You can create deductions before tax for employee salary sacrifices. Not all salary sacrifices are for super contributions they can be created for other purposes, e.g. Novated Lease. You attach non-super salary sacrifices to the employee record in Additions and Deductions.
Create a deduction before tax:
Go to the Payroll, Maintenance, General, Additions and Deductions.
Click Add,
Enter the Code, Shortcut Key and Description.
Select Deduction Before Tax as the Category
Select the Type.
In Parameters, if Type is:
Amount - enter Amount if the same amount is to be used for all employees. You can leave this blank and set it on the employee record.
Percent - enter Percent if the same rate is to be used for all employees. You will also need to either select the hours that deduction will be based on or tick Specify Hours in Transaction. Select the Rate Type that will be used.
Rate - enter Rate if the same rate is to be used for all employees. You will also need to either select the hours that deduction will be based on or tick Specify Hours in Transaction.
Unit - enter the Unit Rate and Unit Description. You can set the Unit Rate on the employee record.
For Percent type deductions, you can tick Process Deduction Calculation to include any addition or deduction that has Include in Deduction Calculation ticked.
If required, tick Include in EarlyPay. This field is only available where EarlyPay is enabled for the database. Ticking this will reduce the accrued earnings available in EarlyPay, ensuring that the employee has enough to cover their obligations.
Go to the STP Reporting Tab.
STP Phase 1, leave the default selection.
STP Phase 2, select Salary Sacrifice as the Reporting Group and O (Other Employee Benefit) as the Reporting Subgroup.
Do not tick OTE.
Click OK.