ATO Alternative Test

The much anticipated “alternative test” criteria has been delivered by The Australian Taxation Office yesterday.

The alternative test is available to businesses that cannot satisfy the 30% revenue reduction by comparing their current years turnover against last year’s turnover due to a unique circumstance.

The following unique circumstances allow businesses to calculate their respective decline in revenue via an alternative mechanism:

• Scenario 1 – A business has been operating for less than 12 months.
• Scenario 2 – A business has acquired or disposed of another business within the last 12 months meaning their turnover is not comparable to that of 12 months ago.
• Scenario 3 – A pre-existing business has restructured within the last 12 months.
• Scenario 4 – A business has substantially grown in the last 12 months such that comparing turnover to 12 months ago is no longer relevant to current turnover levels.
• Scenario 5 – A business operates from a zone declared as a natural disaster zone due to drought or bushfires.
• Scenario 6 – A business has irregular turnover cycles.
• Scenario 7 – A sole trader or a partner in a small partnership (a partnership of 4 or fewer partners) has been sick, injured or taken leave.

For the detailed legislation, Click Here

JobKeeper Registration Reminder – “Call to Arms”

Additionally we note that in discussions with many of our clients they were not aware that JobKeeper registration is open now. So please be aware that JobKeeper registration is now open and in order to claim JobKeeper subsidy for April your registration must be completed by 26 April 2020.

To enrol, Click Here

Please contact us if you would like to discuss the application of the alternative test to your business or need assistance with registering for JobKeeper.