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BronJay2025
Contributing User
6 months ago
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STP reporting on Super for Contractors

I've read in the community chat that MYOB AR doesn't support lodgement via STP of super for contractors, has there been any product update or improvement on this recently?  

The current process is just to lodge and pay the super directly with the contractor's super fund, and no STP lodgement?

 

Thanks :) 

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  • Princess_R's avatar
    Princess_R
    6 months ago

    Hi BronJay2025,

     

    You’re right, there isn’t a dedicated “Contractor” employment/income type in STP (if that’s what you meant), so you can’t lodge contractor-only super via STP at the moment. The workaround is to add the contractor as an employee, set wages/earnings to $0 for the pay run, and just process the super contribution. This post covers this exact scenario (paying super for contractors) with tips from other users. And if you’d like this feature, please add it to our Ideas Exchange so others can vote and  to get it on our devs’ priority list.

     

    Cheers,

    Princess

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  • Princess_R's avatar
    Princess_R
    MYOB Moderator
    6 months ago

    Hi BronJay2025,

     

    You’re right, there isn’t a dedicated “Contractor” employment/income type in STP (if that’s what you meant), so you can’t lodge contractor-only super via STP at the moment. The workaround is to add the contractor as an employee, set wages/earnings to $0 for the pay run, and just process the super contribution. This post covers this exact scenario (paying super for contractors) with tips from other users. And if you’d like this feature, please add it to our Ideas Exchange so others can vote and  to get it on our devs’ priority list.

     

    Cheers,

    Princess

  • Leoredcat's avatar
    Leoredcat
    Member
    8 days ago

    Hi Guys,

     

    I note this is a 6 month old query, but I can find anything later which helps.

     

    I am having this issue and have set the sub contractors up with an employee card and used Labor Hire and Other - Not Reported but am still getting an error code of CMN.ATO.PAYEVNTEMP.000272. I have a priority subscription which is totally useless if they wont answer their **bleep** phones.  

    Hopefully someone on here can help me - I only work on a Monday have been trying to get help for weeks in the lead up to the new weekly payday super rules

    Many thanks

    Leoredcat

  • Princess_R's avatar
    Princess_R
    MYOB Moderator
    7 days ago

    Hi Leoredcat,

     

    It’s really tough dealing with something like this for weeks when you’ve only had limited time to work on it, so it’s completely understandable that you’re feeling frustrated. We’re currently seeing higher demand than usual, which is leading to longer wait times, but the team is working hard to bring those down.

     

    With error CMN.ATO.PAYEVNTEMP.000272, it usually happens when a contractor’s employment basis isn’t set correctly. A common fix is to process a separate pay just for contractors, then make sure their employment basis is set to Other - Not Reported and their income type is set to Labour Hire, as outlined in this guide.

     

    Cheers,

    Princess

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