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Adding a Contractor (Withholding Tax) to the Thankyou Payroll System

Contractors are not employees, so they are not entitled to employee leave. This article will show you which settings to use when paying a contractor on our system.

Updated: October 2025

Contractor invoices are usually paid as a business expense by the Finance Department and do not generally go through payroll. If you want to set up a contractor in the Thankyou Payroll system, this article will help you understand how to do this correctly.

Info - Blue Block (1)The Thankyou Payroll system can accommodate individuals who are  contractors with Withholding Tax (WT) tax code(GST registered or not).

Our system should no be used to pay contractors with no WT being deducted. 

* They MUST  have a WT tax code to be entered into our system.

Let's explore what setting up a contractor in our system would look like.

Pro Tip - Blue BlockThe button you select in our system will display in a darker colour.

This will help you to identify the settings chosen for that profile.

Contractors can also be paid by using specific pay types set up in the system. To find out how to set up pay types, follow this link.