Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) Closure

Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) Closure

The ATO’s Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) will shut down on 30th June 2026.

What does this mean for you?

If you run a business that has employees, and you currently use SBSCH to pay your employees superannuation you will need to find an alternative solution. Without a super clearing house solution, your business will not be compliant and may face penalties. 

What can you do to prepare for this closure?

You will need to find an alternative solution.

You may be able to use your default super funds’ own super clearing house solution in place of SBSCH. Please contact them directly to confirm.

There are commercial clearing house solution providers which you can sign up to, but this will incur a charge for the clearing house service.

The ATO are strongly encouraging users to download/print your data before closure on 1st July 2026, after this date you will not longer have access to historical records in case of audit or employee queries.

To complete this, follow the below instructions
  1. Log into the SBSCH, go to the Payment Instruction tab, then the Historical tab.
  2. Select the period you would like to generate the history for, and details will be displayed of the Payment instructions for the selected dates.
  3. Click Print friendly version, and save the history as PDF (or equivalent).
  4. You can then repeat these steps for every period you wish to save.
It is recommended to also download your employees' super fund details:
  1. In the SBSCH, select Employees tab.
  2. Filter for All, Active, or Inactive employees, to generate the necessary information.
  3. At the bottom of the page, set Results per page to 100.
    1. More then 100 employees, will require the above steps to be repeated. Use the Page navigation below the list to view the next set of employees.
  4. Select the drop down arrow next to every employee record showing, to see the full details.
  5. Access your printer options within the browser
    1. This can usually be done by going to the three-dots in the top right corner, a panel will then open and you will see Print as one of the listed options.
  6. Select the option to Print to a PDF and save the file to your PC.

Some Key Dates from the ATO

If you are still using the SBSCH on these dates:

10 December 2025
– Super payments, along with instructions, must be received by 5:30 pm AEDT. Payments received after this time will be processed from 2 January 2026. Check the SBSCH system status. Link for planned maintenance and availability.

28 January 2026
– SG quarterly payments due date.

February to March 2026
– move to an alternative option to SBSCH

28 April 2026
– SG quarterly payments due date.

30 June 2026
– your final day for using the service, make any final payments and download reports.

1 July 2026
– SBSCH is no longer available.

What will change in Cashflow Manager?

Nothing will change in Cashflow Manager, you will still be able to process payroll and report STP in our payroll solutions.

Want a streamlined solution for payroll that includes a clearing house solution?

One of our friendly team members will be able to take you through options we have available to upgrade you to Reckon Payroll, which includes a free, integrated clearing house so you can stay compliant, and schedule and lodge super contributions all in one single workflow. To find out more call 08 8275 2000.



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