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Employer obligations: Payroll tax factsheet

Payroll tax is a state-based obligation administered by the State Revenue Offices in each state and territory. While the payroll tax rules in each state and territory have been largely harmonised, some differences exist in each jurisdiction. In recent times, there has been an increase in compliance activities undertaken by the State Revenue Offices, making […]

Noelle Abella

Noelle is an Australian Chartered Accountant and US Enrolled Agent with over 11 years of experience working with high net worth individuals and senior executives to manage and advise on their Australian and US tax affairs. She has worked in both Australia and the US, assisting family groups and internationally mobile employees who are relocating […]

Anthony Kazamias

Anthony joined Pitcher Partners in 2020, after beginning his career in a Big 4 firm in Australia and spending time in an industry role. Anthony is a Partner at Pitcher Partners Brisbane and has over a decade of experience working closely with clients across a broad range of industries and organisation sizes, spanning the not-for-profit, […]

Car Parking Fringe Benefits: ATO’s view challenged

In a decision with potential implications for employers with business premises in suburban areas, the Federal Court of Australia held that a shopping centre car park was not a commercial parking station for fringe benefits tax (“FBT”) purposes. This decision challenges the view of car parking benefits presented by the Commissioner of Taxation (“the Commissioner”) […]

Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Update

Ali Suleyman, Elena Bogomolova and Peejade Cheng from Pitcher Partners Melbourne, present the annual Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Update. This webinar aims to assist you in preparing and lodging your FBT return for the year ended 31 March 2025. Watch to refresh your knowledge and learn more about: Key principles of FBT Recent updates Record-keeping requirements […]

Peejade Cheng

Peejade is a Client Director in the Tax Consulting division of Pitcher Partners Melbourne. With over 20 years of specialist experience in employment taxes, Peejade shares his expertise on both compliance and advisory matters.  Prior to joining Pitcher Partners in 2023, Peejade was the national employment taxes leader for one of the largest corporates in […]

Navigating FBT on Christmas benefits

Gifts and entertainment provided to employees and clients can dampen festive cheers if Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) implications are not managed appropriately. The upcoming holiday period provides an annual opportunity for businesses to provide gifts and entertainment to employees and clients. However, the FBT implications of providing these benefits can cause confusion and may lead […]

Webinar: Expanding your business to the USA

Our cross-border tax experts Terry Hoban and Ellen Fimmano discuss some of the practical challenges and important considerations that arise for organisations, their employees, and owners expanding into the USA, including: Cross-border entity structuring & tax considerations Employee payroll & HR set-up Equity plans, pensions, and employee benefits Individual tax planning for Australian executives relocating […]

Long-awaited Payday Super policy details released

Initially announced in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, Treasury has released draft policy design details on the Payday Super regime following consultation. Recently, Treasury released draft details in relation to the implementation of the Payday Super regime. The proposed measures effectively seek to ensure that Superannuation Guarantee (“SG”) contributions are remitted at the same time as […]

Payroll tax issue of Uber payments to drivers decided

This article first appeared in TaxVine, a members newsletter from The Tax Institute. On 6 September 2024, the New South Wales Supreme Court delivered its decision in Uber Australia Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] NSWSC 1124 (Uber). The Court considered whether Uber’s payments to drivers were subject to payroll tax, ultimately deciding in […]

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