• Latest changes and rules for the current financial year for Payroll Staff including ATO Tax Rulings and Determinations
• The introduction of single touch payroll
• Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 – Reporting requirements
• Procedures and forms for new employees
• Allowances paid to employees and withholding PAYG. Where to report on payment summary such as allowances box or gross wages;
  • Car allowance and PAYG withholding
  • Set rate per km car allowance
  • Overnight travel allowances
  • Tool allowances
  • Paying superannuation on allowances
• Payroll tax
  • Rates of payroll tax in WA, QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, NT, SA, ACT
  • Discussion on contractors and payroll tax
• Deductions from employee net wages such as
  • Employee Purchases
  • Child Support
  • Donations
• Tax rates to withhold PAYG from wages and current ATO thresholds
• Introduction to Fringe Benefits Tax
• ATO reporting and payment obligations for BAS and IAS for W1 and W2
• Superannuation
  • Changes to superannuation deductibility and the effect on salary sacrifice
  • First home super saver scheme
  • Super Guarantee and thresholds
  • Reportable Employer Superannuation Contributions
  • Member Voluntary Super
  • Salary Sacrifice Superannuation & Payroll
• Leave calculations and entitlements under Fairwork Australia and the National Employment Standard
  • Annual leave
  • Personal leave
  • Long service leave
  • Community service leave
  • Leave without pay
  • Termination payments and leave entitlements
  • Redundancy
• Workers’ compensation
• National Employment Standards and the Fair Work Act
• Reporting payroll information on your BAS and Activity Statement

Introduction
1.1 - Forms and Tax File Number Declaration
1.2 - Withholding Variation
1.3 - Employing Foreign Nationals

2.0 - Fairwork Introduction
2.1 - Maximum Weekly Hours
2.2 - Flexible Working Arrangements
2.3 - Fairwork Information Statement
2.4 - Notice of Termination and Redundancy
2.5 - Awards
2.6 - Federal Minimum Wage
2.7 - Agreements
2.8 - Engaging Contractors - Intro
2.9 - Unfair Dismissal
2.10 - Workplace Gender Equality Act

3.1 - PAYG Withholding
3.2 - Tax Withheld Calculators
3.3 - Other Deductions
3.4 - Withholding Variation Applications

4.0 - Commissions Bonuses and Allowance Introduction
4.1 - Bonus PAYG Calculation
4.2 - Commissions PAYG
4.3 - Allowances

5.1 - Introduction and age Percentage
5.2 - Superannuation Exemptions
5.3 - Maximum Earnings Base
5.4 - Contribution Periods
5.5 - TFN's and Super
5.6 - Quoting TFN's
5.7 - Reportable Employer Superannuation Contributions
5.8 - Co Contribution
5.9 -Super oice and Super Steam
5.10 -Director Penalty Notices, Contractors and Tax Deductibility

6 - Workcover

7.1 - Annual Leave
7.2 - Personal Carers and Compassionate Leave
7.3 - Unpaid Parental Leave
7.4 - Long Service Leave
7.5 - Community Service Leave and Public Holidays
7.6 - Domestic Violence and Paid Parental Leave
7.7 - Taking Annual Leave

8 - Record Keeping

9.1 - Year End Requirements and Lump Sums
9.2 - Lump Sum E
9.3 - Employment Termination Payments

10 - Payroll Tax

11 - Activity Statements

12 - Tax Agent Services Act

13 - Single Touch Payroll