JobKeeper FAQ – MY BUSINESS IS A TRUST

CAN TRUSTS RECEIVE THE JOBKEEPER PAYMENT? rusts can receive the JobKeeper Payments for any eligible employees. Where beneficiaries of a trust only receive distributions, rather than being paid salary and wages for work done, one individual beneficiary (that is, not a...

JobKeeper FAQ – MY BUSINESS IS A COMPANY

I AM A COMPANY DIRECTOR THAT RECEIVES DIRECTOR FEES. AM I ELIGIBLE? An eligible business can nominate only one director to receive the payment, as well as any eligible employees. Only one person in a director capacity may receive the payment and that individual may...

JobKeeper FAQ – MY BUSINESS A PARTNERSHIP

CAN EACH PARTNER RECEIVE A JOBKEEPER PAYMENT? No. Only one partner can be nominated to receive a JobKeeper Payment along with any eligible employees, noting a partner cannot be an employee. WHEN WILL THE JOBKEEPER PAYMENT COMMENCE? The JobKeeper Payment will be...

JobKeeper FAQ – I AM SELF-EMPLOYED

AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT? Yes. People who are self-employed will be eligible for the payment provided, at the time of applying, they: estimate their GST turnover has or will fall by 30 per cent or more; had an ABN on or before 12 March 2020, and either had an...

JobKeeper vs JobSeeker

The Federal Government recently announced the JobKeeper Payment scheme, which is designed to assist employers (and self-employed individuals) affected by the Coronavirus pandemic to continue to pay their workers. The JobKeeper scheme has been well received and...