Federal Budget 2020

17 December 2020

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will table a positive economic update today, in part fuelled by a drop in the number of Australians on JobKeeper.

Small business grants to be income tax-free under new legislation

Coronavirus

Eloise Keating

18 November 2020

Small business grants offered in response to the coronavirus economic crisis will not be subject to income tax under new legislation.

JobMaker passes into law — but proposed amendments are kicked into the long grass

Coronavirus

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

12 November 2020

The federal government’s JobMaker hiring credit has passed in parliament, giving businesses access to credits for employing young workers.

Editorial: SMEs once again left in the dark on JobMaker design

Federal Budget 2020

Eloise Keating

5 November 2020

The federal government's JobMaker hiring credits were designed without consultation with small and medium business owners, and that's a problem.

JobMaker hiring credits could be revised, after COSBOA highlights “onerous” burden for small business

Coronavirus

Eloise Keating

4 November 2020

Treasury is working with the Council of Small Business Organisations to address key concerns about the JobMaker hiring credit program.

Is it legal to advertise positions for JobMaker-eligible candidates only?

Federal Budget 2020

Trent Hancock

4 November 2020

The JobMaker hiring credit scheme has drawn criticism for potentially encouraging a form of age discrimination.

ATO sounds warning on companies misusing asset write-off and loss carry-back schemes

Federal Budget 2020

Eloise Keating

30 October 2020

The ATO has warned businesses against misusing the government’s expanded asset write-off scheme and the new loss carry-back provisions.

JobMaker not suited to most SMEs, as Treasury estimates hiring credits will create 45,000 jobs, not 450,000

Coronavirus

Eloise Keating

27 October 2020

The federal government’s JobMaker hiring credit is not suited to many SMEs, which are still in a recovery phase, according to CPA Australia.

Building barriers or creating space? A closer look at the Boosting Female Founders Initiative’s tight eligibility criteria

Analysis

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

23 October 2020

The government’s Boosting Female Founders Initiative comes with some pretty strict eligibility criteria attached.

The budget might promise “jobs, jobs, jobs”, but it overlooks workers in the gig economy

Analysis

Nat Kassel

23 October 2020

While the budget allocates billions to getting Australians back into traditional employment, it does little for gig economy workers.

JobKeeper eligibility drop-off fuels positive economic update

Small business grants to be income tax-free under new legislation

JobMaker passes into law — but proposed amendments are kicked into the long grass

Editorial: SMEs once again left in the dark on JobMaker design

JobMaker hiring credits could be revised, after COSBOA highlights “onerous” burden for small business

Is it legal to advertise positions for JobMaker-eligible candidates only?

ATO sounds warning on companies misusing asset write-off and loss carry-back schemes

JobMaker not suited to most SMEs, as Treasury estimates hiring credits will create 45,000 jobs, not 450,000

Building barriers or creating space? A closer look at the Boosting Female Founders Initiative’s tight eligibility criteria

The budget might promise “jobs, jobs, jobs”, but it overlooks workers in the gig economy

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