3 December Small employers urged to make the switch to Single Touch Payroll December 3, 2019 By Danielle Cranefield Australian Taxation Office 0 Small employers urged to make the switch to Single Touch Payroll The ATO is urging small employers who’ve not yet made the switch to Single Touch Payroll (STP) to get in touch if they need help to transition. Small employers with 19 employees or fewer are now required to start reporting through STP but ATO Assistant Commissioner Jason Lucchese said there was still time for businesses to start reporting if they haven’t already. “If you are a small employer and not sure where to start, there are three possible pathways to take,” Mr Lucchese said. “You can: start reporting now through an STP-enabled solution that is right for you consider if you are eligible for a quarterly reporting concession, or apply for a deferral if you need more time.” The ATO will continue to work with small employers to understand any barriers they may be facing and provide support to help them transition to STP reporting. For more information about STP visit ato.gov.au/stp Related Articles Single Touch Payroll STP is a reporting change that will require employers to report tax and super information to the ATO from their payroll software each time they pay their employees. The ATO is urging employers to determine what they need to do to get ready Cancer Institute NSW - Take one small step to make one big difference Despite the significant reduction in smoking rates across NSW, tobacco remains the largest cause of preventable disease and death in NSW with over 47,000 people hospitalised and nearly 5,500 deaths attributed to smoking each year. Time to make prevention matter AAPM HR Advisory Service: What is a day? How Cadbury workers win for sick leave could impact Australian employers There has been a recent decision which poses some interesting questions in relation to how personal/carer’s leave is accrued for employees working longer than the “standard” day. Australian Government Makes Changes to Telehealth Reforms to Medicare compliance– firmer but fairer? Law reforms introduced from 1 July 2018 have given Medicare stronger debt recovery powers. The legislation also provides for fairer approaches to compliance, by apportioning responsibility for overpayments between both doctors and their employers or contractors, including public hospitals. Minister for Health, Greg Hunt said the legislation aims to deal with the “very, very small number of outliers” who don’t comply, at the same time acknowledging “the outstanding degree of integrity” among the medical workforce when the Act was being reviewed by Parliament. Comments are closed.