Check your PayGlobal setup for Payday Super (QE)
Before you start
Wherever possible, perform test pays in a test database before making changes in production.
Be cautious about changing existing Use in Super OTE flags solely to drive the automatic QE flag update. Changing these flags can affect your current SG calculations and STP reporting. If in doubt, it may be safer to wait until the QE field is available to configure directly rather than relying on auto‑settings from your current OTE flags.
Keep a record of your decisions (which allowances you treat as QE/OTE and why) to support audit and internal sign‑off.
Step 1 – Confirm how you calculate super today
Sense‑check your OTE base against ATO guidance
Review how you currently calculate SG, using your existing processes and reports.
Compare your current OTE base with the ATO’s List of payments that are ordinary time earnings to confirm whether your setup aligns with standard expectations.
Identify whether you’re closer to a standard OTE setup
You are more likely to be using a standard setup if all of the following are true:
You calculate SG on ordinary hours and standard paid leave only, using the Use in Super OTE / Include in Super OTE flag on allowances.
You do not pay super on clearly identified overtime or genuine expense reimbursements.
You already separate OTE vs non‑OTE for bonuses and commissions, and only the OTE components are flagged for super.
You are more likely to have custom configuration if, for example:
You pay commissions that are currently treated as non‑OTE.
You have bonus structures that mix OTE and non‑OTE components in a single allowance.
You use allowance groups and payroll rules to construct superable earnings beyond the SG minimum under industrial instruments.
If you think your organisation may be using custom configuration, see “If you think you may be using custom configuration” below.
Step 2 – Review allowances against ATO OTE and QE guidance
Use your current version of PayGlobal (and, once you’ve installed the preparation release, the new QE tools) to review your allowances.
Open your allowances
Go to Organisation > Entitlements > Allowances.
Use Customise Columns to add:
Use in Super OTE / Include in Super OTE
(Optional) ATO Reporting Category and ATO Reporting Subcategory.
Filter for allowances currently treated as OTE
Filter the grid to Use in Super OTE = Yes. This list shows which allowance payments are currently treated as OTE and used to calculate SG.
Sense‑check the list against the ATO’s OTE guidance:
Included: ordinary salary and wages, ordinary paid leave, most RDOs at ordinary rates, relevant task/conditions allowances, and bonuses that relate to ordinary hours.
Usually excluded (unless required by an award/EA): clearly identified overtime, genuine expense reimbursements, some termination payments, and some workers’ compensation where no work is performed.
Focus on high‑risk payment types
Pay particular attention to:
Commissions (especially those currently non‑OTE but that will be QE).
Bonuses and lump sums, where you may need to distinguish ordinary‑hours components from overtime‑related components.
Mixed or complex allowances that combine reimbursement and earnings components.
Refer to the ATO’s resources on Qualifying Earnings and Explaining qualifying earnings, and its list of OTE payments when deciding how each allowance should be treated for QE.
Step 3 – Use the new QE tools in the preparation release
Once you have installed the March preparation release, you can use the new QE tools to prepare for 1 July 2026.
3.1 – Check the new QE flag on allowances
Confirm auto‑populated QE flags
In Organisation > Entitlements > Allowances, add the Use in Super Qualifying Earnings column.
Confirm that allowances previously flagged Use in Super OTE = Yes now show Use in Super Qualifying Earnings = Yes (auto‑populated on upgrade).
Review allowances where QE may differ from OTE
Filter to Use in Super Qualifying Earnings = No and review any allowances that may need to be QE after 1 July 2026 (especially commissions currently treated as non‑OTE).
Do not change historical data simply to match the new QE treatment if it would materially affect past OTE/STP figures. In those cases, consider setting up new allowances for QE use from 1 July 2026 onwards and updating rules and employees to use the new codes going forward.
3.2 – Compare OTE vs QE in Transaction View (test environment)
Run test pays in a test database
In a test environment, run test pays with payment dates on or after 1 July 2026.
Open Transaction View and customise columns to display:
Super Salary and Wages
Super OTE
Super Qualifying Earnings
Compare results
For a sample of employees, compare:
QE vs your previous OTE base (QE should be equal to or greater than OTE for affected employees).
SG amounts calculated as a percentage of QE (subject to any industrial instrument obligations).
Document findings and decisions
Keep a simple register of the allowances you treat as QE vs non‑QE, and why, including references to ATO guidance where relevant.
If you think you may be using custom configuration
You may be using custom configuration if you:
Use allowance groups and payroll rules to construct superable earnings, particularly where industrial instruments require additional super beyond the SG minimum.
Pay super on overtime or other payments that would not normally be QE, under awards or enterprise agreements.
Rely on complex historical setups that have evolved over time.
In these situations:
Review your configuration carefully against the ATO’s OTE and QE guidance.
Consider whether the new, more standard QE and SG solution available in a later release would simplify your setup, improve auditability and performance, and reduce long‑term maintenance.
We strongly recommend booking a Payday Super review package to work with the MYOB Professional Services team if you’re unsure about how your current configuration will interact with QE.