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JobKeeper scheme legislation achieves royal assent

JobKeeper scheme legislation achieves royal assent

Legislation to establish the JobKeeper scheme of wage subsidies in the form of payments made via employers has passed both houses of Parliament and has achieved royal assent.

The bills concerned (the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill […]

10k grants provide NSW small business relief

$10,000 grants to provide fast relief for NSW small businesses battling COVID-19

NSW small businesses struggling to cope with the COVID-19 shutdown will receive grants of up to $10,000 under a new assistance scheme announced by Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope.

The NSW Government will […]

Coronavirus Jobkeeper Payment

Federal Government offers $130b in coronavirus wage subsidies for businesses to pay workers

The Government has announced a $130 billion JobKeeper payment to help keep more Australians in jobs and support businesses affected by the significant economic impact caused by the Coronavirus.

Around 6 million workers will receive a fortnightly payment of $1,500 (before tax) […]

Update on COVID-19 business assistance

Action required: update on COVID-19 assistance for your business

Things have changed significantly around Australia with the recent announcements of enforced closing of some businesses and other restrictions imposed by the Governments to stop the spread of COVID-19.

It is going to be a very tough time for all of us business owners over the […]

Do you hire contractors?

When hiring workers, do you understand the difference between contractors and employees for tax and super purposes?

Getting it wrong compromises your ability to meet tax and super obligations, and can mean your workers miss out on employee entitlements.

If your business misclassifies workers, employers can also be caught out with penalties and charges.

Understand […]

Salary sacrificing super

Information for employers

An employee can ‘sacrifice’ part of their salary or wages into super contributions under an agreement with you.

You then pay the sacrificed amount to your employee’s super fund on their behalf.

There may be benefits to both of you in that:

for your employee salary sacrificing is a tax-effective way of […]

STP deadline now passed

STP deadline passes with an embarrassingly small percentage already compliant

The ATO has issued a reminder that the single touch payroll (STP) mandatory adoption deadline has passed.

While the initial deadline was 1 July 2019, the ATO provided a three month transition period for employers that needed more time.

This 30 September deadline has now […]

SG amnesty

SG amnesty idea re-surfaces, but with an extended period of application

Last year’s announcement of an amnesty for employers who come forward to correct underpayments of their super guarantee obligations has been resurrected in a new bill.

The Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2019, […]

STP for small business

Small businesses need to be ready for STP by 30 September

Reporting through Single Touch Payroll (STP) for small employers started on 1 July.

Your small business has until 30 September 2019 to take action. There is a range of resources available to help:

Introductory guide for small employers – to help small employers […]

Director penalty change strengthens SG rules

Director penalty change strengthens SG rules

Company directors need to keep in mind that the Corporations Act holds directors personally liable for many of the legal and financial obligations expected from a company.

But there are also some tax obligations for PAYG withholding and superannuation guarantee charge payments, which are outlined under the ATO’s “director penalty […]