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Changes to Super Guarantee

July 1, 2021 By Hawkesbury Bookkeeping

From today, the super guarantee (SG) rate will rise from 9.5% to 10%.

If your small business has employees, you will need to update your payroll and accounting systems to incorporate the increase.

The super rate is scheduled to progressively increase to 12% by July 2025.

Have you paid contractors this financial year?

June 23, 2020 By Hawkesbury Bookkeeping

You may need to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report

If you’ve paid a tradie or other contractor for building and construction services in the last year, you might need to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR) by 28 August.

Remember:

  • Keeping good records throughout the year will make lodging your TPAR quick and simple
  • If you have accounting software, check if it’s TPAR ready. If you’re not sure or your software is not setup, Book a Chat and we can help in setting this up for you to save time into the future

If you have any questions, please Contact Us to discuss.

It’s time to move to Single Touch Payroll

September 20, 2019 By Hawkesbury Bookkeeping

Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting is here and it’s time to make the move. The ATO guideline is that employers should have transitioned to STP by 30 September 2019.

STP changes the way you report your employees’ tax and super information to us. You now need to report salaries and wages, pay as you go (PAYG) withholding and super information to the ATO each time you pay your employees.

Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks all have STP solutions built into their software so talk to us today about taking the next step to implement the solution that best suits your small business. Alternatively, book a Chat but be quick because 30 September is fast approaching.

Reminder: PAYG Summaries due today

July 15, 2019 By Hawkesbury Bookkeeping

PAYG Summaries are due to be issued to your employees today.

Contact Us or Book a Chat to organise lodgement.

Reminder

Don’t want to pay for STP Software?

July 2, 2019 By Hawkesbury Bookkeeping

If you run a small business and manage your payroll manually, you’re not alone but Single Touch Payroll is now here and it’s time to look at managing your payroll utilising software.

Manually managing your payroll may feel like a low-cost solution however it’s probably costing your business much more than you think. If you’re worried about spending money on a software system, there are affordable software solutions available and you will also find that these systems save you so much time and money.

Here are three reasons why:

Payroll is time consuming

It takes time to process employee hours and errors may occur. An online accounting solution gives you the option to have your employees enter their hours into an ap.

Time saving!

Single Touch Payroll is here

STP requires business owners to be reporting their payroll activity every time a pay run is processed. This requires an approved software solution.

Single Touch Payroll reports wages and salaries, PAYG withholding and superannuation directly to the ATO. Your employees can then access their payroll data via the my.gov.au website.

You need to comply.

Save yourself some money

An online accounting solution will save you a lot of time and our packages start at just $19 a week. Whilst you may think you’re saving some money without software in place, you will probably find that it’s actually costing your business money.

Affordable!

Book a Chat with us today or Contact Us to see how affordable and easy it is to have a software system in place.

According to NSW Small Business Commissioner 1 in 5 small businesses wrongly believe Single Touch Payroll (STP) doesn’t apply to them

June 20, 2019 By Hawkesbury Bookkeeping

Single Touch Payroll is being reported as one of the biggest changes since the introduction of the GST in July 2000. STP is the mandatory move to digital payroll reporting and it commences for businesses with 1-19 employees on 1 July.

According to a survey by Xero, 55% of small business owners don’t even know what Single Touch Payroll is

From July 1, all Australian employers will be required to report pay and superannuation information to the Australian Taxation Office in one click via single-touch payroll systems.

The introduction of STP means that employees will be able to access their PAYG Payment Summaries through their MyGov account.

For businesses it means that employers will have to upload the data online rather than email or post an employee’s end-of-year payment summary to them.

So are you ready for Single Touch Payroll on 1 July?

If you’re not quite ready, don’t panic. We can help you get sorted for STP. We have a range of affordable solutions to assist.

Book a Chat or Contact Us in order to comply with Single Touch Payroll.

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