0% Super (SA) is written to RESC on payment summary.

Legacy KB ID: 4122

Question

Why when I enter 0% for the Super amount when preparing pays, the amount gets reported in the RESC field of the Payment Summary?

Answer

The Australian Government requires you to report any payments of super in excess of the 9% Super Guarantee (SA) or an approved collective agreement rate (CA) separately on the payment summary in the RESC field. 

QuickBooks will automatically report some super payroll items to RESC – super salary sacrifice (SS) and employer additional (EA)

QuickBooks has a preference setting that when checked will automatically calculate and report amounts outside the statutory or collective rates to RESC.  If the amount you are entering for Super is different to these rates, then the difference will be reported to RESC on the payment summary.

Reckon acknowledges that the automatic calculation function for SA and CA will report any difference whether that amount is greater or less than the 9% or collective agreement rate.  It should report only amounts greater than the 9% or collective agreement rate.  This problem is being investigated.

Solution

If 0% Super is being paid, then remove the Super Payroll Item from the Employee file. 

If you need to show a 0% Super on the payslip, create a new super item with a category other than statutory super (SA), collective agreement (CA), employer additional (EA) or super salary sacrifice (SS). 

Additional Information

You can also untick the box Calculate RESC difference for SA and/or CA payroll items in Preferences > Payroll & Employees > Company Preferences. 

However, this step may compromise your correct reporting of RESC on other employees if you are paying above 9% on a super (SA) category or above the authorised collective agreement (CA) rate.