Last updated: June 2026 Running payroll in Australia means satisfying two regulators at the same time, and they measure different things. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) monitors tax withholding, superannuation remittance, and Single Touch Payroll (STP)...
Last updated: June 2026 Redundancy pay in Australia is calculated using one formula: weekly base rate of pay multiplied by a number of weeks set by years of continuous service, under the National Employment Standards (NES) in the Fair Work Act 2009. That’s the...
Last updated: June 2026 A Singapore work pass is a valid pass issued by the Ministry of Manpower, or MOM, that allows a foreigner to work legally in Singapore. Foreigners must hold the correct pass before they start work. Employers must match the pass to the worker’s...
Last updated: June 2026 A business hires its first interstate employee. Wages in the new state look modest, well below the local threshold, so the payroll team files nothing there. Six months later, a state revenue office audit reveals the business owed tax from day...
Last updated: June 2026 Most businesses assume a payroll tax audit is something that happens to other companies. Then an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) letter arrives and that assumption collapses fast. A payroll audit is not a random inconvenience. It follows a...
Last updated: June 2026 Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) in Australia is a 47% tax employers pay on non-cash benefits given to employees, such as company cars, gym memberships, and low-interest loans. The 2025-26 FBT year runs 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with...
