Superannuation Guarantee Rate Increase Update Recently, arguments both for and against increasing the rate of compulsory superannuation guarantee ('SG') have continued to be tossed around! The SG is the compulsory amount of superannuation an employer [...]

Expanded eligible employee definition for JobKeeper Additional recently implemented JobKeeper changes mean more employees will qualify for JobKeeper payments from 3 August 2020. This is primarily because: the eligible employee test has been extended from [...]

80 cents per hour 'shortcut' method for home office expenses has been extended Back in April 2020 the ATO announced that a 'shortcut' method was to be made available to use from 1 March 2020 [...]

Extension of the JobKeeper Payment Sadly, many Australian businesses are a long way from trending back to 'normal' as we approach 27 September 2020, the original date that JobKeeper was set to end.  Thankfully the [...]

Guidance on JobKeeper reporting via STP The ATO has issued guidance to help employers reporting eligible employees and JobKeeper top-up payments through Single Touch Payroll (‘STP’). For each eligible employee, employers must notify the ATO: [...]

ATO reminder for employers – Finalise STP data for 2020 The ATO has issued a reminder to employers who report through Single Touch Payroll (‘STP’) – which should be all employers, unless an exemption or [...]