Payday Super payments
I have staff on payroll and three that are contractors. I enter them as a purchase each week, group it with electronic payments for staff and then pay. How will this work for payday super? If I star...
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Hi SuFish,
You’ve read it right: from 1 July 2026, the ATO wants both QE and super liability for anyone you actually report via STP, and from 1 July 2027, they’ll reject STP reports that don’t have both. Independent contractors paid mainly for their labour are included in QE for SG purposes, but reporting contractors in STP is still optional; if you choose to report them, then you must send both QE and super for them.
In AccountRight, the usual pattern is: keep paying contractor invoices via Purchases/AP, and if they’re entitled to SG, set them up as an “employee for super only” with Employment basis = Other (not reported), then run super‑only pays and send those via Pay Super; that keeps you on Payday Super timing without pulling them into STP. ATO’s QE explainer is here: https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/super-for-employers/payday-super/payday-super-resources/explaining-qualifying-earnings and our contractor super help is here: https://www.myob.com/au/support/myob-business/payroll/superannuation/paying-super-for-contractors.
Regards,
Genreve
That is great info. I'm going to have to change over our existing contractor "employees" from just regular employees to the "other" but that looks like the perfect solution and not hard to action. Much appreciated..
