by Quinns Blog | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog
A public officer is a company’s representative to the ATO and is responsible for the company’s obligations under Section 252 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. The public officer is responsible for the company complying with the act and is also liable for the...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog
If someone is in financial strife, one option is to declare bankruptcy. But what happens to their superannuation (super)? The Bankruptcy Act 1966 defines super as a ‘on-divisible asset’ – in other words, it’s protected from creditors. Therefore, once someone has...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog
The full Federal court last week confirmed that all employees (including part-time employees) are entitled to 10 “working days” of personal and/or carer’s leave per year under the Fair Work Act, regardless of how many hours the employees work per day or how many days...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog
Over the coming months the ATO is increasing its focus on the bulk ABN cancellation program, to continue to ensure the integrity of the Australian Business Register. The ATO has refined its models to help it identify businesses that are no longer active or have...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 11, 2019 | Blog
A recent High Court judgement has helped resolve uncertainty around the treatment of employees in the insolvency and winding up of trading trusts. In June this year, the High Court of Australia dismissed an appeal in Carter Holt Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v The...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 11, 2019 | Blog
The ATO is taking a tougher stance on Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance and it could lead to errant employers facing harsh penalties – including a stint in prison. New legislation to Director Penalty Notices introduced on April 1, 2019, gives the ATO powers to...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog
An employee of one of our clients wants to use a combination of accrued annual leave and long service leave entitlements to take 6 months leave. The question asked of us was whether our client’s business is legally obliged to accept the employee’s request for extended...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog
There are four commonly used business structures in Australia: Sole trader- an individual operating as the sole person legally responsible for all aspects of the business. Like other structures, as a sole trader, you can employ people to help you run your business....
by Quinns Blog | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog
We only have to look at the George Calombaris scandal to see what damage underpaying staff can do to a business. And whether you agree or disagree with the furore surrounding this case, one thing can be established here. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) can and will...
by Quinns Blog | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog
Tradespeople, cleaners, taxi drivers, farmers, doctors and lawyers could be inadvertently caught up by a proposed law that would allow the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to report alleged debts to credit reporting agencies, according to submissions to a federal...
