Insights

On Tuesday, 6^th October, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the 2020/21 Federal Budget, outlining a further $98 billion in financial economic support, however acknowledging a $200 billion deficit – the biggest since World War II.

Parliament has signed-off on the JobKeeper 2.0 extension, which introduces a new fortnightly payment scheme for participants from 28 September 2020 to 28 March 2021.

For businesses who have employed new full-time employees over and above their capacity across the 2019-20 & 2020-21 Financial Years, you may be eligible to claim a Payroll Tax - 'Employment Growth Rebate', up to the value of $20,000 per year.

As part of the Federal Government's Press Conference earlier today, Federal Government & Treasury have announced the extension of its COVID-19 economic support programs: JobKeeper & JobSeeker; with new changes taking effect from 28 September 2020.

For our latest episode of the 'Building Your Business' podcast, Chris Lewis is joined by Archer Gowland Managing Director, Ian Walker, and special guest: Michael Fingland - CEO/Founder, Vantage Performance.  

The ATO has announced its extension of the time-limited ‘Shortcut’ Calculating method for Working from Home deductions, in light of increased COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria.

As part of the new Single Touch Payroll legislation introduced last year, there are a number of End-of-Year Payroll Reporting changes which now require action having entered Financial Year 2020/21.

We're excited to release our official Archer Gowland podcast series - 'Building Your Business' 

Available any-time, this series features Ian Walker - Managing Director & Smiljan Jankovic - Director, as they discuss the latest in tax news and legislative updates from across the month of June.

In response to the impacts on Micro & Small Businesses as a result of COVID-19, the Queensland Government has announced the release of its limited-time Small Business Adaption Grant.