Payday Super Starts 1 July 2026: What to Know
The payday super start date of 1 July 2026 was confirmed in the Australian Federal Budget 2026-27, delivered on 12 May 2026 — and as proposed, subject to passage of enabling legislation, it is the most operationally significant change to superannuation for employers since the Superannuation Guarantee was introduced in 1992. From that date, employers will be required to pay super contributions to their employees’ funds on or around every single pay run, not once a quarter. If you run payroll for staff, the clock is already ticking.
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Payday Super: Accountant Readiness Checklist for 1 July 2026
If you are looking for a payday super accountant checklist that maps out exactly what your firm needs to do before 1 July 2026, you are in the right place. Tonight’s Federal Budget 2026-27, delivered on 12 May 2026, confirms that Payday Super will commence on 1 July 2026 — as proposed, and subject to passage of the enabling legislation. That gives you, and your clients who pay employees, roughly seven weeks to finalise every system, process, and conversation that the change demands.
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