STP Reporting Changes from 1 July 2026
Alongside Payday Super, new Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting requirements are also being introduced from 1 July 2026. Employers will be required to report additional superannuation data to the ATO as part of each pay cycle, increasing the importance of accurate payroll and contribution data.
These changes are designed to give the ATO greater real-time visibility into super obligations and contribution activity, helping identify unpaid or delayed super earlier.
What’s changing
Under the updated STP framework, employers and payroll providers will need to support additional reporting requirements, including:
- Reporting Qualifying Earnings (QE) through STP
- Reporting super liability amounts at each pay event
- Increased alignment between payroll, STP reporting and contribution processing
- Greater ATO visibility into contribution timing and fund receipt status
The changes also introduce a move from Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE) to the broader Qualifying Earnings (QE) framework for super calculations.
Built to support evolving payroll and super reporting
Wrkr is continuing to evolve its platform and infrastructure to support the operational and reporting changes being introduced under Payday Super and updated STP obligations.
This includes support for:
- Higher-frequency contribution processing
- Enhanced contribution visibility and tracking
- STP-aligned reporting workflows
- Fund and member validation capabilities including FVS and MVR
- Integrated onboarding, TFN and stapling workflows
- Improved data validation and contribution accuracy checks
Wrkr’s platform has been designed to support the increasing connection between payroll reporting, super processing and contribution compliance as employers transition into the next phase of super administration.
STP Reporting & ATO Notification Requirements
The ATO is introducing updated STP reporting requirements from 1 July 2026 for businesses using a sending service provider.
As part of your move to Wrkr for STP reporting, you may need to notify the ATO that Wrkr is your nominated STP sending service provider before 30 June 2026.
This is completed through Access Manager and is a standard ATO process when using a hosted STP provider.
What you need to do
→ Log in to Access Manager
→ Select ‘My hosted software services’
→ Select ‘Notify the ATO of your hosted service’
→ Search for Wrkr using our ABN
→ Enter the Wrkr software ID provided during setup
→ Review and submit the notification
You only need to complete this process once.
Supporting your transition to Wrkr
Wrkr is continuing to evolve its platform and infrastructure to support the operational and reporting changes being introduced under Payday Super and updated STP obligations.
This includes continued enhancements across STP reporting, super processing, onboarding and contribution visibility to support higher-frequency payroll and super workflows moving forward.
If you require support during setup or migration, the Wrkr team is available to assist throughout the process.