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ARTICLE · 01 APRIL 2015

SuperStream: A guide for small business and for SMSF trustees

The government intends to modernise the superannuation system electronically through the introduction of SuperStream.

AustraliaFinance and Banking

The government wants to improve the superannuation system and bring it into the modern electronic world through the introduction of SuperStream, and this includes for SMSFs.

For small business

Under the new system, employers must interact electronically using approved software.

Employers with 20 or more employees should have already started using SuperStream from July 1 last year, but smaller employers (those with 19 or fewer employees) have until July 1, 2015 to start to comply.

Small business owners need to get their skates on to be ready in time.One relatively easy option for small employers is to use the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House to do all your superannuation for you. This online government service is already SuperStream ready, so small employers can save themselves the hassle of implementing SuperStream.

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