Super contribution reports¶

When you pay staff, you also work out their super — the money that goes into their retirement savings. A super contribution report is the record of that super: how much you worked out, which fund each amount was sent to, and whether the fund has received it.

These reports matter more than ever now, because of a change to how super is paid.

In one line

A super contribution report shows how much super was worked out, which funds it went to, and whether each fund has received it — so you can confirm nothing is left outstanding.

Why this matters¶

Since 1 July 2026, the rules changed to Payday Super. The ATO now expects super to be paid on each payday, rather than in quarterly batches. The ATO also treats a contribution as on time only when the employee's super fund has received it, with the information needed to put it into the right member's account, within 7 business days after you pay the employee.

That makes one question important on every payday: has each fund actually received the super yet? A super contribution report is how you answer it — and how you spot anything still outstanding before it becomes a problem.

What you will learn¶

What a super contribution report shows
Why Payday Super makes these reports important
How to use the report to confirm each fund has received the super

Understanding the concept¶

A super contribution is an amount of super you pay for an employee into their chosen fund. A super contribution report brings those amounts together so you can see, in one place:

How much super was worked out for each employee.
Which fund each amount was sent to.
The status — whether the fund has received the amount, or whether it is still on its way.

The status is the part to watch. Under Payday Super, the ATO explains that a contribution counts as on time only once the fund has received it within 7 business days of the payday. Money leaving your account is not the finish line — the fund receiving it is. A report that shows the status per fund lets you check that the receiving actually happened, so you know nothing is outstanding.

For accountants & bookkeepers

Under the Payday Super measure that applies from 1 July 2026, the ATO's timing test is receipt-based: the contribution must be received by the fund, with enough information to allocate it to the member, within 7 business days of the qualifying earnings payday (the payday itself being day 0). Where a clearing house sits in the chain, its processing time falls inside that 7-day window, so the report's per-fund received status — not the date the payment left the business — is the signal that a contribution has landed on time.

Example¶

A business runs its weekly pay and works out super for each employee at the same time. The super for the week is sent off to the various funds the staff belong to.

A few days later the business opens its super contribution report. Most contributions show as received by the funds. One shows as still in progress. Because the report makes this clear per fund, the business knows to keep an eye on that one and check it lands within the allowed 7 business days, rather than assuming everything was done the moment the payment left the account.

Common mistakes¶

Assuming super is "paid" the moment it leaves your bank — under Payday Super it counts when the fund receives it.
Only checking the total, not the status for each fund — one fund can lag behind the others.
Forgetting to allow time for a clearing house to pass the money on to the funds.
Not keeping the report as a record that each contribution was received.

How this works in myaccountant¶

In the app — when you pay super, myaccountant shows the payment status for each employee's fund, so you can see which contributions have been received and which are still in progress. That per-fund status is your check that nothing is left outstanding for the payday.

Key points¶

A super contribution report shows how much super was worked out and which fund it went to.
It also shows the status — whether each fund has received the amount.
Under Payday Super, super is paid each payday and must be received by the fund within 7 business days.
The report lets you confirm nothing is left outstanding after a payday.
Money leaving your account is not the same as the fund receiving it.

Learn next¶

General information only — not tax, super or financial advice.

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