Posts tagged "JobKeeper 2.0"

As JobKeeper enters its final weeks, the government has released the latest ATO breakdown of the numbers coming off the program.

Small and medium businesses will have extra time to meet their JobKeeper reporting requirements over the Christmas and New Year period.

JobKeeper wage subsidies reduced total employment losses by at least 700,000 between April and July, according to a Reserve Bank report.

Employers will now have until the end of November to submit their monthly declaration for October JobKeeper payments, after the tax office’s online services were unavailable last weekend. 

The ATO has taken back $120 million in JobKeeper payments from employers that made “deliberate” or “reckless” mistakes in their applications.

Many employers can take some comfort in knowing the JobKeeper flexibilities in the Fair Work Act have been extended.

The Australian Taxation Office has warned business owners about a new JobKeeper email scam doing the rounds.

JobKeeper will enter its second phase next Monday, and the ATO has revealed key dates and new information about alternative eligibility tests.

Mount Vic and Me founder Kara Cooper says she knew her JobKeeper payments would soon end, but that didn’t make receiving the news from her accountant this week any easier. 

JobKeeper 2.0 starts this week but the devil is in the detail for employers of casual staff when it comes to defining a ‘typical’ 28-day pay cycle.

There is new concern that some businesses may be left of out JobKeeper 2.0 because the ATO has tightened GST calculation options.

JobKeeper 1.0 is expiring at the end of this month. Here's what sole traders and small businesses need to know about transitioning off the wage subsidies.