Payroll Tax
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Payroll Tax

Even though payroll tax is a state-based tax, all wages paid in Australia form a part of the threshold. Example: The Queensland threshold is $1.3M The Victorian threshold is $700K If you have Queensland wages of $1M and Victorian wages of $350K, you are subject to payroll tax in both jurisdictions What contributes to “Taxable…

Jail Time For Underpayment of Wages
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Jail Time For Underpayment of Wages

The last sitting of the Queensland Parliament before the election was 17 September 2020. During that final session, legislation was passed that now makes it a criminal offence to knowingly underpay staff. (Stand by for some heavy legal argument around the term “knowingly”.) This potentially means jail time for erring employers for up to fourteen…

When is a Due Date Not the Due Date?
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When is a Due Date Not the Due Date?

When it comes to employee super; it’s not what you think. Like us, you probably thought that paying your employee superannuation contributions by BPay on the 28th of the month following the financial quarter-end was meeting both the word and the spirit of the superannuation system. Well, it turns out that we are all wrong,…