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13/07/2026

📣 STP Finalisation: What Employers Need to Know

Single Touch Payroll (STP) finalisation is the end‑of‑year process where employers report the final wages, superannuation, and PAYG withholding for each employee to the ATO. Once lodged, these figures are locked in and used to pre‑fill your employees’ tax returns through myGov, showing their income statements as “tax ready.”

This applies to all employees you’ve paid and reported through STP — including casuals, terminated employees, and directors.

If you handle payroll, now’s the time to ensure your year‑end data is accurate and ready for finalisation. A smooth STP finalisation means your employees can lodge their tax returns without delay.

30/06/2026

30/06/2026

New Pay Rates available starting 1 July 2026

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/pay-guides

If you are unsure of what rates you need to pay your employees, search for your award here.

New pay rates apply from the first FULL pay period after 1 July 2026.

Use our pay guides to check the minimum pay rates in an award, including penalty rates, overtime, and allowances.

30/06/2026

REPOST:

Reminder that the modern award minimum wages increase from 1 July 2026.

Check you are paying your team correctly or give us a call if you need our help.

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📢Annual Wage Review 2026 (Released Today – 2 June)

The Fair Work Commission handed down its Annual Wage Review decision this morning, confirming several key changes from 1 July 2026.

🔹 4.75% increase to modern award minimum wages
Applies from the first full pay period on or after 1 July.

🔹 Structural changes to C13 & C14
C13 is being phased out over three stages, with C12 becoming the new lowest ongoing classification.
This year:

C13 receives an additional uplift (one‑third of the gap between C13 and C12)

C14 increases by the same percentage to maintain relativity

🔹 New minimum rates
C12: $1004.90/week or $26.44/hour

C14: $978.10/week or $25.74/hour

🔹 Gender pay equity adjustments
Further increases are being rolled out for:
children’s services employees, dental assistants, pathologists, disability home care workers, pharmacists, and other health professionals.

What this means for employers
Changes and updates will need to be made ahead of 1 July. Talk to your bookkeeper to find out more.

29/06/2026

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28/06/2026

🚨 EOFY is just 3 days away
And so is the biggest payroll change in years.

Payday Super starts 1 July.

Are you ready?

QuickBooks users:
Head to Payroll → select Get Started on the HeroClear announcement banner and follow the setup prompts.

Xero users:
Make sure Auto Super is activated in your payroll settings.

A smooth transition to Payday Super starts with accurate employee onboarding. Ensuring every new employee’s details are complete and correct from day one helps prevent rejected super payments and unnecessary admin headaches later.

If any of our clients aren’t set up yet or need support, please reach out ASAP so we can get you ready in time.

28/06/2026

Thank you ☺️ Tweed Business Awards!
We’re still pinching ourselves

27/06/2026

Wow. Just wow. We are still in absolute shock.

Yesterday we attended the after being selected as finalists in both categories we were nominated for.

We are incredibly proud (and still a little stunned) to share that we won both awards:

✨ Excellence in Business & Professional Services
✨ Excellence in Small Business

A huge thank you to our amazing team — these awards are yours as much as they are ours. Your hard work, dedication, and the depth of knowledge you bring every day help our clients gain true financial clarity in their businesses.

And a big shout‑out to our clients — thank you for trusting us with the most intimate parts of your business and partnering with us so we can take some pressure off behind the scenes. Your commitment to building great things inspires us.

Congratulations to all winners and finalists at the Tweed Business Awards. It was wonderful celebrating alongside so many incredible local businesses. We really do live in the most beautiful place.

26/06/2026

Celebrating Tweed Business Awards with all the fabulous business owners in our region ✨

25/06/2026

🌟 PAYDAY SUPER: WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW

💼 What Is Payday Super?

From 1 July 2026, employers must pay super every payday, not quarterly.
This change helps employees grow their super faster and reduces unpaid super.

📍What’s Changing?

1. Super must be paid sooner
📌Super must reach your employees’ super funds within 7 business days after each payday.

2. Super is calculated differently
📌Super will be based on qualifying earnings, which include:
✅ordinary time earnings
✅commissions
✅salary sacrifice
✅other wage amounts currently counted for SG purposes

3. STP reporting changes
📌You’ll need to report both qualifying earnings and super liability through STP.

4. New rules for late payments
📌If super isn’t received on time, the Super Guarantee Charge (SGC) applies.
Under the new rules, the SGC:
✅applies after 7 business days
✅is assessed by the ATO
✅includes daily compounding interest
✅includes an administrative uplift
✅is tax deductible
✅new employees have 20 days for their first super contribution to be made

5. Penalties are changing
📌Penalties will be 25% or 50% depending on your compliance history.

✔️ What Stays the Same

✅You still pay super for the same employees and eligible contractors.
✅The SG rate remains 12%.
✅Your current payment systems remain valid (except SBSCH).

🚫 Small Business Super Clearing House (SBSCH)
Closed to new users since 1 Oct 2025.

Existing users can access it until 30 June 2026.

Not available from 1 July 2026.

⚙️ Improvements to Make Payday Super Easier
✅Near real‑time payments
✅Better error messaging
✅Member verification before paying
✅Super funds must also allocate contributions within 3 business days (down from 20).

🧭 What Employers Should Do Now
📌Review payroll processes for more frequent payments.
📌Confirm your payroll software will support Payday Super.
📌Stay updated as the ATO releases more details.
📌Reach out if you need help preparing.
NB* Xero uses 'Auto Super' and Quickbooks uses Employment Hero's 'Hero Clear'

💬 Need Support?
Bookeze can help you transition smoothly to Payday Super.
We’ll ensure your payroll, systems and processes are ready well before 1 July 2026.

📣To our payroll clients, we will be working with you this month to help change you over to Payday Super.