With the new STP phase 2 reporting how is super salary sacrifice treated in gross salary

Lori Ryan

If you are salary sacrificing to super does it have to show separately in gross wages as say salary sacrifice and then treated as salary sacrifice in super as previously. From what I am reading in the migration to phase 2 it wants gross wages itemised as in leave, bonus, commissions etc. There was a message at the end to say make sure you check salary sacrifice but not to what. Previously I have just done as all gross wages and then as super - salary sacrifice.

Acctd4

Hi Lori

Yes, SS Super has it's own unique category in STP2 but is not part of the Migration Assistant automated process.

You just need to edit each of your SS Super Payroll Items to link them to the new Tax tracking type category:

in the original STP, SS Super wasn't shown under "Gross Pay" in RAH, it was the "Adjusted Gross Pay" figures that matched with the STP Gross.

In STP2, the display format has changed. ALL income is now reflected in the STP Gross with the specific components also shown separately under their respective columns.

Note: This is NOT doubling-up anything, it's simply just a change to how it's displayed 😊

Lori Ryan

thank you Shaz for your answer, still a bit confused. Am I correct in saying that you just do gross salary as is and then super - salary sacrifice. It reports the gross figure in the gross column and the super salary sacrifice in it's column. I checked my SSS in payrol item and is set up correctly. I tried doing a pay and find the PAYG is incorrect it isn't taking into account the salary sacrifice. Can you tell me where to adjust that so the PAYG is correct.

Acctd4

Hi Lori

Yes, that's correct.

If the PAYG calculation is not being reduced by the SS Super then you just need to correct the SS Super Payroll Item configuration.

Make sure PAYG Tax is ticked. (The tick doesn't mean it's taxed, but rather it's to "affect" PAYG Tax - in this case, to reduce it!):

Lori Ryan

I just checked the payrol item and ticked the PAYG box and the PAYG is now calculating correctly.

thank you for your help.

Acctd4

You're very welcome Lori, good to hear it's now sorted 😊