Contractors and Payday Super
This is what I did. 1 - Create or Update the Contractor’s Employee Card 2 - Set the Personal Details>Employment Basis to Other (Not Reported). This means you won't be reporting the contractor's sup...
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Going from MYOB to STP reporting is the main issue for me as well. I'm very nervous about having STP reports that look like this. Will this create problems at the end of FY? The one below is from following myob's paying contractors instructions to the letter.
The other issue that has come up is if I pay a contractor's invoice for their fee, but I have paid them allowances through payroll then STP reporting says I cannot choose Labour Hire categories. So still teething problems.
I agree 100%. I cannot believe that MYOB is leaving us hanging on this one.
At the moment I can now lodge mine via the desktop, but I have to pay via the browser. I find that the browser writes over my contractor references so I use the desktop; but paying via the desktop gets rejected so I have to use the browser. I still get all the error messages from the ATO.
I am currently a little worried about payment turn around. I lodge and pay the super on Monday. The money gets taken from my account also on Monday. It doesn't appear to hit/be processed by the Superfund until Friday. It's cutting it fine. I am not sure where the delay is at this stage.
It is just not good enough! I have asked MYOB if they are going to pay our fines to the ATO - no response. They are aware of the issue which lies squarely in their contracted responsibilities. We are all trying to push a square peg in a round hole. I will not be held responsible for delays or processing errors out of my control. These fines are potentially enormous.
At least no one will be in trouble until 1 July 2027 so hopefully MYOB and or the ATO will have a more elegant and straightforward solution.
And I do have to ask MYOB, would it be easier to just declare the QEs for our contractors? How do we do that MYOB, is that an option?
From the ATO website, and it is the bit in italics which is my issue. Thanks for all your info...
Reporting for contractors
If you’re not currently reporting for contractors in single touch payroll (STP), you do not need to change this under payday super.
However, if you do report contractors under STP, you will need to ensure that you report both qualifying earnings and super liability for them from 1 July 2026.
Act now by reviewing your contractor arrangements and super payment processes and confirm those who are eligible for super.
Find out more at ato.gov.au/paydaysuper.
Hi everyone - Some good news. I put through super for some contractors yesterday. The employee set ups were a mix of MYOB's suggested set up for contractors and some existing set ups and they were ACCEPTED in STP reporting, no error messages. Maybe the glitches are slowly being dealt with. Might be worth trying again.
