year-to-date Qualifying Earnings reporting in STP report

Shania

Hi, 

from 1 July 2026 — SG must be calculated on qualifying earnings and qualifying earnings needs to be reported in STP reporting.

Can I know what we are required to do to report qualifying earnings accurately in STP reporting. Shall I do some set up in my software MYOB AccountRight?

We didn't use MYOB Pay super, we use other clearing house to make payment. Please advise whether we shall do any set up before July payroll submission to ATP through STP.

It is urgent!

Doreen_P

Hi @Shania,

 

That’s a good question, especially with the July changes in play. For qualifying earnings, there’s nothing you need to set up specifically for QE. MYOB already applies the QE rules against each pay item using your existing super settings, and reports QE to the ATO from 1 July 2026. You can still check or adjust how a pay item is treated if you ever need to.

A handy starting point for the rules themselves is the ATO guide here: What payments are qualifying earnings. In AccountRight, the main thing is making sure your payroll categories and STP setup are correct before you lodge your July payroll. These guides are a good place to check:

 

• Set up Single Touch Payroll reporting
• Superannuation

And if you’d like to use Pay Super for your super payments, you can absolutely do that as well. If you’d like to be extra sure your file is set up correctly before lodging, it’d be best to reach out to our support team via the Contact Us page so they can take a closer look with you.

 

Cheers,

Doreen