by Jo Voight | Oct 4, 2019 | Bookkeeper BAS Agent, Small Business, Xero Advisor
Employee or Contractor – Why Does it Matter?We are hearing a lot more from the Fair Work Ombudsman these days about employers being penalised for not classifying a worker correctly as an employee or contractor, and therefore not paying them correctly. A worker in your... 
by Jo Voight | Jun 5, 2019 | Small Business, Xero Advisor
Employee Payment Summaries are Due Soon – Get Ready Now It’s that time of year – 30 June is looming and employers need to provide payment summaries to employees by 14 July. That gives you only two weeks between the final pay run of the year and issuing payment... 
by Jo Voight | May 1, 2019 | Best Practice Bookkeeping, Small Business, Xero Advisor
Are you Aware of Your Obligations When Employing People? Australia has some of the most complex payroll laws in the world. There is a great deal to take care of when employing people and increasingly we are seeing the Fair Work Ombudsman taking legal action against... 
by Jo Voight | Mar 6, 2019 | Small Business, Xero Advisor
What’s the Difference Between Paperless and Digital? Are you aware of the difference between paperless business and digital business? Paperless business is definitely efficient, far more efficient and effective than using only paper-based systems. More efficient than... 
by Jo Voight | Apr 12, 2018 | Bookkeeper BAS Agent, ICB Certified Bookkeeper Fellow Member, Xero Advisor
Single Touch Payroll (STP) Single Touch Payroll is a Government initiated change in reporting obligations for all employers. The ATO has been developing this for some years, testing the system for a year and it is now in place and ready to receive employment data. Who... 
by Jo Voight | Apr 5, 2018 | Xero Advisor, Xero Trainer
Things to Consider Before Converting to Xero Are you considering converting your existing accounting software to Xero? If so, now is the perfect time to start planning. The conversion process can take hours, days or weeks depending on the size and complexity of your...