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Category: Payroll

Are you across the new wage theft and underpayment laws?
New wage theft and underpayments laws will go into effect in January 2025 as part...
December 3, 2024
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Navigating payroll tax and business growth
In June 2024, The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA conducted a business confidence survey...
October 1, 2024
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Employers of working holiday makers
The new Working Holiday Maker / Backpacker Tax There has been quite a bit of...
January 31, 2017
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EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS
EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS Employer obligations are an ongoing consideration for business owners and their employees –...
June 23, 2016
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WHAT ARE EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS TO EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS?
WHAT ARE EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS TO EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS? Often we see employers who don’t issue...
October 1, 2015
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TAXABLE PAYMENTS REPORTING IN THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Taxable payments reporting in the construction and building industry –  Businesses in the building and...
July 8, 2015
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SINGLE TOUCH PAYROLL – OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
Tax and superannuation reporting obligations have just gotten easier and digital! What does this really...
April 17, 2015
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Single touch payroll
Another step towards simplifying payroll reporting obligations for your business As accountants and bookkeepers are...
March 23, 2015
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Key Dates – November 2025
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The Federal Government’s long-awaited Payday Super reforms became official on November 4, following the Treasury...
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Official Statement – New ATO correspondence system
Optima Partners has recently introduced a new system to manage ATO correspondence for our registered...
October 8, 2025
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Succession planning is a key component of a successful business strategy. It is a crucial...
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Key Dates – October 2025
21 October: Lodge and pay September monthly activity statement. 28 October: Lodge and pay Q1,...
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