# Superannuation

Source: https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/finance/staff-payments/superannuation

> Add superannuation to staff payments (enabled by Astalty support).

## Overview

> **Want Access To This Feature?**
>
> Superannuation for Staff Payments is an **optional feature that must be enabled by the Astalty Support team**. It is not self-service. To turn it on for your account, contact <support@astalty.com.au>.
>
> The **Export Invoices** and **Download Invoice** controls also require the separate Staff Payment RCTI optional feature.

Once the feature is enabled, you can mark individual contractors as entitled to superannuation. When you generate a contractor's invoice (RCTI) for a finalised Staff Payment Batch, Astalty will add a separate **superannuation** amount to that invoice.

> **Before You Start**
>
> This guide builds on the standard Staff Payments process. If you haven't set up Staff Payments yet, start with our [Settings](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/finance/staff-payments/settings) and [Processing](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/finance/staff-payments/processing) guides.

## Marking a Contractor as Entitled to Superannuation

Once the feature has been enabled on your account, you can opt a contractor in to being paid superannuation from their user profile.

First, navigate to the [Users](https://app.astalty.com.au/users) menu and select the contractor you'd like to make entitled to superannuation. From their profile, open the **Finance** tab.

![A user's profile with Finance highlighted in the profile menu, between Security and HR & Payroll.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/staff-payments-superannuation-finance-tab.jpeg)

In the **Other Financial Details** card, select **Edit**.

![The Finance tab of a user's profile, with the Edit button highlighted on the Other Financial Details card, which shows Entity Name, ABN and a Superannuation Entitlement of Not entitled, beside the Bank Account Details card.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/staff-payments-superannuation-other-financial-details-edit.jpeg)

Update any details you need to, such as the **Entity Name** and **ABN**. If the contractor is entitled to be paid superannuation, turn on **Entitled to superannuation**.

![The Update Staff Payment Settings drawer with Entity Name, ABN and GST Registration Status fields, and the ticked Entitled to superannuation checkbox highlighted, with its note that RCTIs and exports show the statutory super owed.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/staff-payments-superannuation-entitled-checkbox-guide.jpeg)

Select **Update** to save your changes.

![The Update Staff Payment Settings drawer with Entitled to superannuation ticked and the Update button highlighted at the bottom, beside Close.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/staff-payments-superannuation-update.jpeg)

> **ABN**
>
> Make sure the contractor's **ABN** is also entered in this section. This appears on their Recipient Created Tax Invoice (RCTI) alongside the superannuation amount.

## Processing the Staff Payment Batch

Now that the contractor is entitled to superannuation, process your Staff Payment Batch exactly as you normally would - create the batch, generate the draft, calculate it, finalise it, and mark it as paid.

You can follow the full process step by step in our [Processing](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/finance/staff-payments/processing) guide.

## Finding the Superannuation Amount

> **Superannuation Is Not Included in the ABA File**
>
> Superannuation is **not** added to the contractor's payment amount and is **not** included in the **ABA payment file**. Astalty does not pay or remit superannuation on your behalf - you will need to action this separately. You can find each contractor's superannuation amount on their downloadable invoice (RCTI).

To view the superannuation amount, open the finalised, paid batch, select **Actions**, then select **Export Invoices**.

![A Paid Staff Payment Batch with the Actions menu on Payments Included In This Batch open, and Export Invoices highlighted, below Send Invoices.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/staff-payments-superannuation-export-invoices.jpeg)

Choose the contractors to include, select **Export Selected**, then download the completed export from **Exports**.

![The Export Invoices drawer with every contractor in the batch ticked, and the Export Selected button highlighted at the bottom, beside Cancel.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/staff-payments-superannuation-export-selected.jpeg)

On the downloaded invoice (RCTI), the superannuation amount is shown as a separate line: **Statutory Superannuation (Paid Separately)**.

> **How Superannuation Is Calculated**
>
> Astalty calculates superannuation on the contractor's eligible payment lines, excluding GST, using the rate for the date the batch was marked as paid. Non-labour travel, such as kilometre payments, is excluded. The product rate schedule uses 11.5% for the 2024-25 financial year and 12% from the 2025-26 financial year onward.

Contractors can also download their own RCTI from the **My Payments** report. See our [Reports & Exports](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/finance/staff-payments/reports-and-exports) guide for more detail.