Changes Ahead for Casual Employees

Changes Ahead for Casual Employees

If you employee casual staff or work as a casual employee, there could be changes ahead for you following the latest Fair Work Commission (FWC) review of Modern Awards. You have until August 2nd 2017 to make submissions on their proposal after which the FWC will make...
New 457 Changes

New 457 Changes

Do you plan to employ migrant staff? In this article we’ll cover how the latest announced changes to the 457 visa scheme affect you. The main changes are to the list of eligible occupations, English language requirements and training benchmarks. Let’s have a look at...

Tax Checklists

Simple tax checklists that help you avoid the hassle We want to make the tax return experience as convenient and simple as possible, and to ensure that you get the maximum refund. To assist in this process, it’s important to be prepared with some items of...

Adwords Advertising – Special Offer

Avoid these mistakes and bring in more affordable leads with Adwords   Adwords is an excellent way to bring in leads for many businesses – if it’s set up and run correctly. If you’re not familiar with adwords, it’s the group of ads that...

Federal Budget Review 2017/18

Australian Federal Budget Review – 2017/18   Write off for Small Business – Instant $20,000 extended for further 12 months to 30 June 2018 The threshold amount was due to return to $1,000 on 1 July 2017. As a result of this announcement, SBEs will be able...

Changes to Backpacker Tax Withholding Rates

International Tax for Individuals Coming to Australia on Working Holiday Visas   From the 1st January 2017 there are new changes to backpacker tax withholding rates. Employers need to be aware that they will need to take out more tax from any employees who are on...