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Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments rules change

Changes to Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment Rules

February 8, 2022

COVID, COVID19, employee, Employer, Pandamic Leave Disaster Payment, Small Business

The rules for the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment, the payment accessible to those who have lost work because they have had to self-isolate with COVID-19, or are caring for someone who contracted it, changed on 18 January 2022. The new rules change the definition of a close contact in line with the harmonised national definition.…

At a recent speech to the National Press Club, Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe was optimistic about Australia's prospects in 2022

Year of the Tiger: Roaring or Bellowing?

February 8, 2022

Emma Zajac

business, Economy, employee, Employer, Small Business, wages

The 2022 Luna New Year, Year of the Tiger, is courage and bravery. It is a year to drive out evil and one of momentum and change. The message; walk boldly with courage. And it seems the Reserve Bank Governor is aligned with this sentiment. The Tiger economy At a recent speech to the National…

COVID-19: JobSaver Applications Open in NSW

July 26, 2021

Emma Zajac

COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, employee, Employer, Job, Job Saver

Businesses in NSW can now apply for JobSaver payments of up to $10,000 each week if they have experienced at least a 30 per cent decline in turnover since the start of the Greater Sydney lockdown. Applications for JobSaver will open from Monday, and will see businesses and not-for-profits receive 40 per cent of their weekly…

ATO Reveals STP Reporting Options for Closely Held Payees

February 15, 2021

Emma Zajac

ATO, business, Business Owner, employee, Employer, Payee, Payees, Single Touch Payroll, Small Business, Small Business Owner, STP

Employers with closely held payees will now have three options to report payments through Single Touch Payroll, following guidance from the ATO. The ATO has confirmed that STP reporting for closely held payees will commence from 1 July, after it had granted these employers a one-year exemption in the midst of the pandemic last year.…

ATO Extends Simplified Working-From-Home Deduction Method

January 12, 2021

Emma Zajac

ATO, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, deduction, employee, Employer, Small Business, Small Business Owner, Working from home

Taxpayers continuing to work from home in the new year will be allowed to continue using the simplified working-from-home deduction method following a third extension by the ATO. The 80¢ per hour shortcut method, introduced in April 2020 in response to COVID-19, will now be in place until 30 June 2021. This is the third…

JobMaker Hiring Credits: What We Know So Far

November 3, 2020

Emma Zajac

ATO, business, Business Owner, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, employee, Employer, Hiring Credit, Jobkeeper, JobMaker, JobMaker Hiring Credit, Small Business

We’ve had quite a few questions about the JobMaker hiring credit announced in the 2020-21 Federal Budget. The legislation enabling the JobMaker scheme has not passed Parliament as yet and until this occurs, the JobMaker rules are not certain and may change. More details should be available soon and we’ll let you know as soon…

Small Business Owner unhappy as he misses out on loss carry back

Small Business Shut Out From Loss Carry Back

October 27, 2020

Emma Zajac

business, Business Owner, Companies, Corporate, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Employees, Employer, employment, Entities, Loss Carry Back, Small Business, Sole Trader, Tax, Tax Discount

Thousands of small businesses are set to miss out on accessing the temporary loss carry back provisions due to its limitation to corporate entities. The National Tax and Accountants’ Association has now written to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to call for the expansion of the loss carry back provisions to non-corporate entities such as sole traders, partnerships and trusts.…

JobKeeper: The Next Steps

October 6, 2020

Emma Zajac

business, Business Owner, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, employee, Employer, Jobkeeper, JobKeeper 1.0, Jobkeeper 2.0, JobKeeper Eligibility, JobKeeper Payment, Payment, Wage

The first tranche of JobKeeper ended on 27 September 2020. We look at the issues for those seeking to qualify for the second tranche of JobKeeper and for those no longer eligible. Wrapping Up JobKeeper If your business is no longer eligible for JobKeeper payments, there are a few things you need to do: Advise…

ATO assistant commissioner Sylvia Gallagher

ATO kicks off ‘soft’ debt collection restart

September 11, 2020

Emma Zajac

ATO, business, Business Owner, Cash-flow Boost. Lodgement, COVID-19, COVID19, Debt, Employer, Pandemic, Recovery, Self Employed, Small Business, Tax

The ATO has launched a soft restart of its debt and lodgement activities as it looks to re-engage with businesses. Apart from Victoria, where businesses are working towards a staged reopening plan, the ATO has begun reaching out to businesses in other parts of the country as part of its debt intervention activity restart after such…

COVID-19 | Important: JobKeeper Eligibility Dates Updated

August 18, 2020

Emma Zajac

ATO, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, employee, Employer, Jobkeeper, JobKeeper 1.0, JobKeeper Eligibility

The JobKeeper 1 July eligibility changes are now in effect, which could see staff employed by 1st July now eligible for JobKeeper, an extension from the previous 1st of March reference date. Employers have been given until the end of the month to satisfy the wage condition. The amendments apply from 3 August, the start of JobKeeper…

Changes to Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment Rules

Year of the Tiger: Roaring or Bellowing?

COVID-19: JobSaver Applications Open in NSW

ATO Reveals STP Reporting Options for Closely Held Payees

ATO Extends Simplified Working-From-Home Deduction Method

JobMaker Hiring Credits: What We Know So Far

Small Business Shut Out From Loss Carry Back

JobKeeper: The Next Steps

ATO kicks off ‘soft’ debt collection restart

COVID-19 | Important: JobKeeper Eligibility Dates Updated

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