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Issues covered include: employment termination, contractors, single touch payroll, superannuation guarantee, payroll tax, FBT, expatriate tax overview, underpayment of wages, accessorial liability under the Fair Work Act
With a rise in audits by the ATO and revenue authorities and increasingly serious consequences for non-compliance, it’s crucial that you stay up to date with the latest legislative changes to employment taxes and financial obligations. Ensure efficient and effective compliance and minimise risk and costs by examining an extensive range of the most important employment, tax and financial obligation challenges impacting your day to day practice. Gain the tools you need to manage these issues and reach optimised solutions that will improve your practice and give you the results that your organisation or your clients demand.
Attend and earn 7 CPD Points/Hours
This conference was recorded in NSW on 20 February 2019
ATO’s Insights and Employment Tax Strategies
Chair: Paul Ellis, Partner, People Advisory Services – Employment Taxes, EY
9.00am to 9.45am: INSIGHTS FROM THE ATO: Single Touch Payroll and the Journey so far
Presented by Francis Cheng, Australian Taxation Office
9.45am to 10.30am: Superannuation Guarantee: The Latest Developments You MUST Know
Presented by Christine Brown, Superannuation Senior, Nexia Australia; CA SMSF Specialist
10.30am to 11.20am: Payroll Tax: What Attracts the Revenue Office’s Attention
Presented by Andrew Hosken, Senior Manager, Employment Taxes, KPMG
11.20am to 11.35am Morning Tea
11.35am to 12.25pm: Getting Ready for FBT 2019: What are the Risks and Challenges?
Paul will cover key aspects of FBT to help you when completing the 2019 FBT return including:
Paul will highlight the common mistakes, both technical and process, and dispel the many myths. He will provide practical examples as well as the opportunity to interact and ask questions.
Presented by Paul Mather, Director, FBT, Payroll & Salary Packaging Solutions
12.25pm to 1.15pm: Expatriate Tax Overview: Tricks and Traps
Presented by Ben Renshaw, Partner, Global Expatriate Services & Employment Taxes, BDO; CTA
Risks and Liabilities of Employment Obligation
Chair: Judith Healy, Principal, JH Law
2.00pm to 2.45pm: Termination of Employment: What Accountants Need to Consider
Presented by Judith Healy, Principal, JH Law
2.45pm to 3.30pm: The Practical Tips and Traps When a Business Uses Contractors
Presented by James Mattson, Partner, Bartier Perry Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law
3.30pm to 3.45pm Afternoon Tea
3.45pm to 4.30pm: Underpayment of Wages and Accessorial Liability under the Fair Work Act: Risks for Accountants and Payroll Managers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has been increasingly relying on the accessorial liability provisions of the Fair Work Act to pursue individuals within an organisation in relation to underpayments of wages. This results in increased personal risk to accountants and payroll managers involved in advising on and administering pay.
Presented by Petrine Costigan, Director, Petrine Costigan Lawyers; Recommended Employment Lawyers, Doyles Guide 2018
4.30pm to 5.15pm: Data: Your Organisation’s Core Business and Your Obligations
Presented by Annelies Moens, Managing Director, Privcore Pty Ltd; Certified Information Privacy Professional
5.15pm Closing Comments by the Chair