Employees incorrectly treated as independent contractors The ATO is warning businesses that if they incorrectly treat an employee as an independent contractor, then they risk receiving penalties and charges, including: PAYG withholding penalty  for failing to deduct tax from worker payments and send it to the ATO; Super guarantee charge  ('SGC'), which is more than the super that would have been paid if the worker was classified correctly.  SGC consists of a super guarantee s

Taxpayers can start lodging their tax returns With millions of pieces of information now pre-filled (including information from most...

Paid parental leave changes have now commenced As from 1 July 2025, the amount of Paid Parental Leave available to families increased to...

' Wild' tax deduction attempts The ATO recently revealed some of the 'wild' work related expense tax claims people have tried to "put...