This guide brings together everything you need to do in Tanda before and after 30 June 2026 to close out the financial year, meet your ATO obligations, and prepare for the new year.
Key dates for EOFY 2025-26
30 June 2026: Last day of the 2025-26 financial year
1 July 2026: New financial year begins. Updated minimum wages, Payday Super obligations, and the new superannuation guarantee rate all take effect from your first full pay period on or after this date
14 July 2026: ATO deadline to submit STP finalisations for all employees paid in the 2025-26 financial year
28 July 2026: Quarterly super deadline for Q4 (April to June) contributions under the old quarterly rules. Applies to pay runs processed before 1 July 2026
What this help guide covers:
Getting ready for Payday Super
From 1 July 2026, employers are required to pay the super guarantee on payday, at the same time as salary and wages, rather than quarterly.
For a full overview of what Payday Super means and what has changed in Tanda, see Guide to Payday Super in Tanda.
Configuring your Qualifying Earnings
Qualifying earnings are the earnings types that count toward an employee's ordinary time earnings (OTE) for super guarantee purposes. From 1 July 2026, Payday Super rules require employers to track and report qualifying earnings to the ATO via STP.
Tanda automatically classifies each earnings rate based on whether it incurs super, so most rates will be set correctly without any action. Before your first pay run in FY2026-27, it is worth reviewing your earnings rates to confirm the classification is right for your setup. To review, go to Payroll > Payroll Settings > Earnings Rates and confirm the Qualifying earnings checkbox for each rate.
Super for FY2025-26
For pay runs processed before 1 July 2026, the quarterly super rules still apply. The deadline for Q4 (April to June) super contributions is 28 July 2026. Before that date, confirm that all super batches for the year have been submitted and paid.
There are two places to check this in Tanda:
Pay Runs list: Each pay run shows a super batch status column. Filter for Unpaid or Needs Action to find any pay runs where super has not yet been settled.
Super Accruals Report (under Reports > Super Accruals): Shows the super accruals for each pay run along with a Business days taken to pay column, so you can confirm payment timing for every batch across the year.
SuperAPI
SuperAPI is Tanda's integration for collecting employee super fund details and supporting super stapling. It allows employees to nominate their existing fund or join your default fund during onboarding, and ensures super is directed to the correct fund automatically.
It is worth reviewing your employee profiles before 1 July to confirm all active employees have a valid super fund recorded.
To set up or review SuperAPI, see Collect Employee Super Choice via The SuperAPI Integration.
Beam
Beam is the super clearing house used to pay super contributions through Tanda. Once employees have their super fund details set up, Beam handles the actual payment to each fund. From 1 July 2026, super must be paid on payday, so having Beam registered and configured is important.
To learn more about setting up and using Beam in Tanda, see Pay Super with Beam.
EOFY Wage Increases
The Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review takes effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July each year. For 2026, the Fair Work Commission has announced a 4.75% increase to all modern award minimum wages.
Managed Award Templates
If your employees are covered by a Tanda Managed Award Template, no action is required. Tanda automatically updates all base rates and allowances in line with the Fair Work Commission's determination, and the increase will apply from the start of your first full pay period after the effective date.
For full details on which templates are affected, the effective date, and how to confirm the update has applied in Tanda, see 2026 Minimum Wage Updates to Managed Award Templates.
Employees with overriding hourly rates or custom pay conditions
Tanda's automatic update covers Managed Award Template base rates only. Two situations require manual action:
Overriding hourly rates
If an employee has an overriding hourly rate set on their profile, that rate will not be updated automatically, even if they are on a Managed Award Template. It is your responsibility to review these rates and ensure they are at or above the new award minimum.
To find employees with an overriding hourly rate, use the Pay Conditions Exporter under Settings > All Settings > Import & Export > Pay Conditions. The Hourly Rate column in the CSV export will show any overriding rates that have been entered. You can also use this tool to schedule bulk rate changes to take effect from a specific date.
Custom rules
If your employees are on a custom pay condition (via custom rules) rather than a Tanda Managed Award Template, you will need to manually update the base rates to reflect the new award minimums. To do so, navigate to Time & Attendance > Compliance > Manage Custom award rules. Open the Actions dropdown and Export your current custom award rules to a CSV. From there, you can make the necessary adjustments and re-import the file to bulk-update the rates.
Running Your EOFY Finalisations
By 14 July, you are required to submit an STP finalisation for every employee paid during the 2025-26 financial year.
For a full step-by-step guide covering how to create, process, and resubmit finalisations, see Finalise Your STP For The End of Financial Year (EOFY).
If you have multiple company files in Tanda, you must create a separate finalisation for each one. Tanda treats each company file as a separate entity.
Reviewing Reported Earnings
When submitting your STP finalisation, it is a good idea to review the figures that will be sent to the ATO. The following reports help you check and reconcile what has been reported.
Reports
The reports below can all be found under the Reports tab.
