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JobKeeper – eligible employers Update at 14 April

Updated April 14th  On 1 March 2020, you carried on a business in Australia or were a not-for-profit organisation that Read More

Temporary early access to superannuation, up to $20,000 per person

Information source – treasury.gov.au information sheet While superannuation helps people save for retirement, the Government recognises that for those significantly Read More

Small Business Survival Fund – Northern Territory

Information source businessrecovery.nt.gov.au For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact the NT Government’s Business Read More

The JobKeeper Payment

The Government is introducing a subsidy program, titled “the JobKeeper Payment” to support employees and businesses. In the excerpt below, Read More

Can I put my mortgage payments on hold? Let’s take a look at the big four

For more detailed information on how to access these changes see the linked ABC article – https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/are-banks-freezing-mortgages-banks-putting-payments-on-hold/12090642 Information source: abc.net.au Read More

Northern Territory Government $60m coronavirus stimulus package

On the 18 March 2020, the Northern Territory (NT) Government announced a $60 million coronavirus stimulus package to encourage spending Read More

What the ATO is doing to support small businesses

On 17 October 2019, Second Commissioner, Andrew Mills, addressed the Tax Institute’s 2019 Tasmanian State Convention outlining what the ATO Read More

Have you missed the STP start date?

Small employers had until 30 September to start reporting through Single Touch Payroll (STP). There are 3 options if you Read More

Get your PAYG withholding obligations right

All businesses, including not-for-profits, are now required to meet their PAYG withholding obligations before they can claim deductions for payments Read More

Withholding for employee shares

Does your company have an employee share scheme (ESS)? If it does, you will have withholding obligations. See this link Read More

Are you changing your business structure?

If you are changing your business structure (eg from a sole trader to a company), you will need to apply Read More

Working out if you have to pay super

An ATO factsheet provides a useful reminder about when you have to make contributions under the superannuation guarantee (SG) scheme. Read More