Thursday 17 October 2013

A Brief Overview of ATO Superstream

In Australia, a large part of populace is involved in superannuation scheme, which basically refers to the arrangements made by people in order to ensure the availability of funds. However, certain drawbacks were associated with the earlier system, like time taking processing of transactions and unsatisfactory outcomes. This is why; Government commenced the ATO Superstream package, in 2011.

Let us first know what Superstream is:

What is Superstream

It is an ATO (Australian Taxation Office) administered package, to authorize the smooth processing of superannuation in Australia. It is built on the lines of ‘Standard Business Reporting’ linked to the ATO. It was primarily designed to work with accounting systems while keeping a check on standard systems, messaging language and data packaging rules.

With due credit to the multiple features incorporated in this scheme, it has received a great response from the business sector. Given below is a list of its prime benefits include; have a look:

1.To ensure a fully digital process that reduces dependence on manual transactions

2.Removing risk of error in roll-over of money from one fund to another

3.To improve the processing time and contribution of employees

4.Lessen unnecessary member fees and added charges involved in paper transactions

Being a cost-effective technique, ATO Superstream is a great way to promote digitization and reduce manpower crunch. It can be of great benefit from the perspective of both the employees and employers. So, give it a try once and feel the difference, it can make.

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