Employee YTD Balances Report
Shows the year-to-date figures that have been reported to the ATO for each employee. Useful for reconciling what has been submitted before finalising, particularly if you have made corrections via Update Events during the year.
Activity Details Report
Shows a detailed breakdown of each employee's payslip for a pay run, including earnings by rate (hours and dollar amounts), leave payments, deductions, gross pay, tax withheld, and super contributions.
Payroll Breakdown Report
Shows payroll costs and subtotals for a selected period, grouped by employee, employee type, team, team group, or location.
Payment Summary Reports
The Employee Summary report shows total hours, gross pay, tax, super, and net pay per employee across a selected period.
The Payment Summary by Location and Team report breaks down each employee's earnings by the location and team they worked in.
Finalisation Preview
Before submitting your STP finalisation, you can also use the Preview button under the declaration statement on the finalisation page to review the exact figures and details that will be sent to the ATO.
Read more about this in the Finalise Your STP For The End of Financial Year (EOFY) guide.
Reconciling Reported Earnings
Before finalising, it is worth checking that the earnings reported to the ATO throughout the year are accurate. The scenarios below cover the most common situations where you may need to correct STP data ahead of (or after) EOFY.
Transitioning from another payroll system
If you moved to Tanda Payroll partway through the 2025-26 financial year, you need to make sure the earnings reported in your previous system have been correctly accounted for.
See Transitioning from another payroll system for STP reporting for the steps to follow.
Reassigning pay runs to a different company file
If pay runs were submitted under the wrong company file (for example, the wrong ABN or payer branch code), you can reallocate them before finalising.
See Reassign Pay Runs to a New Company File (Company File Reallocation) for the steps to follow.
Update Events
An Update Event lets you push corrected year-to-date (YTD) figures to the ATO without running a full pay run. This is useful when an employee's YTD balances need to be corrected and there is no upcoming pay run to carry the correction automatically.
To submit an Update Event:
Navigate to Payroll > Single Touch Payroll > Update Event > + New.
Select the company file and the relevant employees.
Click Actions > Recalculate YTD Balances to ensure the figures are current before submitting.
Review the summary, read the declaration, and click Submit Update Event.
Note that submitting an Update Event after the STP finalisation has been processed will revert the status back to 'Not tax ready', and you will need to submit your finalisation again.
Zero Out Events
A Zero Out event submits $0.00 for all selected employees' YTD balances to the ATO, effectively clearing the previously reported income statement for those employees.
Common use cases include:
Employees who were processed under the wrong ABN for the entire financial year
A company file with incorrect details where every employee's income statement needs to be reset before being resubmitted correctly
To submit a Zero Out event:
Navigate to Payroll > Single Touch Payroll > Zero Outs.
Click + New.
Select the Company File and Financial Year you need to zero out, then click Create.
Select the employees whose YTD balances you want to zero out. Use Select All to include everyone on the file, or tick employees individually.
Read the declaration statement, then click Submit Zero Out.
You can monitor the ATO response status (Accepted, Pending, or Error) from the Zero Outs list.
FAQs
Wage Increase FAQs
Wage Increase FAQs
Will the wage increase apply automatically to my employees?
Will the wage increase apply automatically to my employees?
It depends on how your employees are set up. If they are on a Tanda Managed Award Template, yes, the increase applies automatically from the start of your first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026. No action is required.
If an employee has an overriding hourly rate, or if they are on a custom pay condition, you will need to update their rates manually.
When exactly does the wage increase take effect?
When exactly does the wage increase take effect?
The increase applies from the first full pay period that commences on or after 1 July 2026. For example, if your weekly pay periods start on Mondays, the new rates will apply from Monday 6 July 2026.
My employee has an overriding hourly rate. Will it update?
My employee has an overriding hourly rate. Will it update?
No. Overriding hourly rates are never updated automatically, regardless of which award the employee is on. You need to review and manually update any overriding rates to ensure they remain at or above the new minimum. Use the Employment Conditions Report (under Workforce > Staff > Tools > Manage Employment Conditions) to identify affected employees.
I use Xero or MYOB. Do I need to do anything?
I use Xero or MYOB. Do I need to do anything?
Tanda pushes updated rates through to Xero and MYOB AccountRight Live automatically. The rates update upon export of the first finalised pay period after the new rates take effect. For the 2026 increases, export your pay period the day after the period ends to ensure the rates reflect correctly in your payroll software.
I use a different payroll system. How do I update the rates?
I use a different payroll system. How do I update the rates?
At the start of your first full pay period after 1 July 2026, generate a Payroll Configuration Report in Tanda to get the new base rates. Navigate to Compliance > Award Template, click Manage next to your award, and use the report button to view and print the updated rates. Then manually update the base hourly rates in your payroll software to match.
How can I confirm the new rates have been applied in Tanda?
How can I confirm the new rates have been applied in Tanda?
