How to Pay Super for an Individual Who Is Both a Contractor and an Employee

Dhanni

The payday super settings are different for a contractor and an employee, so I created two cards for the same individual. However, when I processed the payroll, MYOB detected that both cards have the same super fund member number and prompted me to use unique member numbers.

How should I handle this situation?

Doreen_P

Hi @Dhanni,

 

That does sound like a tricky setup. Because the same person is sitting on two cards, MYOB is picking up that both cards are using the same super fund member number, which is why it’s asking for unique numbers. Because the same person is sitting on two cards, MYOB is picking up that both cards are using the same super fund member number, which is why it’s asking for unique numbers. A practical way to handle this is to use a separate Superannuation Guarantee pay item so the contractor and employee super can be kept separate on different lines, rather than trying to create a different member number for the same fund membership. On the pay slip, it should still come through as one overall super amount. You can also check these guides for more info:

 

• Paying super for contractors
• Superannuation

It’d also be a really good idea to check with your accountant or the ATO first, just to make sure there won’t be any issues with how that setup is reported.

 

Cheers,

Doreen