Pay Cat Toolbox · File Reviewer
Catch payroll file setup problems before you run payroll.
Tick the checks you want and Toolbox goes through your Pay Cat Payroll file. It lists every employee that needs a fix, with a note on what is wrong and a link to the record.
Choose from 13 checks, run as many as you like
$2 per active employee per month, added to your Pay Cat Payroll plan. No new contract.
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Why is it hard to spot setup problems in a payroll file?
A payroll file can look fine until someone opens the right record.
Problems hide in the detail
A missing leave allowance template, a state that doesn't match where someone lives or an employment type that doesn't match their agreement sits quietly in a record until someone looks.
There is a lot to check
Employee records, pay schedules, tax and super details and pay categories all live in different parts of the file, so a full check means opening a lot of screens.
Checking by hand is slow
Going employee by employee, setting by setting, takes time most teams don't have before pay day.
Toolbox runs the checks you choose on your own file, without waiting on anyone.
See it in action
Watch a file review go from tick boxes to results
Under two minutes, start to finish.
What can the File Reviewer check?
Thirteen checks, in four groups. Tick the ones you want to run.
Leave
Leave Allowance Templates LATs and State
Pay setup
Payment Configuration Pay Rate Template Pay Schedules Primary Pay Categories White-Listed Rulesets
Employee details
Tax File Numbers Super Details Bank Details Employment Type & EA
Tax and hours
Tax Settings SCHADs Hours
The questions it asks of your file
✓Do all employees have a leave allowance template (LAT), and is it appropriate to their employment type?
✓Do all employees with LATs have one that is appropriate for their state?
✓Do all timesheet employees have a pay rate template?
✓Do all employees have valid tax file numbers?
✓Do all employees have superannuation details, including a super product code?
✓Do all employees have primary bank account details?
✓Do all employees with an EA have the matching employment type?
✓Do all SCHADS employees have 10 hr standard days?
✓If the business has multiple employing entities, have appropriate pay schedules been set up and assigned?
✓Do all employees have a primary pay category that matches their employment type?
✓Are all superable hourly pay categories set to accrue leave?
✓Have all pay categories been assigned the proper STP2 classifications?
✓Do all pre-tax deduction categories have an STP classification?
What does the finished review look like?
A Summary tab in your Google Sheet, with a row for each problem found. Each row ends with a link that opens the record in Pay Cat.
Sample data from a test business file.
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Toolbox is ready to install. No demo, no waiting.
I'm a Pay Cat customer, take me to the Pay Cat Toolbox!What does it cost?
$2
per active employee per month
A provider with 40 active employees pays $80 a month.
✓Added to your existing Pay Cat Payroll plan, with no new contract
✓Billed like Pay Cat Payroll: only for employees active that month
✓Includes every Toolbox report, including the portable long service leave report
✓New reports are added at no extra cost
Free webinar · Thursday 22 October 2026, 12pm AEDT
See Toolbox run live, all nine tools
Tasya, our Head Trainer, runs every Toolbox tool, including the File Reviewer, on a real business file. Live Q&A included. Can't make it? Register anyway and we'll send the recording.
Questions people ask before turning Toolbox on
It has 13 checks you can tick: Leave Allowance Templates, LATs and State, Payment Configuration, Pay Rate Template, Pay Schedules, Primary Pay Categories, White-Listed Rulesets, Tax File Numbers, Super Details, Bank Details, Employment Type & EA, Tax Settings and SCHADs Hours. Each one looks for employees or settings in your Pay Cat Payroll file that need a fix.
Toolbox is charged on your active employee count, the same basis as your Pay Cat Payroll subscription, and it is only available to Pay Cat customers with an active API key. See our pricing page for the full breakdown and exact terms.
No. Each check has its own tick box in the File Reviewer Settings window, so you can run one, a few or all of them.
In Google Sheets, go to Extensions, then the Toolbox menu, then Payroll, then File Reviewer, then Review File. Tick the checks you want and click Review File.
A results tab for each check you ticked, plus a Summary tab. The Summary lists each problem with the employee it affects, a note on what is wrong and a link to the record in Pay Cat.
Pay Cat Payroll with Toolbox is $11 per employee, per month. That covers the payroll platform and all nine Toolbox tools, Employee Updater through to the SCHADS 5-Week Annual Leave Assessment. There is no separate fee per tool.
Already on Pay Cat Payroll? Adding Toolbox is an extra $2 per employee, per month, taking your subscription from $9 to $11.
Toolbox is charged on your active employee count, the same basis as your Pay Cat Payroll subscription, and it is only available to Pay Cat customers with an active API key. See our pricing page for the full breakdown and exact terms.
Install the app and click the link under "support" to access the set-up guide. Got questions? Reach out to support.
Yes, but a free Gmail account is enough, you don't need a paid Google Workspace subscription. Toolbox is a Google Sheets™ extension, so you'll need a Google account to install it and run it in a Google Sheet.
No. Everything runs from menus inside Google Sheets. If your team is comfortable in a spreadsheet, they're already comfortable in Toolbox.
No. Toolbox is built for Google Sheets only, not Excel. Once you've generated a report, though, Google Sheets can export it straight to XLSX format if you need the file in Excel.
Ready to get Toolbox working for your team?
Two ways in, depending on where you are with Pay Cat.
Already with Pay Cat
Add Toolbox to my accountNo demo needed. Install straight from the Google Workspace Marketplace.
New to Pay Cat
Book a demoSee Toolbox running against a real business file, alongside the rest of Pay Cat.