STP Salary Sacrifice

Cobey

we have gone through the STP2 wizard and have allocated the tax tracking type for Pay Item Salary Sacrifice as ‘Salary Sacrifice – Superannuation’ which puts the sacrifice amounts under SGC and Salary Sacrifice columns respectively in the ATO submission portal

There is question regarding the salary sacrifice amounts; are they supposed to be under the RESC column as it was in STP1?

Acctd4

Hi Cobey

Yes - if they are RESC - they should show under the SS column AND also reflect under the RESC column too:

Cobey

Thank you for your prompt response.

Checked the item (as below) and if I allocate no tax tracking type as in STP1 - it'll allocate under RESC & SGC. With the Salary Sacrifice - S, it'll upload as SGC & Salary Sacrifice. Never the both. Is that correct?

Acctd4

Hi Cobey

No, these are 2 different windows - the (original STP) one above identifies it as SS & the new SS Super option - under the Tax tracking type (2 windows on from that one) - will ensure it also reports under RESC:

Cobey

Hi Shaz,

Under the Tax Tracking window as above, ours is set to 'SS-Super' yet in a STP upload the employee's SS is only going under SGC & SS columns - not SGC, SS & RESC.

Is this correct?

Acctd4

Hi Cobey

Are you sure ??? The SS component shouldn't be reporting under SGC!

Something's not right with your setup if that's the case but it's difficult to determine the exact issue without seeing it 😬

Cobey

Hi Shaz,

Yeah definitely is - do we just contact the reckon help desk to get someone to double check our config?

Acctd4

Run the Super Report by Employee (under the Reports dropdown menu > Employees & Payroll) & add in the RESC Amount column:

There's a known glitch that can dropout the RESC tag (reporting it as SGC) & I have seen cases where it does vice versa (incorrectly reporting SGC as RESC)

This report will show you if (& where, if applicable) this has occurred - Check for any SGC ("SA") amounts reporting in the RESC Amount column. If you find any, drilldown into the applicable Paycheque & Unlock it. Delete the SGC line & re-add it again, then re-save to update. This should fix it!

If you don't find any, I'm happy to take a look if you want to email me a copy of your Company File 😊

Cobey

Hi Shaz,

Apologies I re- read your earlier comment. The STP is reporting in Portal with SS amounts under the SS column, and SGA amounts under Super Column respectively - not all under the SGA column. Reporting all $0.00 in the RESC column though. Same with the employee super report - all amounts under RESC is $0.00.

Acctd4

Hi Cobey

That's good then.

The info I provided previously - Re: running the Super Report by Employee with the RESC Amount column added & editing as described - will fix this ☺️

Cobey

Hi Shaz,

the employee super report shows $0.00 in the RESC column for all employees including those with SS.

can you also please explain what the difference is between RESC and Salary Sacrifice for STP reporting purposes?

Acctd4

Hi Cobey

You need to drilldown into those SS amounts that are not reflecting & delete/re-add them as per my instructions above.

Reportable Employer Super Contributions (RESC) are any super contributions that are additional to the compulsory SG Super. Salary Sacrifice (SS) is just a type of RESC - & is the most common - but Employer Additional (EA) is another one.

These are all additional benefits to the employee - paid into their Super fund - as part of their employment arrangement, which is why they are reported this way.

Cobey

Hi Shaz,

Thankyou, that worked. Showing as both in the employee super report now - will we need to do this every time?

Acctd4

Hi Cobey

Good to hear 😊

Yes, it's a random thing that can happen on occasion so I always check this report before STP lodgment as otherwise you won't be aware that it's happened 😬