Using Reckon Accounts Desktop with CBUS clearing house

Hi. I am currently using Reckon Accounts Desktop and have been paying all staff super via CBUS Clearing house. I am confused as to what l need to do to make sure l am compliant with new super rules using this software. I know the ATO clearing house will be closing but l believe l am still able to use other clearing houses. When l go to upload the payroll via STP l can see another button called Super Export - What is that? How is it used? Or do l just keep processing Super as usual but ensure it is paid within the 7 days of a weekly payrun.

Is there a video link l can watch - so far l have only received video options that have to be paid for? Plus the Reckon seem to only be advising on using the Beam super service - Is that free or something else we need to pay for?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Jules

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Kris_Williams

you don’t have to do anything, but you should be able to do the super export , it will be a Saff file, and then import into the clearing house. You may have to follow some guides from Cbus. I believe from 1st July we will do this weekly or monthly, but every pay and the clearing house will direct debit your account each pay

Rav

Morning @JulesBousattout

How are you currently exporting your super data from Reckon Accounts to use in the CBUS clearing house? Are you using the SAFF export file or some other method of getting that data over to your clearing house?

You're exactly right, the ATO's SBSCH is closing down soon however if you're using a different clearing house, which in this case it sounds like you are, then you can continue to do so. If you're already exporting a SAFF file from Reckon Accounts to use in your CBUS clearing house then you'll continue to do that.

With Payday Super coming into effect soon, you'll need to action your super lodgements and payments every payday.

Please note: The info that you've come across in relation to Beam is specifically for Reckon One and not Reckon Accounts/Reckon Accounts Hosted.

JulesBousattout

Hi Rav,

Previously l have been manually entering the super into CBUS clearing house. I have tried to use the SAFF export button within Reckon however when l go into CBUS to upload, l get a million errors.

I realize l payday super means super must be paid within 7 days of payrun but can it still be entered manually or why is the SAFF file not automatically going across without errors. Obviously trying to sort this out now so l can fix all my clients before 1 July.

Also l do have a client on reckon One - what do they need to do?

Is there a video l can watch anywhere to ensure l am doing this right?

Rav

Hi Jules

If your super clearing house supports the ability to manually enter the super information then I'm assuming you can continue to do so but I'd suggest checking that with your clearing house. What I will add though is you'll need to be aware of Qualified Earnings which employers must use to calculate the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions under the Payday Super reforms, which start from 1 July 2026.

You can learn more about Qualified Earnings here - What are Qualified Earnings?

Using a SAFF file though will streamline the process and cut out the need for manual data work.

What sort of errors are you encountering specifically? Does your clearing house provide any detail on what's wrong when you upload the SAFF generated from Reckon Accounts?

At a minimum you need to ensure you've configured a few things in your company file with the correct information that is acceptable by super clearing houses and you can find step by step details on this in our guide here -

Configuring Reckon Accounts Business and Hosted for SuperStream

When it comes to Reckon One, its much easier since Reckon One directly integrates with Beam which will take care of your super lodgements. Are you already using Beam with your Reckon One client? If so, then you're already good to go or if not, then I'll add some info on Beam with Reckon One HERE.

I know that's a fair bit of information to take in so please sing out if you have any questions.

JulesBousattout

Thanks Rav,

No not with BEAM, is there another way because l believe that needs to be paid for and my client doesn't want to pay anything.

Thank you for the information, yes l see now l need to enter the bank details for each employees super fund and fix a few things which l will look into doing over the next two weeks so l can practice before 1 July.

thanks, l will reach out again if still not working.

Jules

Rav

No problem at all.

Beam is free with Reckon One so there's nothing to pay and makes things really easy for Reckon One so if its an option for your client then that's what I'd recommend as there is no need for any manual work or SAFF files etc.

If that's not what your client prefers though then Reckon One does generate SAFF files as well which you can use to upload to a clearing house.