Attaché Software has been working closely with Superpartners, the leading Australian superannuation administrator, to allow the direct export of superannuation details from Attaché Payroll to their partner funds. Partner funds include HESTA, ARF, CBUS, STA and many others, with a combined total of around 5.3 million members.

Super Export for Attaché Payroll now includes a template that makes it very simple to create a Superpartners export file. If any of your employees are using a Superpartners fund then you should talk to your consultant or contact us about adding Super Export to your Attaché Payroll system.

Attaché is continuing to work with other superannuation funds to make additional export files available.

Australian-owned Attaché Software's electronic document delivery system, Attaché Alex, achieved yet another milestone recently with hourly throughput consistently above 2,500 documents during the November 30 peak and the monthly volume exceeding 200,000. 

Overall, total document volumes have increased tenfold over the past three years. Attaché Alex is currently on target to deliver three million documents per year by 30 June 2006 and twice that to approximately six million by June 2007.

Find out more about Attaché Alex

According to Management Information Strategies (MIS) magazine, Attaché Software is one of the most strategic and influential IT vendors in Australia/New Zealand.

The magazine recently published its Strategic 100 annual review where an independent panel of experts recognised companies that are strategically important to CIOs. After assessing over 3,000 IT vendors, Attaché Software was ranked in the top 25 Australia/New Zealand companies for our impressive business strategy both locally and offshore and was commended for being one of the best to work with vendors in the country.

MIS online magazine

Attaché Software will be holding two days of training in Orange, NSW, on November 21 and 22. The courses will cover topics on Payroll and are highly recommended for both supervisors and operators.

Attaché users are also encouraged to attend the free Attaché Update session. Get ahead by learning how to use many of the new features in recent releases of Attaché Payroll and Accounts software.

For more information, contact us.

Attaché will be holding regional training courses in Canberra during November 2005. Sharpen your skills by attending these training sessions which include courses in Accounts Payable/Receivable, Attaché ODBC and Microsoft Office, Payroll, General Ledger and many others.

View the course outline for a description of courses and dates available.

Trading electronically has never been easier, thanks to Attaché Data Interchange (ADI). The ADI module — released with Business Partner 26.1 and Attaché Catapult 6.1 in July 2005 — is used to seamlessly import and export customer and supplier transactions including quotations, orders, invoices, requisitions and purchase orders.

Currently, Attaché Data Interchange exports transactions to a file in the BITS format (Bunnings Internet Trading System), and is the only system that provides a complete end-to-end solution for Bunnings suppliers.

Find out more about Attaché Data Interchange.

Business Partner version 26.1 and Attaché Catapult version 6.1 have been released and are available for download free of charge from the CBP Members website. Many new features have been added in this release including ability to automatically create leave liability journals, linked information on payroll masterfiles, print date and time on reports and much more.

Get the new releases from the CBP Members website.

The timetable and course information for Semester 2 training in Sydney is now available. Run by qualified trainers in small groups, the courses are designed to improve your skills and increase your productivity. Courses include Accounts Payable/Receivable, Attaché ODBC and Microsoft Office, Payroll, General Ledger and many others.

View the full list of Semester 2, 2005, courses for Australia

Super Export for Attaché Payroll sub-module has been developed to complement the introduction of Super Choice in Australia. Super Export allows you to easily export employee superannuation details to super funds using either a CSV (comma separated values) spreadsheet file or the new standard swimEC file format. Once Super Export has created the export file of the superannuation amounts due, you can then simply upload or send the file to your bank.

Find out more about Super Export.

The new financial year is the perfect time to be reviewing your accounting and payroll software and internal processes. Whether or not you already use Attaché products, you can learn more about the many new features and enhancements made to our software which can help you increase efficiency and save money. With the help of an experienced Attaché consultant, a system review could be the best start to a new financial year you have ever had.

Talk to your local Attaché consultant, or contact us to arrange a system review.

The Australian Payroll tax scales for 2005/06 (effective from 1st July 2005) are now available. The new tax scales include changes to the tax rates announced in the Federal Budget as well as HECS and SFSS updates. CBP members can download these tax scales free of charge from the CBP Members website.

Get the new tax scales from the CBP Members website.

