Answer
A salary sacrifice is a pre-tax deduction set up at the employee level. The steps below cover both the online (web/mobile) app and the desktop app.
In the Online (Web/Mobile) App
- Go to Employees and select the employee from the list.
- Navigate to Pay Settings >> Salary/Wage Sacrifice.
- Click the add button to create a new sacrifice record. An edit form will appear.
- Enter a Description for the sacrifice.
- Enter the Amount, or tick Is Percentage? and enter a Percentage instead.
- (AU only) If the sacrifice is a super/RESC sacrifice, tick Is Super?. A Super Fund dropdown will appear ÔÇö select the employee's fund. If the sacrifice counts towards ordinary time earnings, also tick Is Included In Super Calculations (OTE)?.
- Save the record. Changes are saved automatically when you confirm the form.

In the Desktop App
- Open the Employees tab and select the employee on the left.
- Click Pay Settings >> Salary/Wage Sacrifice.
- Click the green plus symbol to add a sacrifice, fill in the details, and click Save.
- (AU only) To record a super sacrifice, tick Is Super/RESC? and Included in Super?, then attach the employee's super fund.
Notes
- In NZ, salary sacrifice is typically an agreement to trade salary for benefits such as KiwiSaver. The super-specific fields (Is Super? and Is Included In Super Calculations (OTE)?) do not appear for NZ companies.
- Pre-tax super sacrifices must be entered here, not on the Super Contributions screen. The Super Contributions screen is for post-tax contributions and standalone RESC.
- To edit or remove an existing sacrifice, click the edit or delete icon in the sacrifice table.
For more detail on the desktop setup, see How Do I Setup A Salary Sacrifice?