Check you’re paying the right Super Guarantee rate
Currently the Super Guarantee (SG) rate is 11.5%, but from 1 July 2025 it’s going up to 12%1. The SG rate is the minimum rate of superannuation employers must pay to their employees.
It can get complicated quickly if you’ve got people on different contracts, special conditions or managing before tax contributions for your employees. It’s a good time to review your payroll and make sure you’re not underpaying anyone’s super.
Keep your business details up to date
Payroll software and super payments are connected by data. If the source of information is wrong, so will your super payments. Business address, contact details and ABN should all be checked regularly, making sure that the source data isn’t causing you compliance headaches in the future.
This connected data is going to be a big focus point for payroll software going forward. Payday Super means more super payments than ever before, so no time for mis matched business information in your payroll data batches.
Secure your data
Data breaches continue to be on the rise in 2025. Last year the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reported that 2024 had the highest amount of reportable data breaches in the last three years2.
As we all go more digital, securing your employees payroll data is more important than ever, especially when dealing with payments.
Head into 2025 on the right foot and consider how you store and report your payroll information. Your payroll software should be suitably certified for information security. Look out for ISO/IEC 27001:2022 accreditation or a similar standard of data security to avoid a compliance headache in 2025.
Employers rely on clearing house software to report and distribute super payments to their employees’ chosen super funds. Often separate to your payroll software, these portals require you to upload payroll data to calculate your super batch payment for the period.
Once you’ve completed the reporting, you’ll need to download the batch information and re-upload into your accounting software to pay the batch.
But there’s a different way.
Instead of relying on a 3rd party portal, you can report, batch and send payments from your payroll with Beam. Our payroll software partners let you report and batch super payments alongside payroll, without the need to export or re-upload data.
Using one of our partners payroll software, you can:
Register to enable Beam
Beam comes prebuilt in all our partner’s software; all you need to do is complete the registration from within your payroll to enable beam.
Batch payments with payroll
Create your super batch alongside your pay run. Data is validated automatically, so the batch takes minutes to complete.
Click submit and pay
Once your submission is complete, make payment and you’re all done. Reporting and statements are all managed automatically
Ready to make the switch?
Learn more about our partners here
AiCounting
Run STP2 payroll with Beam Super Payments — and have it flow automatically into bookkeeping, BAS and financial reporting, all from one connected system. AiCounting handles payroll and the full accounting workflow together, so data entered once works across your entire business.
ClockOn
ClockOn simplifies workforce management for Australian businesses. Manage HR, rostering, time and attendance, and award-based payroll in one system, with Single Touch Payroll reporting, super integration via Beam, and Australian-based support.
Access Definitiv
Definitiv Evo is a modern, cloud-based payroll and workforce management platform designed to simplify workforce management for medium to large businesses. Definitiv Evo offers a unified solution that streamlines payroll, time and attendance, and employee self-service, all in one secure and scalable platform.
Access MicrOpay
MicrOpay Evo is a trusted payroll solution, helping Australian businesses streamline compliance, simplify payroll processing, and ensure accurate employee payments. With decades of experience, MicrOpay has supported organisations of all sizes with reliable, scalable, and intuitive software.
Aurion
Aurion provides a range of flexible, compliant and proven solutions that take the risk and complexity out of payroll and HR. This saves on time, money and effort which enable your payroll team to focus on growing your business and to let your workforce thrive.
Easy Business App
Easy Business App is the perfect app to run your micro or small business. All the features you need, on any device — all backed up by award-winning Australia-based support.
Employment Hero
Employment Hero Payroll is a leading cloud-based payroll solution that offers unbeatable automation, and time-saving benefits to businesses of all sizes. More than 200,000 SMEs use Employment Hero Payroll to process $40bn+ in payments each year. With pre-configured modern award interpretation, employee self-service, and paperless employee onboarding, Employment Hero Payroll truly is effortless payroll, the way it should be.
foundU
Managing a complex workforce can be convoluted, time-consuming and stressful. The foundU platform empowers managers to turn days of arduous, error-prone admin in onboarding, scheduling, paying, and managing staff into just a few hours. Australia’s only all-in-one platform delivers unrivalled accuracy and compliance, thanks to its agile, native payroll calculator. This translates into the greatest efficiency and confidence for managers.
Gimbla
Gimbla makes accounting easy for small businesses. No complicated processes – just simple tools to manage your finances so you can focus on running your business. Create unlimited invoices and quotes, track your GST, and handle payroll with Single Touch Payroll reporting all in one place.
Microkeeper
Microkeeper handles everything from employee onboarding to accurate payroll, plus scheduling and timesheets—streamlining workforce management in one powerful platform.
myaccountant
Myaccountant is the first and only all-in-one financial management platform that brings together everything you need to manage your finances and finance related workflows. With an intuitive interface that’s easy to use and your finances, accounting, taxes and team collaboration tools all in one place, Myaccountant helps you simplify your processes and work better with advisers to get time back in your business.
Payroller
Payroller is an ATO-approved payroll app helping over 200,000 small businesses, staff, accountants, and bookkeepers stay compliant with Single Touch Payroll (STP). Over $3.4B of payroll is processed and reported to the ATO each year through Payroller’s mobile and web apps. Payroller takes an easy-to-use design approach coupled with a feature-rich package to make handling payroll a breeze.
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