Small Business

Are Your Contractors Really Employees?

Two landmark cases before the High Court highlight the problem of identifying whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee for tax and superannuation purposes.

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Are Your Contractors Really Employees?
( Posted in: Tax )

What is a Director Identification Number? | Why do I Need a DIN?

Pat Mannix talks about Director Identification Numbers (DIN). What is a DIN? Why do the directors of Australian companies need one? What date do you need to apply by? Pat answers all of these questions in this informative short video.

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What is a Director Identification Number? | Why do I Need a DIN?
( Posted in: Tax )

ATO assistance for those with overdue payments and lodgments

A reminder has been released from the Australian Taxation Office to advise that there is help available for those who are currently not up to date with their payment and lodgment obligations.

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ATO assistance for those with overdue payments and lodgments
( Posted in: Tax )

Understanding Your Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Statements

As a business owner it’s crucial that you keep track of your finances. You don’t need to be an expert on all the reporting if you have a bookkeeper who assists you, but you do need to keep an eye on two key reports to know that you have control of your company’s financial health.

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Understanding Your Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Statements
( Posted in: Tax )

Recruiting new employees? The 1 November superannuation rule changes

From 1 November 2021, where an employee does not identify a superannuation fund, the employer is required to contact the ATO and request details of the employee’s existing superannuation fund or ‘stapled’ fund (the fund stapled to them).

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Recruiting new employees? The 1 November superannuation rule changes
( Posted in: Tax )

Construction Industry Support – Round Four

The Victorian Government are offering support for entitled construction businesses, including employing and non-employing businesses, who were affected by the construction sector shutdown from 21 September – 4 October 2021.

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Construction Industry Support – Round Four
( Posted in: Community )

Unwinding COVID-19 Relief

 COVID-19 support will roll back as states and territories reach vaccination targets.

The National Plan, the road map out of COVID-19, does more than provide greater freedoms at 70% and 80% full vaccination rates, it withdraws the steady stream of Commonwealth financial support to individuals and business impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and border closures. We look at the impact and the support that remains in place.

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Unwinding COVID-19 Relief
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What now? Unwinding the Pandemic

A business operator has the ability now to refuse entry or service to a customer as long as anti-discrimination rules are not breached. Excluding an individual by vaccination status without a public health order however will be a question of whether the rule is reasonable, necessary, and proportionate.

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What now? Unwinding the Pandemic
( Posted in: Community )