Despite the earlier possibility of failing to pass through the Senate, the tax cuts announced in the May Australian Federal Budget have now been passed and will come into operation on July 1. New Payroll tax scales for 2004/05 which incorporate these changes will be available for all Attaché Payroll users on June 24. You will be able to download them free of charge from the CBP Members website. Email subscribers will be notified of their availability through our email news bulletins.

Representatives from the ATO were asked to present information about Super Choice at the Attaché End-Of-Year seminars. Based on people's responses, much confusion still reigns regarding the legislation that takes effect on July 1, with most in attendance surprised to discover the full details of the new laws. Whilst some of the questioning has been quite lively, the ATO representatives have all proven to be knowledgeable and extremely helpful in clarifying the legislation for Attaché Payroll customers.

The Australian Federal Budget 2005/06 indicated considerable changes to tax scales. Attaché Payroll users can be assured that once the budget is passed through parliament and given royal assent, new tax scales will be made available on the CBP Members website (free of charge to members). Email subscribers will be notified of their availability through our email news bulletins. Until then, you should continue to use the 2004/05 tax scales.

With Super Choice just around the corner, an ATO expert will attend our upcoming end-of-year seminars to discuss Super Choice and answer your questions. You can also find information and advice for employers and employees in the latest issue of our Action newsletter, which is distributed to all CBP members. Further information, including the Standard Choice form, is available at the Australian Government's Super Choice website.

The financial services industry's swimEC (superannuation, wealth and investment management electronic commerce) initiative today released a new standard which will smooth the path for the introduction of choice of fund and provide employers with a more user-friendly method of paying employees' compulsory superannuation guarantee contributions.

The standard for issuing superannuation contribution payments was officially launched by the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Mal Brough. > full media release

Learn first-hand how to process your accounts or payroll end-of-year smoothly and confidently. We are pleased to announce that once again we are running end-of-year seminars in major cities across Australia from late May to mid June.

New Zealand Payroll tax scales for 2005/06 (effective from 1st April 2005) are available from the CBP Members website. The updated tax scales include changes that have been made to the ACC Earner’s Levy and the Student Loan Threshold.

These tax scales are included in Business Partner version 1.26.003 and Attaché Catapult version 1.06.003 (both March 2005) so if you have upgraded to either of these versions, you do not need to install the tax scales separately.

Get the new Payroll tax scales from the CBP Members website.

On Monday 14 March 2005 the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue, the Hon Mal Brough, released the superannuation choice regulations and the standard choice form. Minister Brough’s media release is available from Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue website.

Attaché Software recently announced a management restructure. Our long-term Sales and Marketing Manager, David New, was promoted to General Manager. He will continue to work on our successful Attaché Fast Track Plan which is a recurring revenue model helping users minimise the cost of maintaining Attaché products through monthly payments.

Our most experienced Area Manager, Richard Parnell was promoted to take on the challenging role of National Sales Manager. Matt Paff, whose previous role was NSW Area Manager was also promoted to National Channel Manager.

During February, two members of the Attaché management team visited South Africa to present the latest software releases to users and renew old ties with our loyal South African distribution network. Duc Tran, South African Area Manager, and Gerard Brien, Information Services Manager, presented the latest features to a room full of eager Attaché users before holding discussions on possible future developments. The low key event was described by all participants as highly successful.

Business Partner version 26.0 and Attaché Catapult version 06.0 have been released and are available for download free of charge from the CBP Members website. Many new features have been added in this release including date-based customer ageing, quotations enhancements, Alex document inclusions and much more.

Attaché Archive is a new productivity tool which simplifies the process of backing up and restoring your Attaché data. Attaché Archive lets you easily create a backup whenever you exit the software. And if you should ever need to go back, Archive includes a simple restore process.

Attaché users in Far North Queensland can attend the information seminars which toured Australia and New Zealand in November/December 2004. The seminar includes the free Attaché Update session, which will introduce you to all the latest Attaché features, as well as two training sessions (Customising your Attaché system and Getting Started with ODBC) which are free when you purchase the accompanying guidebooks.

You can also take advantage of our special training sessions which will be held between the 18th - 25th January. Courses include Attaché ODBC with MS Office, Payroll, General Ledger and Accounts Payable/Receivable Payroll.