What is automated Super Stapling?

Xonboard can perform automated super stapling for each on your new employees to ensure you always stay compliant with superannuation regulatory requirements.

Automated Super Stapling utilises the ATO Super Stapling API to automatically perform a request for the employee's stapled super fund, when they do not provide a super choice.

Why should you activate automated super stapling?

Help your employees find their existing super fund
Validate employees super fund details
Reduce payroll errors when paying super
Set and forget, no need to login to MyGov
Automate your compliance requirements

How to setup automated Super Stapling

In order to activate automated super stapling you need to provide permission to us to access the Super Stapling API on behalf of your business. The following instructions will guide you through the process of setting up the necessary permissions within ATO Access Manager.

A step by step guide with pictures is available, and a video guide.

Login to ATO Access Manager using your myID
Select a business entity: If you have multiple business entities, select the business entity you'd like to setup super stapling for.
Appoint a new business: Under "Business Appointments", click "Who has access to my business" and then click "Appoint New Business". Or, click here.
Enter ABN: 67 674 661 244 to appoint SuperAPI Pty Ltd as your provider of ATO Online Services, and click "Continue".
- ABN: 67 674 661 244
- Business Name: SuperAPI Pty Ltd
Assign Permissions: Scroll down to "Employee Commencement Form", and check all three boxes "View", "Prepare" and "Lodge". Click "Save".
Success: You should now see SuperAPI Pty Ltd under your appointed businesses.

Video Guide: How to setup Super Stapling via ATO Access Manager

Step by step guide (with pictures)

Login: Login to ATO Access Manager using your myID
Select a business entity: If you have multiple business entities, select the business entity you'd like to setup super stapling for.
Appoint a new business: Under "Business Appointments", click "Who has access to my business" and then click "Appoint New Business". Or, click here.
Enter ABN: 67 674 661 244 to appoint SuperAPI Pty Ltd as your provider of ATO Online Services, and click "Continue".
- ABN: 67 674 661 244
- Business Name: SuperAPI Pty Ltd
Assign Permissions: Scroll down to "Employee Commencement Form", and check all three boxes "View", "Prepare" and "Lodge". Click "Save".
Success: You should now see SuperAPI Pty Ltd under your appointed businesses.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Super stapling is a government initiative that was introduce to reduce cases of employees unnecessarily creating additional super funds when they start a new job. It is a mandatory requirement for all employers to perform a search for an employee's stapled super fund before they can be joined to the employer's default super fund.
: No, it is not a requirement, but it is worth the effort. Without automated super stapling you'll be required to perform a manual super stapling request for every employee who doesn't provide a valid super choice. By activating automated super stapling we will automate the whole process for you. As a bonus, it also makes it easier for employee to find their existing super fund, so you'll end up with less employees with invalid super choices.
: Yes, you can always perform a stapled super fund request manually via MyGov. Setting up automated super stapling does not restrict you from being able to perform manual super stapling requests.
: This is to be expected. You will receive a notification via MyGov when a super stapling request is made for an employee. The employee will also receive a message via MyGov. When you log into your MyGov account for a business, and view the stapled super fund page, you will see all the stapled super fund request that have been made. Automated & manual super stapling requests will appear here.
: In order to authorise automated super stapling you'll need to be the "Principal Authority" or an "Authorised User" of the business entity within Resource Access Manager (RAM). This level of permission will enable you to access the ATO Access Manager and provide the necessary authorisation to enable automated super stapling.
: This happens if you're searching in the wrong box. You need to click "Appoint new business" before you will see the correct search box. See the screenshot provided below.