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If an employer fails to pay an employee's super by the due date and to the right fund, the super guarantee charge, or SGC, may be imposed.
Here's an explanation of what the super guarantee charge is and when employers must pay it.
If an employer fails to pay an employee's super guarantee on time and to the right fund, the super guarantee fee applies.
The fee is payable to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and is not tax deductible.
The super guarantee (SG) is the minimum amount that businesses must deposit into the super accounts of qualified employees.
It is now 10% of an employee's regular time earnings (what they earn during their typical working hours), up from 9.5% on July 1, 2021.
How much does the super guarantee fee cost?
According to the ATO, the super guarantee charge, or SGC, is made up of three parts:,
The employee's "SG deficit amount" is as follows:
1) This is computed based on their total income or compensation for the quarter (including overtime pay if applicable), not simply their regular time earnings, thus it may be greater than the SG they would have earned if their employer had paid it on time. This figure also includes any "choice responsibility," which is a penalty of up to $500 per employee, each quarter, for failing to provide a choice of super fund or failing to pay super into the fund of the employee's choice.
2)Nominal interest on the whole SG deficiency amount (currently 10% per year), compounded daily and accruing from the start of the relevant quarter.
3)A quarterly administrative charge (currently $20 per employee).
Once the charge has been paid, the ATO will send the funds, minus the administrative fee, to the employee's prefered super fund.
The employee's "SG deficit amount" is as follows:
1) This is computed based on their total income or compensation for the quarter (including overtime pay if applicable), not simply their regular time earnings, thus it may be greater than the SG they would have earned if their employer had paid it on time. This figure also includes any "choice responsibility," which is a penalty of up to $500 per employee, each quarter, for failing to provide a choice of super fund or failing to pay super into the fund of the employee's choice.
2)Nominal interest on the whole SG deficiency amount (currently 10% per year), compounded daily and accruing from the start of the relevant quarter.
3)A quarterly administrative charge (currently $20 per employee).
Once the charge has been paid, the ATO will send the funds, minus the administrative fee, to the employee's prefered super fund.
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