Navigate to Compliance > Award Template and expand the list to see your managed templates. Check the Last Updated column to confirm when rates were last changed. You can also verify the rate by checking the Payroll Export Summary on a timesheet that starts in the first pay period on or after 1 July 2026.
Does Tanda automatically update the super guarantee rate for the new financial year?
Does Tanda automatically update the super guarantee rate for the new financial year?
Yes. Tanda automatically applies any changes to the super guarantee rate for pay runs with a payment date on or after 1 July. No action is required.
Payday Super FAQs
Payday Super FAQs
Can I use the ATO Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) for Payday Super, or does it have to go through Beam?
Can I use the ATO Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) for Payday Super, or does it have to go through Beam?
Tanda's Payday Super integration uses Beam as the clearing house. If you currently use the SBSCH or another clearing house, you will need to set up Beam in Tanda to have super paid automatically on payday. See Pay Super with Beam for setup steps.
An employee has not nominated a super fund. What happens to their super?
An employee has not nominated a super fund. What happens to their super?
If an employee does not have a super fund recorded in Tanda, they cannot be included in a super batch and their super cannot be paid on payday. You will need to collect their fund choice (via SuperAPI or manually) before their next pay run. If the employee has a stapled fund from a previous employer, SuperAPI will return those details automatically when you run a stapling request. If no fund is found, contributions should go to your default fund.
Does Payday Super apply to casual employees?
Does Payday Super apply to casual employees?
Yes. Payday Super applies to all employees entitled to super guarantee contributions, including casuals. If a casual employee earns super in a pay run, that super must be paid on the same day as their wages from 1 July 2026 onwards.
Finalisation/STP FAQs
Finalisation/STP FAQs
Why do the figures in my STP finalisation not match my payslip YTD totals?
Why do the figures in my STP finalisation not match my payslip YTD totals?
The STP finalisation shows what Tanda has submitted to the ATO throughout the year. These can differ from payslip YTD totals for a few reasons:
You imported opening balances from a previous payroll system — these are included in STP reporting but may not appear on individual payslips
You submitted Update Events to correct figures — the ATO holds the corrected balances, not the original payslip amounts
Termination or ETP amounts are reported separately and may not appear in the main earnings total
A former employee says their income statement is not tax ready, but they are not in my finalisation list. What do I do?
A former employee says their income statement is not tax ready, but they are not in my finalisation list. What do I do?
Check that the correct financial year is selected on the finalisation page. Terminated employees are included as long as they received at least one pay run in that financial year in Tanda.
If the employee was paid before you moved to Tanda and you did not import opening balances for them, they will not appear in Tanda's finalisation. You will need to finalise them in your previous payroll system instead.
If you cannot find the employee and believe they should be in Tanda, contact payrollsupport@tanda.co.
We switched to Tanda partway through the financial year. Which system do we run STP finalisation in?
We switched to Tanda partway through the financial year. Which system do we run STP finalisation in?
It depends on how you set up opening balances:
If you imported opening balances into Tanda: run finalisation in Tanda only. Tanda will include both the opening balance figures and the pay runs processed in Tanda.
If you did not import opening balances: run finalisation in both systems. Your previous payroll software handles the period before the switch, and Tanda handles the period after.
See Transitioning from another payroll system for STP reporting for the full recommended approach.
I am getting an error when I try to preview or submit my STP finalisation. What should I do?
I am getting an error when I try to preview or submit my STP finalisation. What should I do?
Common errors include missing or invalid super fund details (such as a missing USI or member number), address or country code issues, and employees under 18 who are incorrectly marked as exempt from super. Check the error message on screen, update the relevant employee details, then try again.
If the error persists or you are not sure what it means, contact payrollsupport@tanda.co with a screenshot of the error.
I submitted my EOFY finalisation but my employee says their income statement still shows as not tax ready in MyGov. Why?
I submitted my EOFY finalisation but my employee says their income statement still shows as not tax ready in MyGov. Why?
Once you submit a finalisation in Tanda, it can take up to 72 hours for the ATO to update the employee's income statement.
Check the status in Tanda under Payroll > Single Touch Payroll > Finalisations. If it shows Accepted, the ATO has received the submission and the income statement should update shortly. If it shows Pending or Error, there may be an issue that needs resolving.
An employee worked across multiple locations. Will they appear in multiple finalisations and be double-reported to the ATO?
An employee worked across multiple locations. Will they appear in multiple finalisations and be double-reported to the ATO?
It depends on the company file setup. If all locations operate under the same company file (same ABN), the employee's combined earnings appear in a single finalisation with no duplication. If your locations use different company files, each submits its own finalisation, and the ATO combines them when the employee lodges their tax return. Each file only reports the earnings processed under that ABN.
Why is the termination payment or ETP not showing in the STP finalisation totals?
Why is the termination payment or ETP not showing in the STP finalisation totals?
Employment Termination Payments (ETPs) are reported to the ATO as a separate payment type and may not be visible in the main earnings summary on the finalisation screen.