Super paid in 25/26 Financial year returned current Financial year

Hi stony27,

Super payments can be a bit of a boomerang, but this one should be tidy now that the member number’s been corrected. You can unfinalise the 2025/26 STP for the employee if you prefer, but you shouldn’t need to if the original pay and STP figures were correct. Record the returned amounts using a $0 pay with the SGC entered as a negative, then process another $0 pay with the positive amount so it’s available to reprocess.

For the pay frequency, use the same cycle as the original super payments. So, if the employee was paid monthly, you can process one entry for each monthly cycle covering April, May and June. There's no need to turn them into weekly pay runs. Once done, finish and send the STP updates, then select only the positive super amount when reprocessing the payment. You can find the full steps here: Returned superannuation contributions.

Cheers,

Doreen

Thanks Doreen,

The employee is typically paid on a weekly basis so does that mean I would need to process 13 separate pay runs to negate the SGC and then a further 13 more pay runs to enter the SGC again.

I am also concerned that given that the SGC has not actually been paid into the Employee's Fund by the SGC cut off date of 28/07/2026 does that then make us liable for GIC and Super Guarantee Charge the need to provide the ATO with a SGC Statement.

Thanks,

Sharon

Hi stony27,

I can see why 26 extra pay runs sounds unreasonable. No, you shouldn’t need to process a second set of weekly pay runs just to make the super payment again. Pay Super can batch outstanding contributions from multiple pay runs. If the payment shows as reversed or returned, the original contribution lines should become available for resubmission. As the contribution wasn’t received by the fund by 28 July 2026, please speak with your accountant or the ATO as soon as possible about whether SGC or GIC applies, and whether an SGC statement is required. These are tax and compliance matters we can’t confirm from MYOB. Keep the original payment details, return notice and any resubmission or fund-receipt confirmation for your records. 

Regards,

Sai

Thanks Sai,

I am contacting the Accountant regarding the ATO compliance before proceeding.

Cheers,

Sharon