Are you a general medical or allied health practice? If so, you are probably worried about the recent developments in payroll tax cases. What was the case that started it all? In Victorian case The Optical Superstore Pty Ltd & Ors v Commissioner of State [2018] VCAT 169, the Applicant (Optical Superstore) was the owner and operator of an optical clinic. The Victorian State Revenue Office raised amended assessments for…  Read more

The Government will introduce new laws to stop corporate misuse of the Australian Government’s Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme. The FEG scheme is an avenue of last resort that assists employees when their employer’s business fails and the employer has not made adequate provision for employee entitlements, but it is clear that some company directors are misusing the FEG scheme to meet liabilities that can and should be paid directly…  Read more