BLJ Bookkeeping

25/06/2025

Some withholding schedules and tax tables have been updated. The changes apply from 1 July 2025.

If you employ staff, take note of the changes. Make sure you know how much you need to withhold from the payments you make to your employees and other workers.

04/07/2023

Have you been working from home this financial year?

Almost 5 million Australians claimed work from home expenses last financial year, but the ATO has changed the methods you can use to claim tax deductions this tax time. Landlords renting out property and crypto investors are also under focus.

31/03/2023

The court noted the company never asked its employees whether they were willing to work the public holidays and did not tell staff they had the right under the Fair Work Act to say no if the request was reasonable.

"Ultimately, after discussion or negotiation, the employer may require an employee to work on a public holiday if the request is reasonable and the employee's refusal is unreasonable."

Mr Michalandos said many employers will be "on the back foot" in the lead-up to Easter because they would not have consulted with their workers.

The Federal Court finds BHP was in breach of the Fair Work Act when it rostered workers on for shifts on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2019 without consulting them. A lawyer says the judgement could have far-reaching implications.

16/10/2022

💙 Great news for small business owners who will benefit from this service 💙

Queensland small business owners are being urged to consider their mental wellbeing and make use of the wellbeing package being rolled out by the State government. After a challenging year of floods, inflation and cost-of-living pressures impacting their trade, small business in the Sunshine stat

12/08/2022

Something you may need to consider if you have a registered domain name 🤔

15/03/2022

Important changes happening in the new financial year.
Something to keep in mind if you, or your older children, are working casual jobs.... 🤔

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗦𝗚𝗖) 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE) 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 $𝟰𝟱𝟬

Prior to the new treasury law amendments, employers did not need to pay SGC if the employee did not earn $450 per month.

This means that some workers will now receive super contributions from their employers for the first time.

It's a good time to start reviewing those employers with staff who are currently earning less than $450 each month to start preparing now.

Accounting Technicians, Bookkeepers and BAS Agents should work with their clients in preparing for these changes and ensure that they are being compliant.

The same regulations apply for STP and Super Choice Form around Stapled Super.

𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙂𝘾 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙩 10%, 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 1𝙨𝙩 𝙅𝙪𝙡𝙮 2022 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 10.5%.

You can assist your clients on the change in legislation and help them to remain ATO compliant.

Further information can be found here:
https://www.ato.gov.au/General/New-legislation/In-detail/Super/Removing-the-$450-per-month-threshold-for-superannuation-guarantee-eligibility/

Lielette Calleja
Chief Accounting Technician