Payroll tax crackdown on medical and allied health practices continues – revenue authorities release rulings

Payroll tax crackdown on medical and allied health practices continues  – revenue authorities release rulings

Employers and business entities must pay payroll tax in relation to wages paid to its employees. In addition, such entities must pay payroll tax in relation to contractors engaged under “relevant contracts”.

Thomas & Naaz – Payments To Doctors Subject To Payroll Tax

Thomas & Naaz – Payments To Doctors Subject To Payroll Tax

The New South Wales Court of Appeal (NSWCA) in Thomas and Naaz Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2023] NSWCA 40 has dismissed a medical practice’s appeal and upheld the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeal Panel’s (Appeal Panel) decision that payments from a medical practice to doctors, who worked at the practice, are subject to payroll tax.

Thomas & Naaz Appeal - Payments to doctors subject to payroll tax

Thomas & Naaz Appeal - Payments to doctors subject to payroll tax

The recent New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeal Panel’s (Appeal Panel) decision in Thomas and Naaz Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2022] NSWCATAP 220 dismissed the medical practice’s appeal and confirmed the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s (Tribunal) decision that payments from a medical practice to doctors who worked at the practice are subject to payroll tax.

Payroll Tax Update: Commissioner’s Appeal to the High Court Denied, A Win for Taxpayers

Payroll Tax Update: Commissioner’s Appeal to the High Court Denied, A Win for Taxpayers

The NSW Chief Commissioner of State Revenue’s (Commissioner) application to the High Court for special leave to appeal the NSW Court of Appeal’s decision in Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Downer EDI Engineering Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 126 has been denied, the High Court finding the appeal “would have insufficient prospects of success”.

Model agency found to be an employment agent for payroll tax purposes

Model agency found to be an employment agent for payroll tax purposes

An employment agency contract involves a contract between two parties where one of the parties (the employment agent) procures the services of a person for a client. The relevant test is whether the employment agent provided individuals who would comprise, or who would be added to, the workforce of the client for the conduct of the client's business.

Sladen snippet: Victorian relief measures in response to the bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic now law

Sladen snippet: Victorian relief measures in response to the bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic now law

As of 1 May 2020, the State Taxation Acts Amendment (Relief Measures) Act 2020 (Vic) introduces various changes to land transfer duty and payroll tax relief measures as part of the government’s response to provide relief measures for bushfire affected areas and the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 disruptions on your workforce and how it can shift your payroll tax liabilities to another jurisdiction

COVID-19 disruptions on your workforce and how it can shift your payroll tax liabilities to another jurisdiction

The COVID-19 crisis has introduced unprecedented disruptions to the workforce, pushing employees and employers to work in remote capacities and in expedited ways across many industries.

This will mean that employers will soon have to turn their minds to considerations never contemplated before, such as their base line payroll tax assumptions and whether or not changes in the ways we will be working in the coming months, will shift payroll tax liabilities to a different jurisdiction. We explore these questions further in this article.

Payroll Tax Assessments For Subcontractors Providing RACV Emergency Roadside Services Set Aside By The Victorian Supreme Court

Payroll Tax Assessments For Subcontractors Providing RACV Emergency Roadside Services Set Aside By The Victorian Supreme Court

In Nationwide Towing & Transport Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2018] VSC 609, the Victorian Supreme Court has handed down another decision* against the Victorian State Revenue Office by setting aside payroll tax assessments issued in relation to payments to subcontractors.

Victorian Supreme Court strikes a blow to payroll tax clampdown against the healthcare industry: The Optical Superstore Case

Victorian Supreme Court strikes a blow to payroll tax clampdown against the healthcare industry: The Optical Superstore Case

Lately, revenue authorities have focused heavily on investigating medical, dental, optometry and other allied health clinics.