What to do when JobKeeper ends?

With JobKeeper winding back, and the federal government indicating further broad support is not on the horizon, it is important to make timely decisions regarding your business.

For some, JobKeeper support may have already ended. For others, this support will end in March/April 2021.

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Not just a bean counter - Accumulate

Thanks to the City of Canning for featuring us in the Canning Business Showcase (Showcasing inspiring stories about Canning businesses)

Not just a bean counter - Accumulate

If being financially savvy was not an existing pre-requisite to running a successful business - it certainly is now. Greg Mawer of Accumulate is a local resident in the City of Canning and has a passion for financial literacy. Read on as he shares his story and tips for business owners.

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ALERT: Tax treatment of JobKeeper Payments

Broadly, JobKeeper Payments received by an employer are assessable income to the employer.

Likewise, the payments an employer subsequently makes to an employee that are funded (in whole or in part by the JobKeeper Payment) are generally allowable deductions to the employer.

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ALERT: 80 cents per hour 'shortcut' method for home office expenses has been extended

Back in April 2020 the ATO announced that a 'shortcut' method was to be made available to use from 1 March 2020 until 30 June 2020 for individuals claiming home office expenses due to COVID-19. The ATO has recently announced an extension of this shortcut method to also include 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020.

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NEWS: Extension of the JobKeeper Payment

Sadly, many Australian businesses are a long way from trending back to 'normal' as we approach 27 September 2020, the original date that JobKeeper was set to end. Thankfully the government has announced an extension of the JobKeeper Payment, with additional turnover qualifications.

The JobKeeper Payment, which was originally due to run until 27 September 2020, will now continue to be available to eligible businesses (including the self-employed) and not-for-profits until 28 March 2021.

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ALERT: Regulations confirm no SG obligation on JobKeeper payments where work is not performed

The federal government has registered the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Jobkeeper) Payment Regulations 2020.

These regulations ensure that amounts of salary or wages that do not relate to the performance of work and are only paid to an employee to satisfy the wage condition for getting the JobKeeper payment are prescribed by the Regulations as excluded salary or wages.

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