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After a staggered rollout, Single Touch Payroll now requires all employers to transfer their payroll transaction data to the Tax Office each time employees are paid. Is your payroll geared to handle new reporting requirements?
No tax deductions for unmet tax obligations
Don’t lose your tax deduction for your employee or contractor payments. Do lodge your BAS on time and lodge your STP events every time you pay wages and withhold the correct amounts from your payments to employees and subcontractors. Read why.
MYOB payroll product for microbusinesses
MYOB has launched a low-cost payroll product for micro businesses, enabling Single Touch Payroll (STP) compliance in time for the ATO’s 1 July deadline.
Xero’s Payroll Only plan
From 1 July this year, Single Touch Payroll (STP) will apply to all employers in Australia. Following months of development by Xero, they’ve announced the launch of Payroll Only plan to assist small businesses with STP. See if it can help you.
On-time BAS lodgement important more than ever
Read why, from 1 July 2019, if you don’t meet your PAYG withholding obligations for your workers, by not deducting tax from their payments and not reporting it to the ATO, you could lose your deduction.
New Bookkeeper & Data Manager for OBT
Michelle Burling has worked in accounting as well as manufacturing and we are delighted to have her join our team. As a CPA with vast manufacturing and payroll experience, including being an Internal Quality Auditor, Michelle can lend commercial insight to the client support she gives, and is a safe pair of accounting hands whenever OBT’s team needs extra support.
Employers hit with rolling SG audits
Employers are increasingly being subjected to a rolling series of audits by the ATO when they slip behind on their SG obligations, as the Tax Office has now taken a harder line on non-compliance.
Single Touch Payroll
Single Touch Payroll is mandatory for employers with 20+ staff from 1 July 2018, and will be mandatory for all employers 1 July 2019. Read how to get ready.
Transition to Single Touch Payroll for small employers
Statement from Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan about transition to Single Touch Payroll for small employers Parliament has now passed legislation to extend Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting to include all small employers (those with fewer than 20 employees) from 1 July 2019. STP is pay day reporting… Read More >>
Single Touch Payroll for all employers
From 29 Jan the ATO will write to small employers with <19 employees that already use payroll software. You will be told about Single Touch Payroll (STP), and reminded that you don’t need to wait for legislation to pass to start reporting through STP. If… Read More >>
