In a post COVID-19 world, it’s hard to remember what it was like 2 months ago, let alone a year ago when you may have mapped out your business goals. As COVID-19 hit, your priorities may have changed, perhaps your business went into lockdown or maybe your goals went out the window. However, it’s now [...]
The JobKeeper rules were updated on Friday 14 August 2020 to include the 1 July test for new employees for fortnights commencing 3 August (fortnight 10) onwards. Employers will need to assess whether they have any new eligible employees and notify these employees by this Friday 21 August. What you need to know: The reference date [...]
Due to the global pandemic, many have found themselves working from home for the first time. If you’ve worked from home between 1 March 2020 and 30 June 2020, you may able to claim a deduction for home office expenses. The Australian Taxation Office has introduced a shortcut method to ease the compliance burden during [...]
The Planning Starts Now As restrictions are easing in WA, we can see a glimpse of economic hope. It’s now time for businesses to prepare for the end of Government measures; including rent or loan relief and JobKeeper payments. From our DFK ANZ COVID-19 Business Indicators report, we found that 87% of respondents intend to [...]
Those staff aged 16 and 17 who were previously entitled to JobKeeper payments (either as a full time worker or as a long term – regular and systematic casual) are now required to submit an additional declaration (link below) to better confirm their eligibility or not. Where they were previously eligible, but now no longer [...]
