Salary Sacrifice Setup & Question

Pivacadmin
Pivacadmin Member Posts: 35 Reckoner Reckoner

We have an employee who is Salary Sacrificing a set amount each week - prior to 2024 Reckon upgrade, the system was calculating the SG amount correctly ie calculating on gross before SS - however after the upgrade, the SG 11.5% is now calculating on gross less SS amount. I have checked the employee's details and the Box is unticked "Salary Sacrifice Items: Reduce Employer Contributions (SA_CA).

This box used to say SA_SS - What is CA and why is Employer contribution rate calculating after SS deducted?

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  • klaura
    klaura Reckon Staff Posts: 203 Reckon Staff

    Hi Pivacadmin,

    Can you make sure that super item still calculating on Gross by going to List>Pay item list>

    I hope it helps.

    Best regards,

    Karren

  • Pivacadmin
    Pivacadmin Member Posts: 35 Reckoner Reckoner

    Both on Gross Pay - both SG Super and the Salary Sacrifice - it was perfect before upgrade

  • klaura
    klaura Reckon Staff Posts: 203 Reckon Staff

    Have you added a new pay item for this new financial year?

  • Pivacadmin
    Pivacadmin Member Posts: 35 Reckoner Reckoner

    No - I haven't added a new pay item. As I mentioned - nothing has changed from the set up in 2023 Reckon. I did the upgrade to 2024 - checked the tax rate was correct and SGA Super Rate was correct. Ran first payroll and noted this employees Super Rate of 11.5% was being calculated on gross pay less Salary Sacrifice amount. Checked nothing has been changed in Employee card, checked payroll item again - Nothing has changed in this area. Also as mentioned the wording in the employee card on the Super section is above per above and last year is did not have CA mentioned, so what is CA and what has changed. Nothing in the tutorials or any of the webinars I have done or the manuals given and I have double, triple checked, Can someone from Reckon assist????????????????????????????🙄

  • klaura
    klaura Reckon Staff Posts: 203 Reckon Staff

    Hi Pivacadmin,

    I suggest Verify and Rebuild the file. Should the issue persist, please Contact Us | Reckon so that we may investigate the data further.

    Best regards,

    Karren

  • Pivacadmin
    Pivacadmin Member Posts: 35 Reckoner Reckoner

    Hi Karren

    I will Verify and Rebuild and will check when done and let you know - Thank you

  • Pivacadmin
    Pivacadmin Member Posts: 35 Reckoner Reckoner

    Hi

    I have verified and rebuilt data but no change at all. I have checked in our other Company file and the employee in there who Salary Sacrifices is calculating correctly on gross pay - I have also checked set up of that SS in that Company File and it matches the other one. Do I delete that payroll item and set up a new one and see if that works?

  • klaura
    klaura Reckon Staff Posts: 203 Reckon Staff

    Yes, we can try deleting the pay item and assign a new one. See if that makes a difference.

  • Pivacadmin
    Pivacadmin Member Posts: 35 Reckoner Reckoner

    Woohoo - that has corrected it - I deleted the item from the Employee's card and then made that payroll item inactive. Then created a new payroll item and then added it to the Employee's card. I did a dummy unscheduled payroll for this employee and the SGA amount calculated correctly. Thank you

  • klaura
    klaura Reckon Staff Posts: 203 Reckon Staff

    I'm glad you got it sorted☺️

  • Acctd4
    Acctd4 Accredited Partner Posts: 3,731 Reckon Accounts Hosted Elite Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert
    edited July 19

    @Pivacadmin Just for reference …

    CA is Collective Agreement & is usually used for scenarios where a blanket agreement is in place for SG Super that is paid above legislative rates (eg many government departments have a company-wide Enterprise Agreement that employees are paid SG at 15.4% currently)

    Shaz Hughes Dip(Fin) ACQ NSW, MICB

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