# How to set up contractors to pay their superannuation

KB142

### Overview

Under most circumstances, contractors must have their SGC superannuation paid by the person engaging them. Do this by using a combination of Suppliers and the Payroll system in Accentis Enterprise.

### Process

1. Create a special department called “Contractors”
   1. This is used to isolate contract employees from other employees
2. Create an employee record for each contractor
   1. Fill out the information you need to
      1. Pay method need to be filled in but just use a place-holder for account and BSB e.g. 000-000
      2. The employee will not be paid through payroll, so any mandatory fields can be filled with dummy values
3. On the supplier record, link the supplier to the employee (on the Account TAB, Employee code)
4. Create a pay frequency for contractors, usually monthly
5. At the end of the month, create a pay run for contractors
   1. Either manually enter the super amount on the pay run, OR
   2. Use pay items (allowance before tax on which super is calculated, deduction before tax on which super is not calculated. Contact support for further details.)
6. At the end of your super remittance period, pay and remit super the same way you would for all other employees

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Last edit 16/01/20