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Australia Payday Super receipt deadline calculator

Enter payday and review the bundled 2026 holiday calendar to count the ordinary fund-receipt window. New employees and other exceptions need a separate check.

Inputs
The government-sourced 2026 preset is loaded automatically. Add YYYY-MM-DD dates, one per line; prefix a date with - to remove it from the preset. Include whole-state/territory holidays nationally. Overrides make results manual/provisional. Max 100 lines / 2,000 characters.

Results

Ordinary fund-receipt deadline (2026 preset)
2026-07-10
Counted business days after payday
7
Day-by-day receipt window
DateTreatment
2026-07-02Business day 1
2026-07-03Business day 2
2026-07-04Weekend
2026-07-05Weekend
2026-07-06Business day 3
2026-07-07Business day 4
2026-07-08Business day 5
2026-07-09Business day 6
2026-07-10Business day 7
  • The fund must receive the contribution; sending it to a clearing house is not proof of fund receipt. Pay super on payday and allow processing time.
  • Preset coverage: 1 January–31 December 2026, checked 14 November 2026. Dates beyond coverage, overrides and windows touching regional-substitution or part-day review dates remain provisional even after confirmation. Local holidays are excluded.

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Last checked 2026-11-14. Rules change, sometimes at short notice. We list the date we last checked each official source; confirm with the official government source before you travel, buy or file. This is general information, not legal or immigration advice.

This is a general estimate for information only, not tax, legal or financial advice. Real rules have more conditions than a calculator can show, so check the official source below or a qualified professional for your situation.

How it works

ATO guidance requires ordinary contributions to reach the fund within seven business days from 1 July 2026. The Act’s usual-period definition ends on the seventh business day after payday.

receipt deadline = payday + 7 counted business days

Payday is day zero. Saturdays, Sundays and preset and added qualifying public holidays are skipped. Dates use calendar arithmetic without time-zone shifts or rounding. The preset covers 2026 only. The entire counting window must be within coverage. Overrides and windows touching September 28, November 3, December 24 or December 31 stay provisional: regional substitutions and part-day treatment need manual review. A confirmation checkbox cannot remove these limits.

Worked examples

Picnic Day counts nationally

Payday July 31, 2026 skips NT Picnic Day on August 3. Count August 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12: the receipt deadline is August 12, 2026. Brisbane’s local show holiday does not exclude August 12 nationally.

Ordinary July window

For payday Wednesday July 1, 2026, the seven counted weekdays are July 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. The candidate receipt deadline is July 10.

One additional non-business date

For the same payday, entering July 6 as a hypothetical qualifying holiday moves the candidate receipt deadline to July 13, 2026. This is a counting example, not a claim that July 6 is a holiday.

Bundled 2026 calendar

Whole-state/territory full-day dates from the government lists; weekends are skipped separately. Regional-only holidays are excluded. Regional-substitution and part-day review dates are not automatically excluded; affected results are provisional.

  • 2026-01-01: New Year
  • 2026-01-26: Australia Day
  • 2026-03-02: WA Labour Day
  • 2026-03-09: ACT/SA/TAS/VIC holiday
  • 2026-04-03: Good Friday
  • 2026-04-04: Easter Saturday
  • 2026-04-05: Easter Sunday
  • 2026-04-06: Easter Monday
  • 2026-04-25: Anzac Day
  • 2026-04-27: Additional Anzac holiday
  • 2026-05-04: NT/QLD holiday
  • 2026-06-01: ACT/WA holiday
  • 2026-06-08: King’s Birthday
  • 2026-08-03: NT Picnic Day
  • 2026-09-25: VIC Grand Final Friday
  • 2026-10-05: ACT/NSW/SA/QLD holiday
  • 2026-12-25: Christmas
  • 2026-12-26: Boxing / Proclamation Day
  • 2026-12-28: Additional Christmas holiday

Frequently asked questions

Does payday count as day one?
No. The ordinary period ends on the seventh business day after the qualifying earnings day.
Which public holidays matter?
Holidays covering an entire state, the ACT or the Northern Territory are excluded, even when your employer is located elsewhere. A local holiday alone does not satisfy that definition.
Is payment to a clearing house enough?
The ordinary rule concerns receipt by the super fund. Allow time for payment processing.
What about new employees or a changed fund?
An extended timeframe may apply. Select the exception option; this calculator deliberately does not calculate exceptional deadlines.
Are holidays loaded automatically?
Yes. The government-sourced 2026 preset loads automatically. Enter additional dates or prefix a date with - to remove it. Outside coverage, or with overrides, results remain manual/provisional.

Sources

Last reviewed 2026-11-14; next review due by 2027-01-15. The method is written out above so you can check our math.