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Artists: Quick Start to Get Super-Ready

Performer eligibility — ATO guidance reviewed 13 October 2026

An ABN, invoice, hobbyist status or retirement does not automatically remove super obligations for individual performers. Check legal liability for the performance payment and any applicable exception. Hot Giggity’s entity setting and invoicing model must reflect the actual engagement; they do not decide legal liability.

Read the eligibility and responsibility guide or the ATO performer guidance (updated 16 September 2026).

Audience: All artists on Hot Giggity — soloists/DJs and act owners who manage multi-player acts.

Part A - Everyone: set your Legal Entity & (if Sole Trader) super details

Visit: Manage → My Personal Profile → Financial → Superannuation

  1. Legal Entity
    Choose: Sole Trader, Company, Partnership, Trust, or None/Other.
    • Hot Giggity uses this setting to display and calculate super information. Choose your actual legal structure. The setting alone does not determine legal eligibility or who owes super.
  2. If you’re a Sole Trader, complete all super fields and Save:
    • First name, Last Name
    • Date of Birth
    • Tax File Number (TFN)
    • Fund name(search and select)
    • Product Name (search and select)
    • Fund ABN and USI (these will be auto populated)
    • Member number

Why this matters: eligible individual performers can be entitled to SG even when they invoice as sole traders. Confirm who has legal liability for the performance payment and keep your fund details complete.

Part B - Soloists / DJs / single-performer entertainers

How your invoice works

  • Your Artist → Hirer invoice shows your fee (+ GST if you’re GST-registered) in the total.
  • If you’re a Sole Trader, the invoice displays an “SG Payable” panel below the totals with your SG amount and fund details.
    • SG is not included in the invoice total; the hirer pays it directly to your fund.
  • SG is GST-free (GST applies only to your taxable fee).


Your quick checklist

  1. Legal Entity set correctly.
  2. If Sole Trader: All details, including Tax File Number, Fund name, ABN, USI, Member number, are saved.
  3. Banking details current so the fee can be paid without delay.
  4. (If GST-registered) ABN and GST status up to date.

Part C - Multi-player acts (for act owners / band leaders)

Step 1 — Build your lineup once

Visit: Manage → My Acts → Edit Act → Lineup

  • Add each player/role (e.g., Vox, Guitar, Bass, Drums).
  • Invite players (search or invite by email).
  • Set default splits (% or fixed $). You can override per gig.
  • Ask each player to complete Part A (entity + super).
  • Full guide on setting up your act line up here.

Step 2 — Choose the invoicing model for each agent/venue

Hot Giggity supports two models. You can configure this per act, per agent/venue which then applies to existing and future bookings that agent creates for your act.

  1. Default - Act Owner invoices the hirer
    • You invoice; you pay players.
    • If you hire eligible Players in your own right and are legally liable for their performance payments, assess and pay their required SG. A genuine agency arrangement can have a different outcome.
    • See your Super I Owe ledger for amounts to remit to each fund. See full guide here.
  2. Optional (industry-first) - Players invoice the hirer
    • Each players' invoice is sent to the hirer.
    • SG calculates per eligible player and is paid directly to each fund by the hirer.
    • You still control lineup, splits, invites, and subs; players only see their own fee.
    • Either you or the agent can enable this; if either turns it on, future bookings follow this model.
    • See the full guide here.

Responsibilities at a glance

  • Act Owner invoices model:
    • You pay players; you may owe SG for sole-trader players.
    • Keep player fund details current; pay SG by the due dates.
  • Player→Hirer model:
    • The hirer pays Players and their required SG where the confirmed engagement makes the hirer legally responsible. Check any separate obligations you have; the invoice toggle alone does not remove them.
    • You still manage the lineup and splits; no SG redistribution admin later.

Multi-player checklist

  1. Every player has Legal Entity set.
  2. Sole-trader players have Fund name, ABN, USI, Member number saved.
  3. Lineup complete; default splits saved (override for each gig if needed).
  4. Invoicing model agreed with the agent/venue: Act Owner invoices or Player→Hirer.
  5. Understand who pays SG under the chosen model.

FAQs

Is SG ever subject to GST?
No. SG is GST-free. GST applies only to taxable fee items.


If a player hasn’t added their super details yet?
The booking can proceed, but the invoice or SG payment may be delayed for that player until details are provided. Ask them to complete Part A.

Can we mix companies and sole traders in one act?Yes. Record each payee’s actual legal structure and assess the engagement. An entity payment and that entity’s payments to individual Players are separate assessments.

Need help?

If something looks off (missing SG panel, wrong amount), check:

  • Legal Entity is correct; and
  • For sole traders, fund ABN/USI/Member number are saved.

For any question not answered above, please contact support@hotgiggity.com.