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Lightning Payroll can be used to record and pay superannuation contributions for contractors or non-employees, even if they are not receiving wages through the system.
To do this, add the contractor/non-employee into the program as an employee; when setting them up, in Pay Settings select the Pay Period to be in-line with your other employees and tick the box Super-only contractor? (No TFN, not reported in STP). Do not enter a TFN when setting this person up. You do not need to setup pay rates or anything other than the bare essentials like name, email address, phone number and their super fund with member number.
To process their super, go to the Pays screen and edit their pay. Click Edit next to Super and manually input their super guarantee for that pay run in the Compulsory Super box.
You can now process super for them along with the other employees through Payday Super or Super Fund Deposits in the program.
Important: Since contractors are not employees for STP reporting purposes, they should be excluded from STP submissions. If you use a super-only pay for a contractor, untick them when sending STP for that pay run.
