Before you can start paying superannuation with MYOB's super portal, you need to enter the details of the bank account you'll use to pay super. You'll authorise this bank account to make payments when you complete the signup for MYOB's super portal (available late June 2015).

The account should be one of your actual bank accounts, not an MYOB Essentials bank account.

Entering your bank details

To enter your bank account details for paying superannuation, go to the Payroll settings page (Payroll menu > Payroll settings) and enter your account name, BSB and account number in the Pay superannuation settings section at the bottom of the page, then click Save.

Recording super payments made through MYOB's super portal

When you use MYOB's super portal (available late June) to pay superannuation, the money will be automatically paid from your bank account. But this won't affect your MYOB Essentials accounts. You'll need to record the payment transaction yourself.

If you've got bank feeds on this bank account, this is easy. When the super payment transaction appears in your bank feed, just allocate it to your Superannuation expense account.

If you don't have bank feeds, you can create a Spend Money transaction for the amount of the super payment. Allocate it to your Superannuation expense account.