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- 13 August 2026
Back pay is taxed under ATO Schedule 5. Here's how to work out the withholding, when super applies, and how to report it in STP, including Lump Sum E.
- 12 August 2026
When an employee leaves without returning a laptop, phone, or uniform, can you deduct it from their final pay? In most cases, no - and here's what the law actually says.
- 6 August 2026
Can employees salary sacrifice unused leave, redundancy pay or bonuses on termination? What the ATO rules allow, what they don't, and a work-around for cashed out leave.
- 30 July 2026
Paying a staff bonus? Here's how to calculate PAYG withholding on bonuses using the ATO's marginal rates method, plus the super, STP and salary sacrifice rules.
- 28 July 2026
When a former employee applies for JobSeeker Payment, Centrelink may ask you to complete an Employment Separation Certificate. Here's a plain-language guide to every question payroll managers commonly get wrong.
- 23 July 2026
Three super figures change each year and you’d be surprised how often they get mixed up. The maximum contribution base, the concessional contributions cap, and the non-concessional contributions cap sound like variations on the same thing. They’re not, and only one of them is your problem as an employer. The maximum contribution base is an … Read more