AUSTRALIA
HIGHLIGHTS
FEBRUARY 2021
- Australian Capital Territory Budget 2020-21
- Employee Share Scheme (ESS) Annual Report Electronic Reporting Specification Final v3.1.1
- The first annual reconciliation of annualized salaries under modern awards
- Calendar of cultural and religious dates for 2021
- STP phase 2 mandatory start date announced
- Update on Fringe Benefits Tax – A guide for employers
- Annual Wage Review – 1 February 2021 changes.
- Employees now have more super choice
JANUARY 2021
- NSW Payroll Tax Thresholds
DECEMBER 2020
- Changes 2020/21
- STP phase 2 position papers
- STP Phase 2
- Lodging STP during a Christmas shut down
- Protected Earnings Amount when deducting Child Support
- Update on NSW State Budget
NOVEMBER 2020
- Australia State Budget Breakdowns
OCTOBER 2020
- Increases to minimum wages for Group 2.
- More Changes to Payment of wages on termination
- 2020/2021 Payroll Tax Cut
- New South Wales & South Australia have made further announcements regarding payroll tax provisions in response to the impact of COVID-19
- 2021 PAYG Withholding Tax Table
- Your superannuation follows you
- The extension of Schedule X
- Daylight saving happened on Sunday – is payroll affected?
SEPTEMBER 2020
- Victorian Government will Now Defer Payroll Tax for Businesses with Payrolls Up to $10 Million for the Full 2020-21 financial Year
- Payment of Wages Upon Termination
- Your Super, Your Choice
- Australia Official Public Holiday 2021
- Changes in Payment Rate of Governmental Paid Parental Leave for 2020-2021
AUGUST 2020
- Accrual of Personal/carer’s leave – The Mondelez Case
- Payment of Wages Upon Termination
JULY 2020
- High Income Threshold will increase to $152,600 from 1st July 2020
- Unpaid Pandemic Leave and annual leave at half pay extended
JUNE 2020
- Study and Training Support Loans Thresholds and Repayment Rates 2020-21
- WA State Payroll Tax Threshold & Rate Changes effective from July 2020
- 2020 Pay as you go (PAYG) withholding tax tables
- 2020 Annual Wage Review – Wage Increase
MAY 2020
- No Statutory Updates
APRIL 2020
- COVID-19 relief: Payroll Tax Employer
- Payroll tax relief measures in response to COVID-19
- Easter Public Holidays and COVID-19
- JobKeeper Amendments to the Fair Work Act
- Modern Awards changes with new COVID-19 rules
- 2020 FBT return has been deferred from 21 May 2020 to 25 June 2020
- Unpaid Pandemic Leave
- JobKeeper changes to the Fair Work Act – Annual leave
MARCH 2020
- Employee Share Scheme (ESS) Annual Report Electronic Reporting Specification Final v3.0.1
- Further advice on Coronavirus and Australian workplace law
- Basic myGovID now available
- Tax-free Part of Genuine Redundancy Payments and Early Retirement Scheme Payments 2020/21
- ETP Threshold 2020/21
- Maximum Super Contribution Base 2020/21
- Superannuation Percentage 2020/21
- Concessional Contribution Cap 2020/21
FEBRUARY 2020
- No Statutory Updates
JANUARY 2020
- No Statutory Updates