Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSF)

Our SMSF Message Gateway Service is an end-point gateway service for all electronic messages from employers and other superannuation funds. The service is designed to meet the ATO's electronic data message requirements for gateways.

If you are subscribed to the SMSF Gateway Service, your licence will enable you to receive superannuation transaction messages in compliance with the SuperStream requirements.

As an SMSF trustee, you will need to inform your employer of your nominated end-point as provided by the SMSF Gateway Service.

Once provided to your employer, the service will deliver superannuation transaction messages via a secure electronic distribution network to your nominated email address.

SuperStream is a set of government reforms, designed to improve the "back office" administration of everyday superannuation transactions.

From 1 July 2014, all trustees of SMSFs must comply with the SuperStream data and e-commerce standard. This means that employers will be able to send superannuation contributions and data to multiple funds in one standard electronic format, instead of sending information to separate funds in multiple formats.

As a trustee of an SMSF, you need to ensure you can receive electronic messages in accordance with the new standard from your employer.

For more on the data and e-commerce standards, visit the SuperStream page on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website.