JobKeeper 2.0 eligibility from 28 September clarified The JobKeeper program has now officially been extended for 6 months to 28 March 2021 and the ATO (Australian Taxation Office) have finally clarified a lot of the speculation which has been circulating the press since Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s announcement earlier this week. There are a lot…
JobKeeper 2.0 Legislation—Passed JobKeeper 2.0 legislation has now been passed by the Senate on Tuesday, with minor amendments and extending the governments wage subsidy program by six months to 28 March 2021. This will replace the $1,500 a fortnight payment with a new two-tier payment rate from 28 September 2020. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has highlighted that eligibility…
Increased eligibility for JobKeeper payments. For the second time in a fortnight, the Federal Government has announced further updates to the JobKeeper wage subsidy, to ensure businesses can continue to retain their employees under the economic impacts of COVID-19. The changes to eligibility criteria have a significant impact for all businesses and we encourage you…
Staff Spotlight: Michael Agius Introducing Michael Agius, Advivo’s Practice Manager, as an integral part of our business. Not only does he take care of billings, process mapping and workflow, but Michael drives the vision of Advivo and keeps everything on track. Michael is a commercially minded and qualified Chartered Accountant with exposure to Audit and…
Federal Government Updates on Jobkeeper and Jobseeker On 21 July 2020, the Federal Government announced an extension to the JobKeeper wage subsidy through to 28 March 2021 and a temporary boost to the JobSeeker unemployment benefit program. This initiative is obviously designed to allay fears of a significant disruption to business viability in September from the proposed cessation…
Useful Information and Resources on the JobKeeper Payment Scheme Further to our recent blog about the announcement of the “Jobkeeper Payment” (full blog available here) we would like to pass on some helpful information and resources that are now available. Xero and MYOB have issued information in their help sections regarding how to apply and…
New method for claiming expenses when working from home during COVID-19 With more and more people working from home to minimise their risk of exposure to the Coronavirus, the ATO have introduced a temporary simplified method (or shortcut method) of calculating additional running expenses incurred whilst employees are working from home. This shortcut method can…
Advivo Monthly or Quarterly Service Programs Shortly before the Coronavirus Pandemic hit the world, we at Advivo completely reengineered the way we’re able to work with businesses to deliver a better service for their ongoing goals and needs. We did this because we understand business owners crave all the benefits of having an accountant who…
What is available and to whom? The Government has announced they will provide a guarantee of 50% to Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) lenders for new unsecured loans provided to small businesses (turnover up to $50 million). The loans are to be for working capital and not as part of refinancing arrangements. The Guarantee will apply to new loans from early April to 30 September 2020. Loans…
What is available and to whom? The Government has introduced measures available for businesses experiencing financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. These include: Reversing any penalties and interest on tax liabilities that have been charged on or after 23 January 2020 Payment deferrals of up to 6 months for fringe benefits tax assessments, income tax assessments, business activity statements and excise Quarterly tax instalment payers…
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