From 1 July 2026, every Australian employer must report qualifying earnings and superannuation liability through Single Touch Payroll at every single payday, and must get super into employees’ funds within seven business days of paying them. Quarterly super is gone. What used to be a once-a-quarter compliance task for small business owners is now a pay-run-by-pay-run obligation, with real financial consequences (the Superannuation Guarantee Charge) if it’s missed.
For the small businesses TaxAssist Accountants already serve, that’s a genuine problem. Most don’t run payroll teams. Many were already stretching to keep up with STP Phase 2. Now the margin for error has shrunk from a quarter to a week. They need help, and they need it from someone they already trust.
That’s why we’ve launched Payroll by TaxAssist a standalone payroll processing and STP compliance service every franchisee can now offer, starting today.
Why this matters to you as a franchisee
This isn’t a compliance add-on we’re bolting onto your existing offer out of obligation. It’s a new, billable service line that sits naturally alongside the tax, accounting and advisory work you already do” and it deepens the one-stop-shop relationship that makes TaxAssist Accountants clients so loyal in the first place.
Consider what it does for your business:
A new, recurring revenue stream. Payroll isn’t a once-a-year engagement” it’s ongoing, pay-cycle after pay-cycle work. Every client you sign is a recurring line of billing, not a one-off fee.
A defensible moat against fragmentation. Business owners are increasingly tempted to split services across a bookkeeper here, a payroll app there, and an accountant somewhere else. Every service you bring in-house is a relationship the client has less reason to take elsewhere.
A stronger pitch to prospective clients. “We handle your tax, your accounts, and now your payroll and STP obligations too” is a materially stronger one-stop-shop pitch than what most independent bookkeepers or single-service providers can offer.
Built to be simple to run
Payroll by TaxAssist team can process your client’s payroll for you, using the TaxAssist standardised pricing and margin toolkit so you can quote confidently from day one covering set-up costs, ongoing software costs and staff time.
The bigger picture
Regulatory change is disruptive for business owners and an opportunity for the advisers who help them navigate it. Payday Super is the biggest shift to payroll compliance in years, and it’s landed at exactly the moment TaxAssist is positioned to turn it into a growth line for every franchisee in the network.
TaxAssist Accountants provide our Franchisees with an expanding list of services, software and support to ensure a One-Stop-Shop for our business clients.
