The SME Recovery Loan Scheme is now open
Loans for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are available until 31 December 2021 under the Federal Government’s SME Recovery Loan Scheme. The scheme is designed [...]
ATO temporarily reinstates paper instalment notices
As part of the ATO’s digital improvement program, they recently made the decision to stop issuing paper quarterly PAYG & GST instalment notices from September [...]
JobKeeper extension’s alternative turnover tests
The extension of the JobKeeper scheme is now based on current GST turnover, not projected turnover. The basic test compares year-on-year turnover. If there were [...]
Changes to Casual Overtime
Changes are coming to the way some casuals should be paid overtime. These changes will apply to most Modern Awards. This fact sheet will help [...]
Extended December JobKeeper deadlines
The ATO has extended the JobKeeper monthly business declaration deadline for the month of December until 28 January 2021 (from 14 Jan 2021). This applies [...]
What is JobKeeper 2.0?
From 28 September 2020, the second tranche of the JobKeeper scheme changes the eligibility tests for employers and employees, and the method and amount paid [...]
COVID-19 work-from-home expense questions and CGT concerns
There are many questions being asked lately about claiming expenses when forced to work from home over the COVID-19 period - plus a lot of [...]
$1,500 JobKeeper subsidy to keep staff employed
Date · From 30 March 2020 for six months · For employees employed at and from 1 March 2020 · First payments in first [...]
Small Business Bushfire Support Grant
Do you have small business that has experienced a significant decline in revenue as a result of the NSW 2019-2020 bushfires (beginning in August 2019), [...]
The Second $66.1 bn Stimulus Package: What You Need To Know
The Government yesterday released a second, far reaching $66.1 bn stimulus package that boosts income support payments, introduces targeted changes to the superannuation rules, provides [...]