GST and super in allocations

giggd isn’t tax advice

giggd does the arithmetic for the settings you choose. It doesn’t decide whether GST or super applies to anyone. Check your treatment with your accountant.

GST for musicians

If a musician is GST-registered:

1. Set their Supplier GST registration to Registered.
2. Enter 10 in Supplier GST rate (%). It defaults to 0, so this isn’t automatic.

GST is worked out on their fee only. It’s paid by the issuer on top of the venue fee pool, so it shows as additional entity funding.

Example. A registered musician on a $500 fee gets Fee $500 + GST $50 = Cash due $550.

GST on the venue invoice

If the booking issuer is GST-registered on the date of the gig, the venue invoice adds 10% GST to the venue fee and is titled Tax invoice. Otherwise it’s titled Invoice with no GST. See Venue invoices.

Super

Choose a Super treatment for each performer:

Option	What it means
None — needs review	No super worked out. The default.
Inclusive — within package	Super comes out of their amount. The fee plus super equals the amount you allocated.
Exclusive — additional entity funds	Super is paid on top of their fee, by the issuer.

Super rate (%) defaults to 12.

Exclusive example. $500 fee at 12% exclusive = Fee $500, Super owed $60 on top. The issuer funds the $60.

Inclusive example. A $560 package at 12% inclusive = Fee $500 plus Super $60.

Super is always shown separately from cash. Paying a musician’s fee doesn’t settle their super. Track super separately; see Super tracking.

Personal super reserve (when you’re the issuer)

If you’re playing and your payee profile is the booking issuer, your share stays in your own business as retained earnings. You don’t invoice yourself.

For that share, the super option reads Personal super reserve — within your share. It earmarks part of your share as a planning amount for your own super. It isn’t super owed by the band, and it doesn’t move any money.

Example. $2,000 venue fee, 10% management fee ($200), two musicians on weight 1 ($900 each). You choose a personal super reserve at 12%:

• your reserve is $96.43, leaving $803.57 after the reserve
• the other musician’s Cash due is $900.00

The reserve excludes management fees. A retained share can’t carry GST.

Additional funding

When GST or exclusive super pushes the total above the venue fee, the breakdown shows Additional entity funding needed and a note: Entity funds must cover {amount} beyond the venue net fee. Tick the review box to confirm you’ve seen it before publishing.