Do you hire contractors?
Read why employers can be caught out with penalties and charges if they misclassify their workers.
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Fringe benefits tax and Christmas parties
Reminder of the potential fringe benefits tax (FBT) implications for celebrating with employees this festive season. FBT obligations depend on the amount spent, when and where a party takes place, who attends and the value and type of gifts given.
Hiring a working holiday maker?
If your new employee has ticked the box at Question 8 on their Tax file Number declaration to declare they’re a ‘working holiday maker’ read what you need to do.
Qld Back to Work programs
Support payments of up to $20,000 are available for eligible employers who hire eligible unemployed jobseekers in Queensland.
Addressing sham contracting
The Government has announced that it will establish a sham contracting unit — within the Fair Work Ombudsman — to address sham contracting behaviour engaged in by some employers.
Single Touch Payroll starts 1 July
The laws to extend the Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting requirements so they apply to all employers with fewer than 20 employees has now passed the Senate and will be Law. This means the STP regime is mandatory for employers of more than 20 staff from 1 July 2018, and will be mandatory for all employers by 1 July 2019.
Single Touch Payroll for all employers
From this week the ATO will write to small employers with <19 employees that already use payroll software to be told about Single Touch Payroll and reminded that you don’t need to wait for legislation to pass to start reporting through STP.
Got a HELP debt?
Read how the Government has moved to put an end to ‘eternal students’ who constantly study and never earn an income and speed up the payment cycle for those with outstanding debt.