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2020/21 Federal Budget Summary

Salisbury Accountants Federal Budget Summary 2020/21

1. Personal income tax changes

1.1 Changes to personal income tax rates

The Government has announced that it will bring forward changes to the personal income tax rates that were due to apply from 1 July 2022, so that these changes now apply from 1 July 2020 (i.e., from […]

NSW Southern Border small business support grant

$45 million for Southern Border small businesses

Opens 8 September 2020

The NSW Government is providing a grant for small businesses in eligible local government areas (LGAs) that have been impacted by the closure of the NSW and Victorian border.

The ‘Southern border small business support grant’ is designed to provide immediate, […]

Salisbury JobKeeper extension services

JobKeeper 3.0 enrolments start 29 September

On 21 July 2020, the Government announced that the JobKeeper Payment would be extended until 28 March 2021, for a further six months beyond its original end date of 27 September 2020.

As a result, JobKeeper would now be made over two separate extension periods, being:

Extension Period […]

JobKeeper 3.0

JobKeeper extension

On 21 July 2020, the Government announced that the JobKeeper Payment (‘JKP’) would be extended until 28 March 2021 (i.e., for a further six months beyond its original end date of 27 September 2020).

As a result, JKPs would now be made over two separate extension periods, being:

Extension period 1 – which covers […]

SG amnesty ends 7 September 2020

Time running out for employers to apply for superannuation guarantee (SG) amnesty

Catch up on past unpaid super without incurring a penalty or paying administration fees.

The ATO is encouraging employers to apply for the amnesty and make payments as early as they can. Any amnesty amounts paid before 7 September 2020 are tax-deductible.

For […]

Extension of the JobKeeper Payment

The Government is extending the JobKeeper Payment by a further six months to March 2021

Support will be targeted to businesses and not-for-profits that continue to be significantly impacted by the Coronavirus. 

The payment rate will be reduced and a lower payment rate will be introduced for those who work fewer hours. Other eligibility rules […]

Key FY21 changes to note from 1 July

Business tax changes for a new financial year

NO TAX DEDUCTIONS IF YOU DON’T MEET YOUR TAX OBLIGATIONS

From 1 July 2019, if taxpayers don’t meet their PAYG withholding and reporting obligations to the ATO, they will not be able to claim a tax deduction for payments:

 of salary, wages, commissions, bonuses or allowances to […]

Small business employers of apprentices to get stimulus package

Small businesses who employ less than 20 people will receive up to $7,000 per quarter for three quarters to keep their apprentices

This payment is a stimulus payment as a result of an expected national economic downturn in the first half of 2020.

It is expected that these payments will be received via the Australian […]

Extension of time to enrol for the JobKeeper scheme

JobKeeper Payment

The Tax Commissioner has extended the time to enrol for the initial JobKeeper periods, from 30 April 2020 until 31 May 2020.

If you enrol by 31 May you will still be able to claim for the fortnights in April and May, provided you meet all the eligibility requirements for each of those fortnights. This includes having […]

JobKeeper payments update

Salisbury Accountants JobKeeper support

JobKeeper enrolments started last Monday 20 April with the registration deadline extended to 31 May 2020.

There has been a hive of activity around the JobKeeper payment and, with a week under our belts, we are able to debunk the myths and misconceptions of how the scheme works.

The subsidy will be […]