, see the Attaché Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Version 24.1.1.2
Released 7 June 2024

Version 24.1.1.2
Released 7 June 2024