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This is a critical update for holiday closure periods with payday super rules now in effect.

The fact this product idea has been sitting here since 2023 and despite Payday super & its associated functionality changes arriving, its still not on the roadmap, is really quite insulting to be honest.

Can we at least get an explanation as to why this cant be implemented?

There are hundreds of comments from Xero partners in the Facebook group requesting this & the Xero product team is essentially just thumbing their noses at us.

I Would love to schedule payments for when I want a holiday but can’t because o have to logon to process the super. I can’t closer the business - we can do pays in advance but would like to schedule the super for a later date

This is hugely important with the Christmas/holiday season fast approaching and so many businesses closing for an annual break.
Our office is closing for 3 weeks and I need to be able to schedule the super payments for our weekly pay runs in advance while I am away.

I agree with all of the comments. Xero should have implemented a schedule tool at the start of payday super. No one can be expected to log into a system while on leave just because the scheduling tool isn't available. All small business' are trying to manage cash flow at best. To add another step that could be processed during the pay run would not only improve productivity but allow the processors to take a break and not have to think about work deadlines.
Why do we need to vote on this? If we can schedule a pay run then we should be able to schedule a super payment.

Would love to schedule payments for when I want a holiday but can’t because o have to logon to process the super. I can’t closer the business - we can do pays in advance but would like to schedule the super for a later date.

Hi There!

I've just attended the auto super webinar hoping to get clarity on future payment date available for super payment.

How are businesses, bookkeepers and authorised personnel expected to meet ATO-required deadlines when the necessary functionality is unavailable in Xero?

Businesses cannot reasonably be expected to meet statutory obligations when the system required to complete those obligations does not provide the necessary function, particularly where there is no practical alternative.

This is a critical compliance issue and should not be treated as simply a technical inconvenience.

This also has a significant impact on bookkeepers and authorised personnel, who need reasonable time to step away from work, recharge and protect their physical and psychological wellbeing.

They should not be expected to work excessive or unreasonable hours, constantly monitor systems or absorb the consequences of unavailable functionality.

It is a critical function to be addressed when there are alternative systems which can provide that function.

I'm still waiting to hear when this suggestion is going to have traction ie when can a preset a super batch to process on a certain day.
My question of when will Xero timetable this or when will it be able to deliver, a scheduled super batch payment date, was avoided in a super online seminar.

As a small business I do all the Admin myself so anything to help me to prepare and have less to do on the actual day of processing pay and super would be very helpful. Thanks

Xero why has this not yet been implemented?

This is a critical feature that should be available.

As bookkeepers and business owners, we should be able to take a break or go on leave without having to regularly log in simply to ensure that superannuation payments are processed on time—particularly when there is no one else available to manage the process.

It is unreasonable to expect users to remain connected to the platform during periods of leave because this functionality is not available. Being unable to properly switch off and take a well-deserved break creates unnecessary pressure and limits flexibility for small business operators.

This functionality is already available in Reckon, so I would hope that Xero can introduce a similar feature. Given the importance of ensuring superannuation obligations are paid on time, this should be considered a priority feature.

Being able to approve and schedule superannuation payments ahead of time is going to be critical for us over the Xmas period when there is an office shutdown. Our payroll is weekly and we set up multiple payruns before the shut down. We need to be able to authorise the superannuation at the same time and schedule it to be paid the same date as the payroll. I hope Xero is taking notice and working on this.

Surely you dont need to get hundreds of votes for this product improvement before its considered! There are hundred of bookkeepers who have to preset payments etc on a daily basis for a number of clients. We cannot go back to a clients file on the actual payday just to lodge the super. I have a client who travels who likes to authorise before they go and they are unable to do that either especially if it crosses over into different months or even financial yrs. Xero needs to step up and be the leaders to set the pace with this. Otherwise you are forcing us extra work by having to move to a clearing house that DOES allow predating payment/lodgement of super.
Xmas is fast approaching so this really needs to be underway before then to ensure it works and we have no hiccups as a lot of us will need to predate payments.

Being able to future date super payments in line with the payroll paid date would be useful. As a small business with part time employees and a monthly payroll paid on the 15th we process our pay and set the payment up in advance in our bank account for the 15th. Our option with super if the 15th lands on an authorisers non work day/unavailable for some reason is to pay the Super early or late and given xero is still taking the full 7 days to clear the payment being late is not really an option so being able to future date the DDR would be useful.

100% agree! We shouldn’t have to rely on another person to approve a super payment. It’s an unnecessary step.

Xero needs to update this function so the funds leave the bank account on the scheduled pay-run date, not the date the payment is approved.

We need to be able to pre-approve the super just the same as we can pre approve all future payday payments to employees so we can go on leave. This feature is imperative and it’s rather backwards that Xero has not yet implemented it

I want to be able to approve it in advance like a set and forget. For example payday is coming out on the weekend this month (first day of the month) and I want to be able to approve the super on the Friday so it’s already actioned before COB. Also i want to be able to do it in an easier way such as on the app or sms approval.

Came to say exactly this, thank you to the first person that raised it.

This is critical for businesses that close over the December/January holiday period where multiple pay runs are pre-loaded to happen automatically.

We pay wages weekly, and this would be critical in our cashflow over that time where funds are sporadic.

I came here to add this exact product idea. Ideally the execution would allow for full flexibility - just add a 'process date' to the super batch approval.

If you have cash to pay it today and you're happy to pay in advance, you can do so. If you want to post-date the super to due date or some other future date, you can select to do so (with eg a drop-down - process now - process on due date - select date).

Even in week to week processes, so many businesses have multi-day approval processes for payroll (eg timesheets submitted Monday, payroll processed Tuesday, payment uploaded Wednesday for payment) and at times even a single day difference between processing and payment uploading can create an end of month, end of quarter or end of year reconciliation mis-match (which is not illegal, but is a complete nuisance).

Obviously as people have noted in other comments, the issue is further exacerbated in businesses where wages may be bulk-processed in advance eg due to annual leave or planned sick leave, or even due to the business arrangement (eg all staff are related parties on salary, bookkeeper only works in the file once a month and processes all payroll in advance for the month).

This is a fundamental issue that should have been done right from the start of payday super, especially to have the payments align for audit and reconciling.

This is also a big concern for small businesses, esp if there's only one payroll person who wants to take leave but also for processing multiple pays in advance over Dec/Jan which also impacts cash flow.