Payday Super is one of the biggest changes to superannuation compliance since Single Touch Payroll. From 1 July 2026, employers will have to pay superannuation at the same time as wages – not quarterly.
For businesses already using MYOB Acumatica Payroll, the good news is that the system is already being prepared to support Payday Super. However, there are important configuration steps and process changes employers need to understand and complete well before the go‑live date.
This article explains what Payday Super is, when it starts, how MYOB Acumatica supports it, and what employers need to do to be ready.
Note: BusinessHub does not provide, and this article should not be relied on for, legal, accounting or taxation advice. This article is based on the Key Resources listed below and we recommend you review them below alongside this article.
Payday Super is a legislative change that requires employers to pay employees’ superannuation at the same time as salary and wages are paid, rather than quarterly.
From 1 July 2026:
The intent is to improve transparency, reduce unpaid super, and ensure employees receive their super entitlements sooner.
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MYOB has introduced Payday Super readiness enhancements in the MYOB Acumatica 2025.2.1 Payroll release. This release includes:
Employers using MYOB Acumatica Payroll should ensure they are upgraded to 2025.2.1 or later and confirm payroll updates have been applied.
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MYOB Acumatica Payroll – Payday Super Release Notes
Employers should plan well ahead of the formal start date.
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Date |
What Happens |
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29 April – 7 May 2026 |
MYOB EAP upgrades to 2025.2.1 Release (limited cohort) |
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3 June 2026 |
MYOB upgrades to 2025.2.1 Release start (balance of cohort) |
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1 July 2026 |
Payday Super becomes mandatory |
Important: Any payroll paid on or after 1 July 2026 must follow Payday Super rules, regardless of the pay period dates.
Even with the correct release, some important setup and review tasks are needed to ensure compliance. The 2025.2.1 release notes outline the following key preparation steps.
Key configuration steps include:
This is the most important configuration task as soon as your site is upgraded to build 2025.2.1 and before 1 July 2026. Under payday super, SG and SGC are calculated from a new single earnings base called qualifying earnings (QE).
In the 2025.2.1 release, a new Liable for Qualifying Earnings (QE) field has been added to the Pay Item Liabilities screen (MPPP1025). Here is how it works:
Action required before 1 July 2026: Review all pay items in the Pay Item Liabilities screen (MPPP1025) and confirm they are correctly flagged for both QE and SG in accordance with ATO guidelines. Do not assume the automatic flagging on upgrade covers every scenario — a manual review of each pay item is needed to confirm correctness. Pay close attention to allowances, commissions, salary sacrifice, and contractor labour payments.
MYOB Acumatica supports payday super through a clearing house model. You have two options:
For most employers, using MYOB Pay Super will be the simplest path as it is natively integrated with MYOB Acumatica. See below for how to enrol. If using MYOB Pay Super, your employer bank account must be registered and verified within the Pay Super service before you can begin submitting contributions. Allow sufficient lead time — bank account verification can take several business days.
The pay item threshold for all pay items with the Employer Super employer type is changing in 2025.2.1. This is updated automatically based on business date:
No manual reconfiguration is needed for this change — MYOB Acumatica handles it automatically. However, payroll administrators should be aware of this change as it affects how the maximum contributions base is applied for high-income earners.
The ATO and MYOB both recommend starting Payday‑style super payments early to test processes and reduce risk.
Once Payday Super starts, super becomes a real‑time payroll obligation, not a separate quarterly task. What changes in practice?
From 1 July 2026, after each pay run is finalised:
You must submit super within 7 business days of each pay run. With the increased frequency of super payments, it is important to make super submission part of your standard pay run close-off process — do not leave it to be done later.
To help manage the increased frequency of super batches and make it easier to keep track of adjustments, several improvements have been made to the Create Super Batch screen (MPPP5005) in 2025.2.1. These improvements are available immediately on upgrade — you do not need to wait until 1 July 2026 to benefit from them.
A new Adjusted Contributions tab has been added to the Create Super Batch screen, giving you a single place to see and manage all unpaid super adjustments:
This improvement is particularly valuable under payday super, where pay adjustments need to be processed and paid quickly to remain compliant.
From 1 July 2026, qualifying earnings (QE) are included in STP reporting as a year-to-date figure. Reporting of QE stops once the annual maximum contributions base is reached. Year-to-date SG liability continues to be reported as before.
Note that STP reporting requirements for contractor payee types are not changing — contractors remain voluntary to report via STP, even though QE now includes contractors treated as employees for SG purposes.
Under payday super, contributions must be received by the employee's super fund by the due date — not just submitted to a clearing house. Clearing houses require processing time to forward payments to funds. This means:
MYOB Pay Super is MYOB's integrated super payment service, powered by SuperChoice. It allows super contributions calculated in MYOB Acumatica payroll to be submitted directly to the clearing house without manual intervention or re-keying of data. Payments are distributed by SuperChoice to employees' super funds via SuperStream.
If you would like to use MYOB's Pay Super service to streamline your payday super payments — connecting MYOB Acumatica directly to SuperChoice as your clearing house — here is how to get set up.
Check prerequisites. Ensure the business has an ABN, you have admin access, and any outstanding super via another method is finalised. You will need the CDFid of the main company branch that will be used to submit contributions. This is taken from the CDFid Management (MYSM2030) form, which is only available to the PartnerSupport user – please reach out to BusinessHub for help.
Sign into MYOB Acumatica using your my. MYOB (purple 2FA) credentials.
Go to Payroll > Payroll Preferences > Pay Superannuation tab →tick MYOB Pay Super Service then click Register.
Sign in with your my.MYOB credentials (purple 2FA). This links your Acumatica company to the MYOB Pay Super service.
Enter your business and bank account details. You need to nominate the bank account used for super payments.
Set a payment limit. Choose a monthly or quarterly debit limit for security.
Assign Pay Super roles. Allocate Creator, Authoriser, or Administrator roles to users. Each user will need to verify their mobile phone number separately via text message.
Verify the bank account. Complete MYOB’s bank verification before making payments.
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Payday Super changes when super is paid – not how much is paid – but it requires stronger payroll discipline and system readiness.
For MYOB Acumatica Payroll users:
Starting early reduces risk, avoids last‑minute disruption, and ensures you stay compliant from day one.
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