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Navigating the evolving landscape of employment taxes
Insight Navigating the evolving landscape of employment taxes
The employment taxes landscape in Australia is constantly evolving. There has been increased focus from the Australian Taxation Office and State Revenue Offices, leading to a rise in employment tax compliance audits.
Elizabeth Lucas
Thomas Isbell
George Bendall
| 5 min read | 31 Jan 2024
The ATOs individual tax residency changes open for consultation
Client Alert The ATOs individual tax residency changes open for consultation
Following the finalisation of the Taxation ruling TR 2023/1 on residency tests for individuals, the ATO have now issued a consultation paper on the new proposed changes relating to assessing an individual’s tax residency.
Thomas Isbell
Shivani Donegan
| 5 min read | 03 Aug 2023
Tax Residency Tests for Individuals
Client Alert Tax Residency Tests for Individuals
On 7 June 2023, the ATO released the finalised Taxation Ruling TR 2023/1 on residency tests for individuals.
Thomas Isbell
Yan Wong
George Bendall
| 2 min read | 27 Jun 2023
Recent employment tax updates for finance and payroll leaders
Client Alert Recent employment tax updates for finance and payroll leaders
During the FY23 financial year, our Employment solutions team highlighted key updates, issues and ATO review activity that finance and payroll leaders need to be across in a series of webinars, seminars and insights. Here we’ve summarised some of those key items which remain relevant as we approach FY24 including fringe benefits, single touch payroll, superannuation guarantee, employee vs contractor and employee share schemes.
Thomas Isbell
Elizabeth Lucas
Peter Hills
George Bendall
| 6 min read | 23 May 2023
Taxable Payment Annual Reporting penalties
Client Alert Taxable Payment Annual Reporting penalties
Are you up to date on your TPAR obligations? The Australian Taxation Office has begun to actively issue failure to lodge penalties for businesses who are behind on their TPAR lodgements.
Thomas Isbell
Thomas Isbell
| 2 min read | 28 Mar 2023
The Risk of DPNs and Corporate Insolvencies
Client Alert The Risk of DPNs and Corporate Insolvencies
Are you a Director? Has your company met its PAYG, GST and Superannuation obligations? If not, you could be personally liable for these amounts.
Thomas Isbell
George Bendall
Elizabeth Lucas
| 4 min read | 07 Nov 2022
Individual Residency Rules – Draft Taxation Ruling released
Client alert Individual Residency Rules – Draft Taxation Ruling released
On 6 October 2022, the ATO released Draft Taxation Ruling TR 2022/D2 Income Tax: residency tests for individuals. TR 2022/D2 has consolidated and replaced previous ATO rulings, TR 98/17 and IT 2650 (both withdrawn effective 6 October 2022) on the ATO’s interpretation of the residency rules as set out in Section 6(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.
Thomas Isbell
Thomas Isbell
| 1 min read | 07 Oct 2022
Did the Jobs and Skills Summit hit the right mix?
Podcast Did the Jobs and Skills Summit hit the right mix?
The Federal Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit brought Government, employers, unions and the broader community together with the aim of building a bigger, better trained and more productive workforce, boosting real wages and living standards for Australians. But how will it affect businesses in the short term – and the long term?
Thomas Isbell
Matt Darby
| 28 min listen | 23 Sep 2022
Fair Work Ombudsman releases its strategic priorities and key industry focus for FY23
Client alert Fair Work Ombudsman releases its strategic priorities and key industry focus for FY23
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has announced its strategic priorities for 2022-23 including where audit and enforcement activities will be undertaken in relation to wage underpayments.
Thomas Isbell
Thomas Isbell
| 1 min read | 28 Jun 2022
Tax in M&A: M&A transactions and employer obligations – the perfect storm
Insight Tax in M&A: M&A transactions and employer obligations – the perfect storm
There have been pressure systems gathering momentum along two fronts. Whilst they have largely gone unnoticed by many in the industry, collisions between the two have occurred and left some casualties in the M&A space. Previously, it was regarded by many deal-makers that employer obligations were quite low in risk. However, multiple enforcement agencies are focusing on unpaid employee entitlements and contract hire labour. The uptick in compliance activity has coincided with growth in the M&A space, leading many to believe there are huge levels of unquantified risk in the market – often not covered by warranty and indemnity insurance.
Thomas Isbell
Daniel Kave
Avinesh Naidu
Tim Hands
| 6 min read | 12 Apr 2022
Workforce diversity and post-pandemic recovery
Federal Budget 2022-23 Workforce diversity and post-pandemic recovery
Despite the positive economic outlook, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been far reaching and have had a lasting impression on one of business’s biggest resources – its people.
Thomas Isbell
Thomas Isbell
| 8 min read | 30 Mar 2022
Investment in Global Mobility now will reap rewards for the future
Insight Investment in Global Mobility now will reap rewards for the future
Across all industries and at all levels of employment – from CEOs to backpackers – businesses are looking to this year’s Federal Budget for incentives to make working in Australia more attractive.
Thomas Isbell
Thomas Isbell
| 5 min read | 04 Mar 2022
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