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Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM) and myGovID were introduced by the ATO around 12 months ago to provide a more secure digital environment to access the Business Portal. In Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM), business links for primary persons and Basic authorisations...

The Business Portal will soon be replaced with the new Online Services for Business – ato.gov.au/OSB With a range of new features, this new service allows you to interact with the ATO in a more contemporary way. Online services for...

Our clients who use MYOB AccountRight online are reminded that they must upgrade to the latest version, AccountRight 2021.1 by next Tuesday the 23rd of February. As previous versions are being decommissioned, failure to do the upgrade by this date...

The third and at this stage final tranche of Jobkeeper runs from 4 January 2021 to 28 March 2021. The requirements are essentially the same as the previous tranches, the main item being the decline in turnover. For clients already...

A broad range of WA businesses will need to comply with mandatory contact tracing requirements as part of the latest COVID-19 control measures. The Western Australian Government has announced that from December 5, certain businesses will need to maintain a...

The first tranche of JobKeeper ended on 27 September 2020 (commenced 30 March 2020).  The second tranche runs from 28 September to 3 January 2021 and the third tranche runs from 4 January 2021 to 28 March 2021. To access...

WA Payroll Tax – Reminder that JobKeeper Subsidised are Wages Exempt A reminder to our clients who are required to pay WA payroll tax that JobKeeper subsidised wages are exempt. This is in addition to the waiver of WA payroll...

Following on from our blog last Friday, the Treasurer released an update to the JobKeeper Rules dealing with new eligible employees which apply from 3 August 2020 onwards. Extended deadline for top-up payments Crucially, the ATO has announced that the...

Last week we advised of significant changes to the JobKeeper 2.0 scheme, being the removal of the June quarter from the decline in turnover test, and a new test date of 1 July, 2020 for eligible employees. With regard to...

The Treasurer has announced several significant changes to JobKeeper 2.0. These changes, in response to the expected economic impact of restrictions in Victoria, should result in more employers and employees either retain or become eligible for Jobkeeper. There are two...