As a small business owner, you might have expected to wear a crown befitting your royal status.
Turns out you have to wear a whole bunch of hats, some of them are really uncomfortable.
If you want to take back the crown – we look quite fetching in a number of hats, ask to borrow our noggins.
If you pay subcontractors, you may need to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR) by 28th August.
Its a bit like lodging group certificates – no extra payment is required, you just need to report on total payments made during the last financial year.
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The 3rd Friday in September is reserved to honour tradies – are you taking an RDO to celebrate yourselves?
Or will a day off the tools give you a chance to catchup on the books? How frustrating!
Contact us if you’ve decided you’d rather be on the tools than stuck behind the desk.
If you have a construction, cleaning, IT, freight/courier or security business you need to report payments made for service to your subcontractors to the ATO.
This is one of the submissions that won’t cost you any money (assuming you lodge on time, otherwise expect a fine).
Construction is very broad – it includes engineering services, architecture, communications construction, decoration, landscaping, retaining walls, swimming pool construction/installation, waterproofing and wallpapering.
Didn’t know TPARs were a thing? Ask us to help.
If you pay subcontractors, you may need to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR) by 28th August.
Its a bit like lodging group certificates – no extra payment is required, you just need to report on total payments made during the last financial year.
On 6th December 2023 the ATO released a new Tax Ruling in response to a High Court decision about classifying workers.
We’ve trawled through various ATO pages and summarised it for you with links.
To work out if your worker is an employee or contractor, you need to determine whether your worker is serving in your business or is running their own business. You do this by reviewing the legal rights and obligations in the contract you entered into with your worker.
– Ask for help if you need it!
If you have a construction, cleaning, IT, freight/courier or security business you need to report payments made for service to your subcontractors to the ATO.
This is one of the submissions that won’t cost you any money (assuming you lodge on time, otherwise expect a fine).
Construction is very broad – it includes engineering services, architects, communications construction, landscaping, retaining walls, swimming pool installation and wallpapering.
Need a hand to get the paperwork in by 28th August? Ask us to help.
Payments (cash basis) made to subcontractors (not employees) for their labour need to reported to the ATO by 28th August if you operate in the construction, IT, cleaning, courier/delivery or security space.
Nothing to pay the ATO on this lodgement – just paperwork! (A bit like group certificates, but for subbies)
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