Superannuation
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Overview
ERP allows for the broad range of superannuation payment types from Superannuation Guaranteed Contributions to Salary Sacrifice and optional contributions. The types available are as follows:
- Super Guarantee
- Employer Optional
- Employer Negative
- Salary Sacrifice
- Employee Optional
- Employee Negative
- Spouse Contribution
Super Guarantee, Salary Sacrifice and other Employer contributions post to Payroll Liabilities - Superannuation ready for future payment. Employee contributions post to Payroll Bank to facilitate immediate payment to the Super Fund by cheque or EFT (see Supplier Payments
How to use Salary Sacrifice
Salary Sacrifice is by definition an arrangement where the employee agrees to accept a reduced salary
in return for increased employer superannuation contributions. The amount entered as a salary sacrifice type
contribution will reduce the employees gross salary by the same amount.
Refer ATO Website<http://www.ato.gov.au/businesses/content.asp?doc=/content/38336.htm&page=6&H6>
NB. Because the salary has been reduced, the SGC amount also reduces. If the agreement is to compensate for
the lost 9% as well this must be entered as a seperate Employer Optional amount.
Example
If an employee has a $2000 per week salary, the SGC is 9% or $180. The superannuation entry would
be as follows:
If the employee decides to Salary Sacrifice $500 per week the entry would look like this:
Note that the 9% guarantee is calculated on the new salary of $1,500 and will now be $135. If the employer
agrees to compensate the lost $45 (9% of $500) the additional amount is not deemed to be SGC as Salary Sacrifice amounts
are not ordinary time earnings. It also cannot be entered as Salary Sacrifice because this will further reduce the salary. This
contribution is Employer Optional and looks like this:
