Bank State Branches

BSB codes are used to uniquely identify each branch of each bank in Australia. payrollnow offers you the facility to maintain the list of all known BSB codes by downloading a file from the website, thereby ensuring that you always have the most recent list of BSB numbers available. You can also enter a new BSB number manually.

Updating the BSB numbers Data Table:

  1. Go to Navigator | Maintain Company Details | Country Definitions.
  2. Click on the required Country node.
  3. Click on the Bank State Branch node.
    The Bank State Branch screen will open.
  4. Click on the Download button .
    The BSB Merge Transfer Wizard will open.
  5. Follow the instructions on the wizard to download the most recent BSB number data.

If you update the BSB numbers in this way, this will automatically update all the Bank names too. Therefore you will never need to update both Bank State Branches and Bank.

Searching for BSB number or bank:

You can enter a BSB number to search for the bank or branch to which it refers or enter a bank or branch to search for its BSB number.

  1. Go to Navigator | Maintain Company Details | Country Definitions.
  2. Click on the required Country node.
  3. Click on the Bank State Branch node.
    The Bank State Branch screen will open.
  4. Enter the information that you have available in either the Bank, BSB or Branch fields or in more than one field if you have more information.
  5. Click on the Search button.
    Select the entry you require from the list that is returned.

Adding a New BSB Number Manually

  1. Go to Navigator | Maintain Company Details | Country Definitions.
  2. Click on the required Country node.
  3. Click on the Bank State Branch node.
  4. Click on the Add New button.
    The Bank State Branches screen will open.
  5. Complete the following details:
Field Explanation
Bank The name of the bank.
Branch The branch at which the account is held.
BSB The BSB number that you wish to add.
Address 1 The physical address of the branch.
Suburb The suburb in which the branch is located.
State The state in which the branch is located.
  1. When you have entered all the required information, click OK.

The new BSB will be validated and added to the table.