JobKeeper – Identifying & Lodging Eligible Employees to the ATO via STP
This process has been written to assist our clients with reporting eligible JobKeeper employees to the ATO via Single Touch Payroll (STP). If you are not eligible for JobKeeeper, you do not need to act on this email. Additionally, if you do not use either Xero or MYOB payroll systems, then please contact your software […]
JobKeeper – Shifting the Goal Posts
As is usual at this time, every day brings new changes to the JobKeeper program. So in our continuing effort to keep you informed, we provide the following extract from the ATO: Extension of Time To Enrol For The JobKeeper Scheme Please note the Commissioner has extended the time to enrol for the initial JobKeeper […]
COVID-19 HQB Update on JobKeeper
We trust that the period of lockdown is going to help Australia return to some semblance of normality sooner rather than later. In the meantime, if you have any questions about your financial affairs, please our office for assistance. At HQB, our office has been primarily shut for several weeks now, with most of our […]
COVID-19 Scams Are About
As a result from the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been forced to work from home. And as sad as it is, scammers have identified this crisis as an opportunity to target the world with malicious links in order to gain access to personal information. These scams are presented in numerous ways, however in […]
JobKeeper Payment Update
On the 8th April, the Government passed the JobKeeper Legislation. We are now awaiting Royal Assent to the Legislation. We expect the Legislative Rules will then be released – we hope for early next week. In the meantime, we provide the following updates arising from the passing of the legislation: The Process The ATO is […]
COVID-19: Commercial Leasing Principals – Mandatory Code of Conduct
On April 7th, the Government issued a Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Properties. They are still to issue a code in respect of residential premises. The Code is, in my opinion – very disappointing – it provides a prescriptive approach that will help tenants (which is necessary and important), but provides no support to […]
“The strength of the team is each individual member, the strength of each member is the team”
At a time where human interaction is few and far between (and most of our staff are working from home), we wanted to take some time today to look back on a fun bonding experience our team shared recently. Besides our usual excitement for the impending weekend after a busy week, Friday the 21st of […]
NSW COVID-19 Small Business Support Grant $10,000
The NSW Government is releasing a new Small Business Support Grant of $10,000 to assist small business owners struggling to cope with the COVID-19 shutdown. However it’s not available for all NSW small business owners – there are eligibility requirements that must be met before you are considered for this grant. Businesses may be eligible […]